Works with
How Lisa works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Tennessee
- Years in practice
- 18
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Lisa
Lisa May is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 18 years of counseling experience. She approaches people with a straightforward and down-to-earth style. She listens carefully and takes concerns like anger, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and addictions seriously.
She began her helping career in social work in 1996 and moved into counseling work in 2002. She ran a independent practice in Kentucky before relocating to Tennessee, where she continues to work with a wide range of issues.
Background and approach
Her years in practice give her experience with long-term concerns and sudden life changes alike. In sessions she combines practical talk and useful tools. She draws on client-centered methods to follow each person's pace and priorities.
She also uses cognitive behavioral strategies to help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Lisa often includes mindfulness and solution-focused exercises when clients want short-term strategies for stress, anger, or coping with transitions. She can also work with deeper material using Jungian ideas when someone wants to explore patterns and meaning in their life.
She works with concerns that include family and relationship strain, parenting stress, codependency, addiction, bipolar mood concerns, and responses to trauma or loss. Lisa aims to help people build healthier habits and clearer communication so they can move forward with more calm and control.
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Lisa lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- 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.
How Lisa Uses Therapy Approaches Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person rather than a set agenda. The therapist follows the client's lead, listens closely, and helps people name what matters most. This approach is helpful for anyone who wants a supportive space to talk about anger, grief, or life transitions.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is practical and skill-focused. It helps identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns, then teaches concrete strategies to change reactions and behavior. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, anger management, and stress relief.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lisa will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their goals and preferences. That may mean combining client-centered listening with CBT techniques, mindfulness practices, or solution-focused steps for quick strategy building.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Video lets people work face-to-face from wherever they are. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat or text messaging can be a shorter check-in or a way to work without being on camera. These options give flexibility so people can keep therapy consistent and manageable.
Questions people ask about Lisa
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Lisa helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, grief, trauma, addictions, relationship and family issues, and coping with life changes.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses a down-to-earth, client-centered style that listens first and tailors the work to each person's needs.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of counseling experience and worked in social work beginning in 1996 before moving into counseling in 2002.
Where is she licensed and located?
She holds the LPC credential - Licensed Professional Counselor - in Tennessee and practices from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and payments handled?
Costs 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?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.