About Lisa
Lisa Butler is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina who focuses on practical, day-to-day help for people facing stress and major life changes. She works with adults dealing with anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, and relationship struggles. Her tone is down-to-earth and solutions-focused so parents and busy adults can get clear steps fast.
She uses a blend of approaches to match each person's needs. Sessions often focus on improving communication, building healthier routines, managing strong emotions, and developing coping strategies for sleep and self-esteem problems.
Background and approach
Lisa also supports people processing trauma, grief, or major health challenges like chronic illness and cancer. With 11 years of clinical experience, Lisa draws on therapies that help people feel understood and take practical steps forward. She emphasizes attachment and emotion work to repair relationship patterns, and cognitive-behavioral tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Dialectical skills are used when strong emotion regulation and stress tolerance are needed. Work in sessions is collaborative and straightforward. Clients can expect concrete skills, practice between sessions, and gentle reflection about patterns that keep them stuck.
Lisa helps people sort priorities and try small changes that add up over time. She offers English-language services and accepts international clients. Sessions are available through video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging, and scheduling is arranged after completing a short matching questionnaire.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationships shape feelings and reactions. It helps people understand attachment patterns and build more supported ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience and pace; the therapist listens closely and follows what matters most to the client, which can help with self-esteem and decision-making. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and gives concrete tools to change unhelpful patterns and ease anxiety or depression.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and daily challenges, then recommend a mix of methods that fit those needs. This is a collaborative process, with adjustments made as progress is tracked.
Online formats offer flexible ways to meet. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and teaching skills. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging allow quick notes, skill practice, or ongoing support between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep continuity when travel or relocation happens.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English