Our counsellors and psychotherapists are experienced practitioners with recognised professional qualifications and registration or accreditation with their respective professional bodies, including the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and other recognised UK professional organisations.
All practitioners joining Lewis Psychology undergo a structured selection and interview process. Professional standards and clinical governance are overseen by Founder and Clinical Director, Teresa Lewis.
Teresa Lewis is a BACP Accredited Psychotherapist and clinical educator with more than three decades of experience in psychotherapy and psychological practice. She qualified as a psychotherapist in 1995 with a Master’s Degree in Psychotherapy and has personally delivered more than 30,000 psychotherapy sessions over the course of her career.
Teresa founded Lewis Psychology in 2007 and developed it into the largest independent counselling and psychotherapy service in Wolverhampton and the only counselling service in the city to achieve BACP Service Accreditation. As Clinical Director, she has led and supervised practitioners and held responsibility for clinical standards, practitioner development and service delivery across work with the NHS, public sector, education and employers.
Alongside her clinical career, Teresa has developed an international profile in psychotherapy education. Her educational work has been used across healthcare, higher education, government and professional settings, including the NHS, UK Civil Service, Open University and United States Department of Defense, and by universities across the UK, United States, Australia and New Zealand.
Teresa’s work centres on therapeutic decision-making and the moment-to-moment clinical judgements that shape effective therapy. Drawing particularly on interpersonal neurobiology and integration, her work explores how complex psychological theory can inform more precise clinical decisions in real-world practice.
In 2026, Teresa moved Lewis Psychology to a fully online model, enabling the established clinical service to continue while she focuses increasingly on psychotherapy education, writing and advanced professional training for therapists.
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Paul Lewis is an experienced hypnotherapist and Co-Founder and Director of Lewis Psychology. He holds Advanced Practitioner (ADPR) status with the General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR) and has undertaken professional training in hypnotherapy, counselling, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and coaching.
Paul brings together therapeutic practice with extensive experience in business development, strategy, sales, marketing and management. Prior to Lewis Psychology, he founded and led a specialist psychology business, developing an international customer base and establishing considerable experience in the commercial development of psychological services.
Since co-founding Lewis Psychology in 2007, Paul has played a central role in the strategic and commercial development of the organisation, working alongside Teresa to develop the infrastructure and systems that supported its growth into Wolverhampton’s largest independent counselling and psychotherapy service.
As a Director, Paul continues to contribute to the strategic direction and development of Lewis Psychology, with a particular focus on ensuring that professional services are supported by effective, sustainable business practice.
Janne holds a BACP-accredited Master’s degree in Psychotherapeutic Counselling. She has completed specialist training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) through the Association for Psychological Therapies (APT), alongside additional training in trauma-focused approaches. Prior to joining Lewis Psychology, Joanne gained extensive clinical experience delivering front-line psychological services within an acute private hospital, working with individuals experiencing a range of complex mental health difficulties.
At Lewis Psychology, Joanne works with private and corporate clients experiencing difficulties including anxiety, depression, trauma, bereavement, low self-esteem, stress and anger. She has a particular interest in trauma and its impact on the nervous system, including patterns of emotional overwhelm, numbness, dysregulation and difficulties with day-to-day functioning.
Joanne also has a particular interest in third-wave cognitive behavioural therapies, including Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Her work draws on mindfulness, self-compassion, psychological flexibility and emotional regulation to help clients develop more effective ways of responding to difficult thoughts, emotions and experiences.
Her therapeutic approach is integrative and guided by an evolving psychological formulation developed collaboratively with each client. Rather than relying on a single therapeutic model, Joanne adapts her approach to the individual, providing a safe and supportive environment in which clients can develop greater understanding, resilience and lasting psychological change
Debbie holds a Master’s degree in Psychotherapeutic Counselling and is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She brings substantial clinical experience to her work, with particular strengths in complex presentations, trauma, occupational stress, bereavement and loss.
She has held a senior leadership role within a hospice counselling service, contributing to clinical governance, risk management and therapeutic standards within a regulated healthcare environment. Her work involved clinical decision-making across complex and high-risk presentations, alongside the particular psychological challenges associated with serious illness, loss and family impact.
Debbie practises from a formulation-led, integrative framework informed by attachment theory, psychodynamic thinking and cognitive-behavioural principles. Her clinical experience includes occupational stress, anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive presentations and longstanding patterns of self-criticism. She has also worked extensively with survivors of childhood sexual abuse and frontline professionals, including police, fire and NHS staff, bringing considerable experience in trauma and cumulative stress.
She has particular expertise in life-limiting illness, anticipatory grief and bereavement. Her approach is thoughtful, collaborative and grounded, helping clients understand the origins of psychological patterns while developing meaningful and sustainable change
Angela is a qualified counsellor and registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She holds a Foundation Degree in Counselling and brings considerable life and professional experience to her therapeutic work.
Angela has gained counselling experience across NHS, mental health, domestic abuse, brain injury, charity and private practice settings. Her work has included University Hospitals NHS Trust Sexual Health Services, West Mercia Women’s Aid and Headway, supporting people experiencing trauma, domestic abuse, sexual health concerns, significant life changes and complex emotional difficulties.
She has also worked within Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, where her role included initial client contact and assessment, contributing to decisions about appropriate psychological support and onward care.
Angela works integratively, drawing on a range of therapeutic perspectives according to the individual needs of each client. Her particular interests include Transactional Analysis (TA), Schema Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and psychodynamic approaches.
Her style is warm, grounded and straightforward. She places particular importance on developing a trusting therapeutic relationship in which clients feel able to explore difficult experiences without judgement, develop greater understanding of themselves and work towards meaningful change
Natalie is an integrative counsellor with a Postgraduate Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling and is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
She works with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, stress, bereavement, trauma and difficulties associated with significant life changes. Natalie has particular experience in bereavement and end-of-life counselling, supporting clients through grief, loss and the emotional challenges that can accompany periods of transition.
Natalie also has a particular interest in birth trauma and its psychological impact. She supports individuals affected by difficult or traumatic birth experiences, providing space to process what has happened and understand its continuing emotional effects.
Her approach is integrative, drawing on cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), narrative therapy, transactional analysis and psychodynamic theory. This allows her to adapt her work according to the needs, circumstances and goals of each client.
Natalie’s therapeutic style is warm, grounded and collaborative, with an emphasis on helping clients develop greater self-awareness, practical coping strategies and confidence in managing the difficulties they are experiencing
