Lisa Spore, LPC
Compassionate, practical counseling for life challenges
Details
| Name | Lisa Spore |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Missouri |
| Licensed in | Missouri |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 12 |
About Lisa
Lisa Spore is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Missouri who offers help for a wide range of concerns. She works with people facing anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, parenting stress, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, and challenges like ADHD or bipolar symptoms.
She also supports those dealing with career strain, compassion fatigue, chronic illness, and questions about gender and sexual identity. Her approach is practical and person-focused.
Background and approach
Sessions start with listening to what matters to the client and shaping therapy around their goals. She draws from Narrative Therapy, Attachment-Based work, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and client-centered techniques to match the style to the person. EMDR is also part of her toolkit for trauma-related concerns.
Lisa emphasizes the therapeutic relationship as the core of change. She helps people look at how past experiences affect daily behavior and emotions. Together they identify patterns, rebuild a sense of safety in relationships, and create steps for managing stress and impulsivity.
Therapy can include talking, structured skill practice, and sometimes body-focused methods to address physical responses tied to emotion. Sessions aim to be direct and practical so people can try new ways of coping between meetings. She accepts clients in English and offers international sessions when appropriate.
Clients connect through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Initial steps are choosing Start Therapy, completing a brief matching questionnaire, and scheduling a time that fits with her availability.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem among the things Lisa works with, alongside the areas below.
- 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 listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Lisa among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Lisa among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Lisa among the ways she works.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Listed by Lisa among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Lisa among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Lisa among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Lisa among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Lisa directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Lisa directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Lisa uses Narrative Therapy to help people reframe their life stories and separate themselves from painful labels or patterns. This approach can help with identity questions, shame, and feelings of emptiness by focusing on values and preferred ways of living. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to look at how early relationships shape current reactions and trust in others, which can help with intimacy, relationship conflict, and emotional reactivity.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, offers concrete tools for noticing unhelpful thoughts and trying alternative behaviors. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, impulsivity, and everyday stress. Lisa draws on these approaches collaboratively, and will work with each person to choose what feels most useful based on their goals and how they respond in early sessions.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let you use visual cues and practice interpersonal skills in real time. Phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth or being on camera is difficult. Live chat and messaging can be used for brief check-ins, shorter coaching-style support, or when writing helps you process thoughts. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and let a therapist provide consistent guidance regardless of location.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people with anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting stress, grief, ADHD, bipolar symptoms, and related problems like codependency and chronic illness.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She listens first, then tailors methods to a person's goals using narrative, attachment, client-centered, and CBT ideas.
How much experience does she bring?
She has 12 years of experience in the mental health field as a counselor and clinician working with varied concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the LPC credential, listed as MO LPC, and practices from Missouri.
Can I work with her if I live outside the U.S.?
Yes, she accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on her availability.
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