- Years in practice
- 16
- Credentials
- LPCC
- Licensed in
- Kentucky
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Lisa
Lisa Montgomery is a Kentucky-licensed counselor with 16 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, and major life changes. She creates a calm, affirming environment for people exploring identity, sexuality, and recovery from trauma. Her work often covers parenting concerns, relationship worries, and issues with self-esteem and body image.
She favors a straightforward, person-centered style. Sessions focus on practical skills and clearer communication. Lisa mixes listening with tools clients can use between appointments to reduce panic, manage cravings, or handle overwhelming emotions.
Background and approach
Her approach draws on cognitive behavioral strategies to spot unhelpful thoughts and change patterns. She also uses emotionally-focused work to improve connection and Mindfulness Therapy to teach attention and stress management. Motivational Interviewing supports people ready to make changes in behavior.
Many people meet with her to address grief, compassion fatigue, or the strain of caregiving. She also assists those dealing with addiction, recovery, or the aftermath of abuse in ways that honor personal values and pace. Sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules.
Lisa practices as an LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - in Kentucky and conducts work in English only.
What Lisa works with
Everything Lisa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Lisa helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Young adult issues
Approaches Lisa lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- 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.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Lisa integrates cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and change unhelpful thought patterns that feed anxiety, depression, or disordered eating. These techniques focus on practical exercises and behavior experiments that clients can try between sessions.She also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas to help people clarify emotions and improve the way they express needs. That work can be helpful for intimacy-related concerns, communication problems, and navigating difficult conversations. Mindfulness-based practices are offered to teach attention, grounding, and stress reduction for panic or ongoing worry.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through goals, preferences, and response to different techniques and adapt the plan over time. Clients often try a couple of methods early on to see what helps most for their situation.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is well suited for deeper therapy work and visual connection. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can work for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or homework support. These options make scheduling easier and let people fit care into busy days.
Questions people ask about Lisa
What concerns does Lisa help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, eating and body image issues, addictions, grief, and parenting concerns among other issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centered and straightforward, combining empathic listening with concrete skills and communication work to address daily challenges.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has 16 years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns, including trauma recovery, identity exploration, and behavior change.
What credentials and location are listed?
Lisa holds the LPCC credential as a Kentucky Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and practices in Kentucky.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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