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About Lisa
Lisa Smith is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Missouri with 30 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and life changes, and she lists family and relationship concerns among her focus areas. She also addresses mood disorders, addiction-related struggles, and issues such as compassion fatigue and isolation.
Her approach is practical and straightforward. Sessions focus on identifying patterns that cause distress and building skills to manage emotions and behavior. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance-based work to help people notice what matters to them and make changes that fit their life.
Lisa also draws on dialectical behavior skills and solution-focused strategies when a concrete plan is needed. That can look like learning grounding techniques, practicing emotion regulation skills, or setting small, achievable goals between sessions. Motivational interviewing can be part of conversations about change and substance use.
She has worked with people facing grief, end-of-life concerns, and caregiving strain as well as those coping with trauma and domestic violence. Lisa notes experience with co-morbidity and with conditions ranging from obsessive-compulsive patterns to panic and disruptive mood dysregulation concerns.
People who choose her practice should expect clear, steady work. The focus is on doable steps, honest conversation, and finding what helps in day-to-day life. Prospective clients are asked to confirm session arrangements before booking.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take actions that align with those values. In practice this can reduce the tug-of-war with painful thoughts and support steady progress on everyday goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and replacing them with practical strategies and experiments. It is often used for anxiety, depression, panic, and obsessive or compulsive habits. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improved interpersonal effectiveness; these skills are useful when strong emotions or relationship conflict make daily life harder.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each client to decide which methods fit their situation, goals, and preferences. That choice can change over time as needs evolve and progress is reviewed.
Session formats are not listed in the profile, so confirm which online options are available before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy routine - for example a shorter check-in during a lunch break or sessions without commuting. It can also let people focus on practicing skills in their everyday setting and bring real-life problems directly into sessions for immediate problem solving.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps adults with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship and family concerns, and related mood or behavioral issues.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses practical, skill-based methods drawn from cognitive behavioral and acceptance approaches and works toward concrete, doable steps.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 30 years of experience as a clinician working with a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Missouri Licensed Clinical Social Worker (MO LCSW) practising in Missouri.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
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 profile does not list specific formats.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.