- CBT focused
- Mindfulness tools
- Goal oriented
About Lisa
Lisa Kennedy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 19 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, and major life changes. Lisa also supports those facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, and financial or career worries tied to emotional health.
She draws mainly on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, working with clients to notice thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and to try practical, small changes. Lisa blends that with client-centered techniques that follow the person’s pace and mindfulness skills to build calm and focus. She also uses motivational interviewing and psychodynamic ideas when they fit the work.
Her background includes work in geriatric mental health, hospice, and inpatient psychiatric settings. She has experience with domestic violence survivors and alleged offenders and has been a forensic child interviewer. This range gives her familiarity with mood and personality concerns, caregiver stress, and the emotional impact of serious medical issues.
In sessions she aims to be direct and supportive, helping people set clear goals and try concrete steps between meetings. Her approach emphasizes practical strategies you can use right away, along with space to talk about deeper patterns when needed.
Lisa practices in Arkansas and brings a steady, responsive presence to the work. She offers a mix of short-term solution-focused work and longer-term therapy depending on what a person needs and prefers.
How Lisa’s approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s lead. It helps when someone needs a calm space to talk, to feel heard, and to set goals at their own pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors and uses small experiments and practical exercises to reduce anxiety, depression, and unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing skills to lower reactivity and increase focus.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Lisa will work together with the client to choose which methods fit best based on goals, daily demands, and what feels most useful. That may mean starting with concrete CBT strategies, adding mindfulness practice, or spending time on relationship and life-story material as needed.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and let someone join from a quieter location without commuting. Licensed professionals can use video or phone in ways that help work around schedules and reduce travel, while still focusing on practical steps and emotional processing.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Lisa help with?
Lisa works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, parenting concerns, relationship strain, career worries, and coping with life changes. She also addresses trauma and abuse and related issues listed in her specialties.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is practical and supportive. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centered techniques to set goals and try concrete steps between sessions.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has 19 years of clinical experience in geriatric mental health, hospice, inpatient psychiatry, and work with domestic violence survivors and alleged offenders, plus forensic child interviewing experience.
Which credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with Arkansas and Idaho LCSW credentials and she practices in Arkansas.
Are sessions offered in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Lisa?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.