Lisa Studdert, ACA

Lisa Studdert is an ACA counsellor in Australia with five years of clinical experience. She has worked in private practice and in emergency mental health care, and she draws on that background when people come in feeling overwhelmed or in crisis.

She sees people with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and ADHD. Lisa also works with related concerns such as attachment and abandonment issues, blended family issues, communication problems, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and codependency.

Her way of working is person-centred and attachment-based. She uses clear, practical techniques from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy alongside emotionally focused ideas. Sessions focus on understanding what is happening now, and on steps people can use between appointments.

Lisa describes her practice as neuro-affirming and trauma-informed. She pays attention to the body's role in stress and emotion, and she respects how different brains manage focus and memory. She aims to help people notice patterns and try small changes rather than force big shifts straight away.

Many people come because they want better ways to manage anxiety, break repetitive relationship cycles, or make blended household routines less fraught. Lisa helps individuals work through those practical problems and build clearer communication and coping skills.