lisa dale
Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) & EMDR Therapist.
Pronouns - She/Her
Lisa is a fully accredited CBT Therapist with over 11 years of experience in the delivery of Evidence-Based CBT to young people and adults. Lisa is also a qualified EMDR Therapist.
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy is a way of working on difficulties that use both the way we think, together with what we do, to positively change behaviour and cognition. Lisa also provides CBT supervision.
Lisa specialises in the following problems:
Anxiety
Depression / low mood
Emetophobia / Specific phobia of vomit
Generalised anxiety (GAD)
General phobias
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Panic disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Self-harm
Stress
Social anxiety
Separation anxiety
Lisa is experienced in all evidence based practices for all the listed disorders, including exposure response prevention (ERP) for the treatment of OCD and other anxiety disorders.
Lisa is trained in Triple P, offering support to parents to manage the changing behaviour of young people, aged between 2-16 years. As well as further trained supporting parents, where the parent may experience low mood, anxiety or anger difficulties.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing) is a psychotherapy treatment that was originally developed to alleviate the distress associated with traumatic memories. There is now increasing evidence that EMDR can help people overcome anxiety and low mood.
More recently Lisa has trained in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy and the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) and Autism Diagnostic Interview ADI-R
During the last 12 months I have had the exciting opportunity to be part of writing a book (due to be published in June 2021). The book is aimed at parents who are worried about their child's anxiety or are waiting for treatment. It is written by a team of mental health professionals offering some practical strategies to help young people and covers everything from spotting symptoms to managing things at home and how and when to seek further support.
Prior to my direct clinical work I was the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Commissioner. This included the strategic planning and commissioning of mental health services across the county. I was able to work at a local and regional level to lead on the development of services in our local area for children’s mental health, of which I am incredibly passionate about.
Professional Qualifications
Fully Accredited Therapist with the EMDR association - EMDR Therapist trained in adults and children and young people.
Post Graduate Certificate in Supervision Skills for Mental Health Professionals
Post Graduate Diploma in Evidence Based Practice in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy
Trained in the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) and Autism Diagnostic Interview ADI-R
Post Graduate Diploma in Psychology
Post Graduate Certificate in Management Skills for Health and Social Care
Triple P (Positive Parenting Programme) trained in Primary, Teen and Pathways Programme
BA (HONS) Business Studies
I am also an EMDR Therapist, working with young people and adults.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Accredited Member of the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)
Therapeutic Models Lisa is trained & experienced in:
Cognitive-behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Eye Movement Desensitisation Regulation (EMDR)
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Feedback about therapy with Lisa
“My sessions with Lisa have been so helpful. I was very low and anxious when I started therapy and unable to attend school. She has given me the tools to manage my anxiety in a gentle and supportive way. I now have 100% attendance at school and I am going out and enjoying my life. I can’t thank her enough for all her support.” Rose
“Lisa was really brilliant. She was patient, helpful and non judgemental. She taught me a lot of techniques and tools that will be very useful to me in my recovery going forward” Emma
“It has completely turned things around for me. I was not in a good place at all before I started and couldn't see a way beyond my difficulties. I am now living a much more full life with hope for the future.”
“I suffer from emetophobia and generalized anxiety and had been really struggling with day-to-day life; the pandemic had exacerbated my symptoms and chipped away at my resilence. I had been considering therapy for a while, when one day I decided I needed help and found My Online Therapist. I'm so glad I did. After submitting a request, a therapist was recommended to me very quickly, she set up an initial call with me, and we started sessions on Zoom from there. I am so privileged to have worked with Lisa - and I would never have had the opportunity to do so if I hadn't had therapy online, because we live hundreds of miles apart. Our sessions have brought me security and stability at a hugely difficult time and challenged me to push past my comfort zone, but never without my complete agreement and Lisa's support. Thank you, My Online Therapist, for bringing her into my life, and thank you, Lisa, for changing it.” Victoria
“Lisa has been amazing with both EMDR and CBT therapies. She has helped me overcome my issues which has left me far happier than I have been for a while.” Annonymous
"Lisa is a wonderful therapist. She has a gentle approach but, with her support, will push you to challenge your fears and help you to think differently about the way you perceive the world.
I accessed Lisa during the pandemic therefore face to face sessions were not possible however we were able to have therapy via zoom and this has worked well. I have seen five therapists over the last 7 years and I can honestly say Lisa is by far the best I have worked with (which considering her sessions have been via zoom speaks volumes). I built a rapport with Lisa in the first session and felt I had made the right decision to continue treatment privately.
I have already recommended Lisa to other people I know. I look forward to continuing my therapy journey with Lisa and would like to thank her for her kindness, expertise and patience during a very difficult period of my life.”
What is CBT?
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is an evidenced based & well researched talking therapy. It is recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for many mental health problems.
It is most commonly used to treat anxiety and depression, but can be useful for many other mental and physical health problems.
CBT focuses upon how your thoughts and behaviours impact upon your emotions and physical symptoms.
CBT is collaborative treatment and typically involves doing homework tasks between appointments.
It aims to teach you to become your own therapist, teaching you tools so you can keep using the strategies and techniques you have learned after you have finished therapy.
What is EMDR?
EMDR Stands for Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing.
When a person experiences psychological trauma or highly stressful events, they are not always able to process the relevant information (i.e. thoughts, emotions, bodily sensations). As a result, they can end up getting “stuck” inside of them and can resurface later on, as if the person was still reliving the traumatic or stressful event.
EMDR aims to ‘process’ negative experiences or events which can subsequently improve emotional well-being and help to significantly reduce, but more often eliminate distressing symptoms and bodily sensations associated with the trauma.
In 2013, the World Health Organization (WHO) has also acknowledged EMDR as being an effective treatment approach to psychological trauma and trauma-related disorders.