- Person-centered care
- Anxiety and trauma
- LGBTQ+ affirming
About Lisa
Lisa Montgomery is a licensed professional clinical counselor who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, and major life changes. She works with LGBTQ+ clients, young adults, and others facing relationship or identity concerns. Her approach is warm and direct, aimed at helping people feel understood and make practical changes.
She uses a person-centered style that begins with listening closely to each person's priorities. Sessions often focus on building coping skills for panic or anxiety, unpacking past trauma, and improving communication in relationships. Lisa also supports people dealing with body image, eating concerns, addiction, grief, and compassion fatigue.
Her work combines practical strategies with attention to emotions. She draws on cognitive behavioral tools to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. Emotion-focused methods help people identify and shift patterns in close relationships.
Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are woven in when useful to build self-awareness and strengthen motivation for change. Lisa pays close attention to identity issues and the particular stresses LGBTQ+ people often face.
With 16 years of experience, she aims to make therapy feel useful from the start. Sessions emphasize skills you can use between meetings, clearer communication, and gradual progress toward your goals. If you are coping after a disaster, or managing parenting stress, she can help you sort priorities and plan practical steps forward.
How therapy approaches translate to online work
The person-centered approach centers on listening and responding to what matters most to the client. It involves empathic reflection and collaborative goal-setting to help people feel heard and make changes in their daily life.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes. It is useful for anxiety, panic, depression, and patterns that keep people stuck.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and change interaction patterns in close relationships. It can be helpful for improving communication, intimacy-related issues, and repairing attachment ruptures.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will work with each person to choose and adjust methods based on goals, needs, and personal preferences. This is a collaborative process that may combine approaches over time.
Confirm the specific online session options before booking, as formats are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten travel time, and allow check-ins during a break or between other responsibilities. These practical benefits can help therapy feel more manageable while you focus on coping skills, emotional processing, and day-to-day change.
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Experience
16+ years
Credentials
Kentucky
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Lisa help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and body image concerns, addiction, grief, parenting strain, and coping with life changes including coping with natural or human-caused disaster.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centered and empathetic, mixing practical skill-building with attention to emotions and relationships.
What is her background and experience?
She has 16 years of clinical experience working with adults on anxiety, trauma, identity, and relationship challenges.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She holds the LPCC credential and practices in Kentucky.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and 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 based on the therapist's availability.