- Years in practice
- 12
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Lisa
Lisa Spore is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Missouri who focuses on parenting concerns alongside a wide range of emotional and life challenges. She helps people manage anxiety, depression, stress, grief, addiction, and relationship or intimacy-related issues. Parents looking for practical guidance around family dynamics and parenting stress will find focused support.
She also works with people facing trauma, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and career or identity questions. With 12 years of experience in the mental health field, Lisa uses a mix of approaches to fit each person she sees.
Background and approach
She draws on client-centered work that follows the person's lead, cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful patterns, and attachment-based ideas to strengthen close relationships. She also uses EMDR as one of the tools for processing traumatic memories. Sessions aim to be practical and straightforward.
Lisa helps clients set clear goals, try small changes between sessions, and track what helps. She pays attention to how past experiences affect today’s behavior and feelings. Her style is collaborative and strengths-focused.
Lisa works with people to notice patterns, build new skills, and reduce emotional reactivity. She emphasizes the mind-body connection when it supports healing. People meet her for time-limited work or longer-term support.
She offers different session formats to fit busy lives, and she accepts clients from inside and outside the United States.
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.
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Lisa lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic 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 therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how close relationships shape feelings and behavior. Online sessions can help people recognize attachment patterns and try new ways of relating to partners or co-parents. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes. It is practical for anxiety, depression, and parenting stress because clients can practice skills between sessions and report back during appointments.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to match methods to the client's goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean using CBT exercises for day-to-day coping, attachment ideas for relationship patterns, or combining approaches over time to address trauma responses.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits the schedule. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to send reflections between sessions. These options give flexibility and help people keep therapy consistent around work, school, or caregiving demands.
Questions people ask about Lisa
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She supports people with parenting challenges and a broad range of issues including trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, ADHD, and relationship or intimacy-related problems.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She combines client-centered listening with goal-focused techniques to help people try small changes that make daily life easier.
How much experience does she have working in mental health?
She has 12 years of experience in the mental health field and practices as a Licensed Professional Counselor.
Where is she located and licensed?
She practices in Missouri and holds a Missouri Licensed Professional Counselor credential (LPC).
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; total cost varies with location and therapist availability.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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