Lisa Mealand Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy & Counselling in Derbyshire
Welcome to Lisa Mealand Psychotherapy & Counselling in Belper and Matlock Derbyshire
Integrative, Relational Psychotherapy and Counselling
Psychotherapy and counselling in a safe, comfortable and private setting
A warm welcome.
Starting therapy can feel like a big step. It is natural to feel unsure about sharing personal thoughts, feelings or experiences with someone new. I offer a calm, supportive and confidential space where we can explore what matters to you at your own pace. My aim is to build a trusting therapeutic relationship, with regular check-ins to ensure the work feels helpful and meets your needs.
I work with adults seeking personal therapy and offer face-to-face sessions in Belper and Matlock, Derbyshire. I also offer online and telephone counselling.
I am an integrative therapist in advanced clinical training, with a Postgraduate Diploma from the Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute. I am a registered member of the BACP and a UKCP trainee member. I also hold undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications in Psychology and have spent a number of years working in forensic settings. More recently, I have worked with clients experiencing trauma, PTSD, anxiety, low mood, relational difficulties and the impact of earlier life experiences.
My therapeutic approach is relational and integrative, which means I draw on different therapeutic ideas to meet you as an individual. I believe that meaningful change can happen through being heard, understood and accepted within a safe setting.
A little about me: I live with my family and three dogs, and we love walking in the Peak District. My passion for this work comes from a belief that healing and self-understanding develop through being alongside another person — with warmth, curiosity and care.
Qualifications
- Pg Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy (Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute - Staffordshire University)
- Post Graduate Psychology (Nottingham University)
- BSc (Hons) Psychology (Southampton University)
Integrative Approach
I work integratively, drawing on relational and developmental understanding to help you understand yourself and your relationships. As everyone is unique, I tailor therapy to your individual needs. Together, exploring what’s happening now and how earlier experiences may still be shaping how you feel today. I offer support in developing greater self-understanding, acceptance and change.
Beginning Therapy Together
I understand how much courage it takes to consider therapy. From this first step, you wont be alone.
Counselling Support
in Belper, Matlock, Derbyshire & online
Psychotherapy and counselling can be helpful if you identify difficulties with:
Anxiety
Mild to moderate depression
Sleep issues
Trauma
C/PTSD
Abuse
Loneliness
Feeling 'stuck'
Relationship issues
Family issues
Parenting
Birth trauma
Peer relationships
Pregnancy, prenatal and postpartum
Grief.
Unresolved difficulties from the past, such as a school history/bullying
Boarding school survival
Life transitions
Self esteem
Self harming
Peer relationships
Stress
Estrangement from family
My Location
I work from DE56 1WN, Belper and DE4 3FD, Matlock.
In addition to providing face-to-face therapy, I also offer telephone counselling and online sessions for clients across the UK.
Contact me to find out more about how online therapy works.
Availability & Fees
I offer unlimited counselling and ask clients to consider attending a minimum of six sessions with a review to consider if further sessions would be beneficial.
My fee is £50 for a one-hour session. I accept cash at the time of appointment or bank transfer.
I have availability day and evenings.
Please contact me to arrange a free 15 minute introductory call.
Cancellation Policy
I have a cancellation policy in place, where I ask for 48 hours' notice if a client is unable to attend. After which, there is a charge for the missed session.
Get in touch
Please contact me below if you have questions or to arrange a free 15-minute introductory phone call. You can also contact me on 07519 807961. I am happy to chat about any queries or questions you may have prior to arranging an initial appointment.
All enquires are usually answered within 24 hours, and all contact is strictly confidential and uses secure phone and email services.
Some frequently asked questions
I adhere to the professional codes of ethics set out by both the BACP and UKCP. A central part of this is my commitment to confidentiality — I understand the importance of privacy and discretion when exploring sensitive and personal issues.
We will discuss confidentiality in more detail during your initial assessment, and you’ll receive a written agreement outlining what we’ve discussed, ensuring everything is clear and transparent from the start.
Counselling can be helpful for everyone, but it’s important to find a counsellor who feels like the right fit for you. The relationship between therapist and client is at the heart of the work — without that sense of trust and connection, therapy can feel slow or unhelpful.
The best way to know if it feels right is to trust your own sense of comfort and safety within the relationship, and to notice what begins to shift in the first few weeks. Research shows that when therapy is a good fit, most people start to feel small signs of change within the first six sessions, even though deeper work often takes longer.
The terms counselling and psychotherapy are often used interchangeably, though they can sometimes refer to different levels of depth or duration. Counselling is typically associated with shorter-term, time-limited work focused on specific issues. In contrast, psychotherapy is often longer-term and aims to explore underlying patterns, past experiences, and deeper emotional processes.
In practice, both are forms of talking therapy, and the distinctions between them are often subtle. Psychotherapists typically hold a Master’s degree in their field. What matters most is finding an approach and a therapist that feels right for you. I am trained to work at varying levels of depth and duration, tailoring the process to meet your individual needs.
Therapy isn’t about being told what to do. As therapists, we don’t offer direct advice or tell you how to handle a particular situation. However, where it feels appropriate, I may share insights from my professional experience or suggest other sources of practical support that could be helpful — though there’s never any expectation or obligation to follow these suggestions.
The real value of therapy lies in being deeply listened to and supported to make sense of your experiences in your own way. My role is to help you clarify what matters most to you, so that you can make your own choices and move forward with greater confidence and self-awareness.
For those who are unable to attend sessions in person, I also offer online counselling via video call. This can be a convenient option if you work shifts, have limited mobility, live further afield in the UK, or are based abroad. Online sessions provide the same level of care and confidentiality as face-to-face therapy, allowing you to access support from home.
This privacy notice tells you what I will do with your personal information. I have a more comprehensive policy in place that I share with clients.
Contact details
Lisa Mealand
Telephone
07519807961
lisamealand@protonmail.com
What information I collect, use, and why
- Your name and your email address
- Your phone number
- Any information you choose to include in emails, texts, messages or enquiry forms
- Brief information about what you are seeking help with;
- Practical information about availability, fees or appointments.
Lawful bases
My lawful basis for collecting or using personal information to provide services is:
- Consent through our counselling contract
Where I get personal information from
- Clients
How long I keep information
If you enquire about therapy but do not go on to attend, I will normally keep enquiry information for up to one month, unless there is a clear reason to keep it for longer.
If you attend therapy, I keep therapy records for 7 years after the end of therapy. This is based on professional, ethical and insurance requirements.
Who I share information with
For the purposes of clinical supervision, I may share first names with a clinical supervisor. I won’t share personal information with any other parties.
Your data protection rights
Under data protection law, you have rights including:
- Your right of access - You have the right to ask me for copies of your personal data.
- Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask me to rectify personal data you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask me to complete information you think is incomplete.
- Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask me to erase your personal data in certain circumstances.
- Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask me to restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
- Your right to object to processing - You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
- Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that I transfer the personal data you gave me to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.
- Your right to withdraw consent – When I use consent as our lawful basis, you have the right to withdraw your consent.
You don’t usually need to pay a fee to exercise your rights. If you make a request, I have one calendar month to respond to you.
To make a data protection rights request, please contact me using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.
How to complain
If you are unhappy with how I have collected, used, stored or shared your personal information, you can raise a data protection complaint with me directly by email or in writing.
I will acknowledge your concern within 30 days, respond without undue delay, and do my best to resolve the matter before you consider contacting the Information Commissioner’s Office.
If you remain unhappy with my response, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office, the UK regulator for data protection matters.
ICO website: www.ico.org.uk
ICO telephone: 0303 123 1113
Website: https://www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint
Updated: 16/6/2026