Lisa Gates

I work during office hours and also have evening appointments.

I am clinical lead at The Mowbray Clinic in the centre of Melton Mowbray.

I also have my own team of psychotherapists that I supervise available for online sessions for individuals elsewhere in the UK and for international clients.

I am an existential, integrative and psychodynamic NHS and private psychotherapist, counsellor and lecturer; doctoral researcher on complex dissociation and dissociative disorders, and I'm BACP registered and UPCA accredited. 

​I understand that life can be overwhelming and sometimes even exhausting, but I’m here to guide you through those obstacles. My goal is to help you understand yourself more deeply through your journey with me, and get you back on track.

My work places emphasis on the human condition as a whole. I use a positive approach that applauds human capacities and aspirations while simultaneously acknowledging an individuals limitations. I encourage people to address the emotional issues they face through full engagement and responsibility. I guide the person to accept their fears and give them the skills necessary to overcome them through action. This creates a sense of liberation and a feeling of letting go of the despair associated with insignificance and meaningless. It creates a feeling of growth and the promotes the embracing of life and to exist with wonder and curiosity.

I have been honoured to be endorsed by Her Grace The Duchess of Rutland and voted one of the leading inspirational thought leaders and change makers in the UK by Source.

Existential, Psychodynamic and Integrative Psychotherapy

​Specialisms include:

​*Male and female life crises and transitions, existential crisis

*Insecurity of the self and identity

*Dissociative conditions including DID

*Historical and development trauma, PTSD and complex PTSD

*Physical health psychology - ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia, Post viral fatigue, Long covid, Somatic and functional neurological conditions

*Bereavement and complex grief, end of life situations, death anxiety, social anxiety and general anxiety disorders

*Meaning, purpose and meaninglessness

​Other areas:

ADHD, Negative and challenging emotions, thoughts and behaviours, communication issues, eating disorders, goals, motivation, personal development, self esteem, OCD, phobias, relationships and couples, shame and self criticism, stress, substance misuse and transpersonal/spiritual concerns

​My work places emphasis on the human condition as a whole. I use a positive approach that applauds human capacities and aspirations while simultaneously acknowledging an individuals limitations. I encourage people to address the emotional issues they face through full engagement and responsibility. I guide the person to accept their fears and give them the skills necessary to overcome them through action. This creates a sense of liberation and a feeling of letting go of the despair associated with insignificance and meaningless. It creates a feeling of growth and the promotes the embracing of life and to exist with wonder and curiosity.

The duration of sessions varies dependent on client preference, I offer 60 or 90 minute sessions and a no obligation free 30 minute assessment consultation.