Practitioner Profiles

Professional Memberships and Registrations: PACFA

Areas of Practice / Clinical Interests: Couples and families experiencing trauma such as betrayals, domestic violence, separation and divorce, depression and anxiety, grief and bereavement and mental health challenges.

Client Groups You Work With: Individuals, couples, families and children going through post separation conflict

Therapeutic Approaches: Systemic Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Languages Spoken: English, Arabic

Location(s): Working at the Hills Sanctuary House

Availability: Mondays and Fridays every second week. 10am – 5 pm by appointment.

About Me: I have extensive experience in taking couples and families on a privileged journey during their crisis and ongoing challenges. Working together collaboratively to come up with strength based solutions using their own resilience and lived experience. I find great joy when I help parents and families gain a deeper understanding of their differences effectively and find healing and recovery from being vulnerable with each other.

Professional Memberships and Registrations

PACFA

Areas of Practice / Clinical Interests

Family counselling & parenting support, parenting tools, child, adolescent & adult counselling, loss, grief & life transitions, stress & emotional resilience, trauma-informed practice, personal growth, Spiritual mentorship & faith-based support, systemic & relational approaches to family dynamics.

Client Groups You Work With

Children, Adolescents, Couples, Families

Therapeutic Approaches

Family therapy, Systemic therapy, Narrative therapy, strength based and solution focused therapy, attachment-informed & traum-informed practice, expressive therapies including play & art based methods and Play of Life ™ therapy, faith-informed counselling, Hand in Hand Parenting ™.

Languages Spoken

English

Location(s)

Hills Sanctuary House

Availability

Mondays during school hours, flexible to do after school hours fortnightly and another day of the school week if the need arises.

About Me

Lisa supports individuals and families as they navigate life’s challenges, transitions, and moments of growth. She approaches each conversation with the intention of offering a space for gentle reflection and meaningful insight—where people can make sense of their experiences, uncover what brings purpose, and find strength to move forward. Her style is collaborative and compassionate, creating a safe environment to explore values, beliefs, and relationships. Alongside her academic qualifications, Lisa draws upon her spiritual formation through the Living School programs with the Centre for Action and Contemplation, to offer a contemplative & holistic approach to counselling. She considers it an honour to walk alongside individuals and families in this work, and together they identify practical steps that support lasting change and deeper connection in each person’s unique journey.