Lisa Studdert, ACA

Lisa Studdert is an ACA counsellor practising in Australia with five years of clinical experience. She trained with a Bachelor of Counselling and has worked in emergency mental health care, which shaped her ability to stay calm and present in stressful moments.

She works with people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and ADHD. Lisa aims to make the room feel non-judgemental and grounded, and she honours each person's brain and nervous system rather than trying to 'fix' them.

Her style is person-centred and attachment-based, with an emotionally focused way of working. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) to help people build practical skills for everyday life.

Lisa also uses somatic approaches alongside these therapies when bodies hold strong memories or reactions. She mentions experience supporting people who are autistic, neurodivergent, living with chronic pain or long-term illness, and those dealing with caregiver stress or family-of-origin issues.

Sessions aim to be calm, paced to the individual and focused on real problems like communication breakdowns, control issues, dissociation, or difficulty with motivation. Lisa encourages people to notice patterns with kindness and to develop responses that fit their lives.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that align with their values; it is useful for anxiety, stress and low motivation. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and helps people feel safer in how they connect with others. Client-Centred Therapy puts the person at the centre of sessions, offering empathic listening and collaboration to help people find their own solutions.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will work with the client to see which methods suit their concerns, goals and preferences rather than assuming one approach fits everyone. Sessions typically begin with a conversation about what matters most and adjust over time as needs change.

The original profile does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Many people find online work easier to fit into daily life because it removes travel time, allows shorter check-ins during busy days and can make scheduling around work or caregiving more straightforward. If someone prefers sessions that are more skills-based or conversational, that can be discussed and arranged with the counsellor during the matching and scheduling process.