Lisa McKenzie is committed to helping you to live more fully in the present by creating a safe place to explore the past and relationships. Prior to becoming a therapist she had 25 years’ experience working in Health and Social Care with children and families, addictions and mental health.

Lisa is a qualified psychodynamic psychotherapist with decades of experience working with children & families, mental health and addiction services. She is passionate about supporting others to improve their mental health/mental distress and wellbeing through the healing properties of a counselling relationship. Lisa offers sessions with a psychodynamic approach and specialises in areas such as working with younger people, those with gender & sexual diversity and trauma. She is particularly passionate about working with early affect confusion/attachment issues and with those who experience severe and enduring health/mental health conditions. She is very proud to have completed her professional training at Human Development Scotland (formerly the Scottish Institute for Human Relations/Psychotherapy). Lisa has experience of working with complex trauma and is also interested in working with adults who have experienced work-related stress or organisational challenges. She is interested in supporting those who experience complex family relationship issues and believes in the power of therapy and the healing relationship to support people to make peace with their past in order to live more fully in the present.