Lisa Russo

Lisa Russo is a PACFA counsellor who focuses on supporting adults through stressful life moments. She works with people dealing with anxiety, low self-esteem, grief, parenting strain and recovery after domestic abuse. Her approach is calm and practical, aimed at helping clients feel heard and build everyday coping skills.

She brings ten years of experience as a clinical counsellor and support worker in Australia. Sessions are conversational and client-led, with an emphasis on developing tools that fit day-to-day life. Lisa aims to help people increase resilience, confidence and a clearer sense of direction.

In the room, Lisa uses a mix of attachment-based, client-centred and cognitive behavioural techniques. This means she pays attention to relationship patterns, follows the person’s lead, and helps reframe unhelpful thoughts into manageable steps. Mindfulness exercises and emotionally-focused work are also available when useful.

Clients can expect practical strategies for sleep, stress, and mood management alongside space to process loss, trauma or major life changes. Parenting concerns, adoption and foster care issues, and compassion fatigue are among areas she addresses. She also supports people navigating ADHD, chronic illness and communication problems.

Lisa describes her role as collaborative. She helps people set goals, try new coping methods, and review what works. The aim is steady progress at a pace that feels safe and achievable.

How therapeutic approaches fit into online counselling

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape how people respond to stress and connection. Online conversations using this approach help identify patterns in relationships and develop new ways of relating. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s pace; the counsellor reflects and supports choices rather than directing them. This approach suits people who need space to find their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings and actions, then practises small experiments to change unhelpful patterns; it often helps with anxiety, sleeping and low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals and preferences and try methods that fit the person’s needs. This is a collaborative process with regular check-ins to see what helps and what to adapt.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Many people find online counselling makes it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduces travel time, and allows shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make accessing support simpler for those managing chronic illness, caregiving duties or remote schedules. Appropriately qualified therapists can adapt exercises like mindfulness, behavioural experiments and emotionally-focused conversations to work well online.