Lisa Hill

I am a fully qualified Psychodynamic Counsellor, trained under the British Psychoanalytic Council. My training was provided over 5 years via Gloucestershire Counselling Services where I qualified in 2023. I have been working with clients in a trainee and qualified capacity since 2021. I am also a professional writer and author which allows me to bring a creative element to our work together. My aim of therapy is for us to enter a collaborative process where you may find words to bring meaning to how you think and feel, allowing for understanding and, most hopefully, facilitating personal growth.

I work open-endedly with adult clients (18+) experiencing issues stemming from early childhood experiences to allow time and space for growth and development. I also work more briefly over a period from 6 weeks to 3 months where I use a solution focused therapeutic approach to enable to you work through and move forward from a current crisis. All therapy is offered in-person, on-line or via telephone.

Some of the issues I work with include:

• Abuse
• Anger management
• Anxiety
• Bereavement & loss
• Cultural issues
• Depression
• Disability
• Domestic violence
• Eating disorders
• Health related issues
• Identity issues
• Infertility,
• LGBTQ+ counselling
• Menopause
• Men's issues
• Neurodiversity (including ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia & Dyspraxia)
• Obsessions & OCD
• Phobias
• Post-traumatic stress
• Self esteem
• Self-harm
• Sex-related issues, sexual abuse, sexual identity & sexuality
• Sexual identity
• Spirituality
• Stress
• Trauma
• Women's issues (including pregnancy and menopause)
• Work related issues, redundancy and retirement

My foundational approach to therapy is psychotherapeutic, meaning we will explore together how present issues relate to past childhood experiences and family dynamics, shaping how you relate to others in your life today, but also how we relate with each other in the counselling room. In doing so, hopefully you will begin to develop a deeper awareness of your patterns of relating and beliefs, allowing you to understand their impact on you and your everyday life. This offers the opportunity for growth, choice and change so that you don’t remain with that feeling of ‘being stuck’, which may be why you are presently seeking therapy.
I use a trauma-informed approach allowing for an embodied method where we can pay close attention in the moment to feeling and sensations allowing us to work with associations, thoughts and dreams to deepen awareness. Sometimes we can feel scared or frightened of going to places in our own minds and I therefore also employ a creative approach with tools such as writing, prompt cards and wooden toys, allowing us to gently explore parts of you which you find difficult to connect with. Overtime this offers the opportunity for you to integrate aspects of yourself and become more authentic and connected in your relationship with yourself and others.
Trust and support, I believe, are the fundamental aspects of the relationship between counsellor and client and I maintain my practice standards under the BPC Standards of Conduct, Practice & Ethics (2025).

In-person locations:

The Lavistock, Unit 2, St Mary's Street, Painswick, GL6 6QG
The Practice Rooms Cheltenham, 32 Cambray Place, Cheltenham, GL50 1JP

I also offer online and telephone counselling sessions.

Accreditation
Following completion of an Accreditation Assessment with my Member Institute, Gloucestershire Counselling Services, I became a Registered Member of the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC). I am also a Registered Member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP).