- Client-centered care
- Trauma-informed tools
- Goal focused
About Lisa
Lisa Shifflett is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) working in Tennessee with 14 years of experience. She focuses on helping people cope with stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, and life transitions. Her approach is respectful and compassionate, aimed at practical, usable change.
She tailors conversations and plans to each person's situation. Sessions focus on clear goals such as building confidence, improving sleep and eating patterns, or managing symptoms of ADHD and bipolar mood concerns. Lisa also addresses relationship, parenting, and career struggles in straightforward ways.
Trauma and abuse are part of her work, and she uses trauma-focused methods alongside cognitive behavioral tools. She draws on client-centered and solution-focused techniques to keep sessions grounded and action-oriented. Motivational interviewing helps when people face substance use or motivation challenges.
People can expect a collaborative tone in sessions. Lisa listens first, then helps set small steps that fit daily life. She emphasizes practical skills you can try between meetings to build momentum.
Her additional interests include attachment and abandonment issues, adoption and foster care dynamics, blended family concerns, caregiver stress, codependency, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster. This range lets her address both immediate crises and longer-term patterns.
Overall, Lisa aims to support and empower people as they move toward a more manageable and satisfying life. She works to make the therapy process clear, respectful, and focused on real-world progress.
Approaches that translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and creating a supportive space where the client sets the direction; it helps with confidence, grieving, and relationship worries. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches practical skills to manage anxiety, depression, sleep, and eating challenges. Trauma-Focused Therapy centers on processing traumatic experiences at a pace the client can manage and teaches strategies to reduce reactivity and improve daily functioning.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide whether CBT skills, trauma-focused work, client-centered support, or a mix will serve best for the current concerns.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as specific options are not listed in the profile. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so progress can continue between appointments. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches to work through stress, motivation, trauma, and daily routines even when meetings are held remotely.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
14+ years
Credentials
Tennessee
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, self-esteem, and coping with life changes among many other concerns listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and respectful, combining client-centered listening with practical, goal-focused techniques to create a plan that fits daily life.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential and has 14 years of professional experience working with a wide range of mental health concerns.
Where does she practice and what is her credential?
She is licensed in Tennessee as an LPC and provides services from that location.
Are services offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the original profile does not list specific formats.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.