About Lisa
Lisa Kennedy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 19 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship or parenting strain. Her approach is straightforward and practical, aimed at helping clients manage emotional pain and move toward healthier day-to-day functioning.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. Lisa blends that with client-centered conversation so people feel heard while they set realistic goals.
Background and approach
Mindfulness techniques are offered to help with overwhelming emotions and to build calm coping skills. Her background includes work in geriatric psychology, hospice, and inpatient psychiatry. That range shaped her focus on mood disorders, personality concerns, and the challenges of aging.
More recently she has provided services related to domestic violence and forensic interviewing in community settings. In sessions she aims for clear steps and doable strategies. She also draws on motivational interviewing to support change and keep progress moving.
Treatment plans are personalized and adjusted as needs evolve. Lisa practices in Arkansas and works in independent practice full time. She communicates with people five days a week and uses a mix of short check-ins and longer therapeutic sessions.
Her style combines practical techniques with respectful listening to help people make steady improvements.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on creating a respectful, nonjudgmental conversation where the person's goals guide the work. It helps when someone needs space to talk through feelings and figure out what matters most to them.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches simple tools to test unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors, which can reduce anxiety, depression, and stress in everyday life.
Mindfulness therapy offers short exercises to slow down strong emotions and increase awareness of the present moment. These practices are handy for managing panic, rumination, and intense grief.
Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the client to decide which methods fit the person's situation, goals, and preferences. Plans are adjusted over time as progress is made and needs change.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper sessions that resemble in-person meetings, while phone calls can fit into a lunch break or a busy day. Live chat and messaging are practical for short check-ins, tracking progress, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options give flexibility so therapy can fit into a client's life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 19 years
- Licensed
- Arkansas, North Dakota, Nevada, Massachusetts, Idaho
- Languages
- English