Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Anger management
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
How Lisa works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Missouri
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Lisa
Lisa Smith is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of experience helping people manage strong emotions and difficult life moments. She works with people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, anger, depression, addiction, and major life changes. Her tone in sessions is calm and straightforward.
She aims to make things feel manageable again. In her work Lisa uses practical, evidence-informed methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
Background and approach
She focuses on skills people can use between sessions - for emotion regulation, clearer thinking, and better daily routines. Sessions are a place to talk through what feels overwhelming and to try new ways of coping. Clients often bring complex, overlapping concerns such as mood disorders, trauma and abuse, chronic grief, or compassion fatigue.
Lisa pays attention to how problems interact and helps people prioritize the most urgent issues first. She also supports people facing life transitions, career questions, and struggles with identity and relationships. Lisa adapts strategies to fit each person’s situation and learning style.
She blends solution-focused work for immediate problems with longer-term skill building for recurring patterns. The goal is steady progress, not quick fixes. Based in Missouri, she brings decades of clinical experience to remote and phone-based care.
Sessions aim to be practical, respectful, and focused on real-life improvements in daily functioning.
What Lisa works with
Everything Lisa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Lisa's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Anger management
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Co-morbidity
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Lisa lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without letting them control behavior. It focuses on values and small, consistent actions to move toward a meaningful life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns and reduce symptoms quickly. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, offers concrete tools for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving relationships when feelings feel overwhelming.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with a client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. From that conversation she tailors a mix of approaches so the work fits the person and their day-to-day life.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexible options. Video works well for in-depth conversations and skill coaching. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or to fit a break at work. Live chat and text messaging let people check in between sessions or use shorter, more frequent touchpoints. These formats make it easier to keep therapy going alongside busy schedules.
Questions people ask about Lisa
What kinds of concerns does Lisa address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, anger, depression, addictions, mood disorders, and related challenges like compassion fatigue and life transitions.
What is her general therapy style?
Sessions are practical and collaborative. She focuses on clear skills, problem solving, and helping people make changes that fit their daily lives.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 30 years of experience as a licensed clinician working with a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, licensed in Missouri.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
She works via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to meet different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.