Lisa Gray, LPC - Therapist in Michigan

18 years experience
Focus on trauma
Goal oriented work

About Lisa

Lisa Gray is a licensed professional counselor with 18 years of experience. She brings steady, practical support to people facing hard moments. Her approach is direct and hopeful, focused on helping clients regain a sense of meaning and direction.

Lisa works with adults from teens through seniors on concerns like trauma, grief, depression, anxiety, and addiction. She also helps people navigating relationship strain, intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, career stress, and sudden life changes. Coping with natural or human-caused disaster is among the difficulties she addresses.

Her style favors clear, goal-oriented work. She uses a mix of approaches that includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and narrative methods to help people reframe painful stories and change unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness practices and Jungian-informed ideas can be woven in to support emotional regulation and self-understanding.

Sessions are practical and conversational. Clients can expect straightforward tools, paced exploration of painful events, and attention to day-to-day coping skills. Lisa aims to help people find renewed value and hope while learning ways to manage symptoms and reclaim daily routines.

People looking to begin will follow a simple sign-up and matching process to find whether she is a good fit. She works from Michigan and offers services in English, and accepts clients internationally when arrangements allow. Costs vary by location and use a cancellable subscription model.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Lisa often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT offers practical strategies for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and coping after difficult events.

She also uses Narrative Therapy to help clients separate themselves from painful stories and retell experiences in ways that support healing and agency. This approach can be helpful for grief, trauma, and life changes where meaning has been lost.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, symptoms, and preferences rather than insisting on a single way of working.

Session options are not listed in the profile, so confirm which online formats are offered before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins from different locations. Some formats may be better for brief coaching or skill practice while others allow longer, deeper conversations; the therapist and client can decide together which fits best.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Grief Self esteem Depression

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stress Chronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shame Hospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces Issues Money and financial issuesMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

18+ years

Credentials

Michigan

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Lisa help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, and self-esteem struggles, among many other issues listed in her practice focus.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is practical and goal-focused, combining problem-solving tools with story-based work and mindfulness to address day-to-day coping and deeper patterns.

What experience does she bring to therapy?

Lisa has 18 years in the helping professions and has supported people through trauma, loss, addiction, and major life transitions.

Where is she based and what are her credentials?

She is located in Michigan and holds an LPC credential, listed as MI LPC.

Which languages are sessions offered in and can international clients participate?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients when arrangements allow.

What session formats are available?

Current session formats are not specified in the profile; please confirm available formats before scheduling a session.

How is cost handled for therapy with Lisa?

Costs vary by location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.