Lisa Mackinnon

Lisa Mackinnon is an Accredited Social Worker (AASW) with 17 years of counselling experience. She helps people who feel isolated, overwhelmed by anxiety, stuck in grief, or coping with trauma. Her focus is on practical steps that reduce distress and help people reconnect with themselves.

Lisa listens without judgement and works at the person’s pace. She uses straightforward conversations to identify strengths and options. Sessions aim to reduce symptoms and open up new ways of coping that fit everyday life.

Her approach draws on client-centred principles, solution-focused strategies and somatic methods that notice how the body responds to stress. This means talking through what matters, experimenting with small changes, and paying attention to bodily signals that affect mood and behaviour.

Lisa has long experience supporting people through post-traumatic stress, dissociation, panic, and self-harm concerns. She also helps with guilt, shame, low self-love, social anxiety and isolation. Her practice includes work around anger, depression and the ripple effects of trauma on daily living.

In sessions she may introduce practical tools and exercises to manage intense feelings and build steadier routines. She also uses trauma-focused approaches when needed, matching techniques to each person’s needs. The aim is steady progress and clearer choices about next steps.

Located in Australia, Lisa works in English and keeps the focus on what will help a person feel more connected and able to move forward.

Approaches that connect body and conversation

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on understanding a person’s perspective and building a trusting conversation. It helps when someone needs to feel heard and to make sense of their feelings before trying new steps. Solution-Focused Therapy looks for small, practical changes that move things forward quickly. It suits people who want concrete goals and brief strategies for everyday problems. Somatic Therapy pays attention to how the body holds stress and uses gentle exercises and awareness to reduce physical tension and emotional reactivity.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals and preferences. That might mean starting with listening and then adding body-based practices or solution-focused tasks as useful. Decisions are made together and adjusted over time.

This profile does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow follow-up check-ins that keep progress moving. It also lets people try different approaches without changing routines, and can be useful for shorter sessions or focused skill practice when needed.