- CBT methods
- Client-centered work
- Gottman approach
About Lisa
Lisa Spears is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia with 18 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, parenting challenges, grief, and a range of life changes. Her practice also includes support around addictions, intimacy issues, eating and sleep concerns, and family of origin issues.
She draws from client-centered work and cognitive behavioral methods to help people identify patterns and try new ways of responding. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical steps as well as understanding how past family roles and expectations influence present behavior. Lisa also uses narrative and mindfulness approaches when helpful.
Her style is straightforward and collaborative. She listens for what matters most and helps clients outline small, usable changes. Conversations may include identifying unhelpful thoughts, practicing different communication habits, or exploring personal values and priorities.
Lisa has worked with people dealing with adoption and foster care issues, blended family challenges, divorce and separation, and fertility concerns. She also addresses forgiveness, guilt and shame, and bereavement related to hospice and end-of-life situations.
Her background includes work with mood disorders, ADHD, coping with career transitions, and compassion fatigue for caregivers. People who want practical techniques alongside reflective conversation often find this approach useful.
How her approaches translate to online work
Lisa commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. Client-centered work focuses on listening and reflecting so the client can clarify goals and priorities; it fits issues like relationship patterns and family of origin concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress.She also draws on elements of the Gottman approach for relationship skills and Narrative Therapy to help people reframe personal stories. Together these methods give options for both skills practice and exploring the impact of early family roles. Deciding which combination to use is part of the collaborative process; the therapist will review needs, goals, and preferences with the client and recommend an approach to try.
Session format options are not listed in her biography, so confirm current session types before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow a shorter check-in when time is limited, or remove the need to travel to a clinic. Licensed professionals often adapt exercises, communication skills practice, and mindfulness tools so they work well in virtual sessions and match a client’s daily life.
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Experience
18+ years
Listed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to family patterns?
She works with concerns such as family of origin issues, blended family problems, divorce and separation, and adoption and foster care questions. These topics are approached by looking at how early family roles influence current relationships.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She combines goal-focused work with reflective conversation to identify patterns and practical steps forward.
How much experience does she bring?
She has 18 years of experience working in counseling settings with individuals, couples, and families through various life challenges.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to begin?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
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