Lisa Early , LPC, LCMHC

Lisa Early is a licensed therapist practicing in South Carolina and North Carolina with 12 years of clinical experience. She holds LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, and LCMHC, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor - credentials that indicate graduate-level training and state licensure to provide mental health care. Lisa applies practical, evidence-informed strategies to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, and challenges such as low self-esteem and grief.

Her work integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with a strengths-focused, coaching mindset that treats each person as the expert of their own story. That approach emphasizes developing coping skills, clarifying values and life purpose, and improving communication patterns while attending to the emotional impact of loss, abandonment, or trauma. Lisa also brings experience with multicultural concerns, veteran and armed forces issues, LGBT matters, social anxiety, and women’s issues.

Clients can expect collaborative care that balances skill-building with compassionate support. Lisa aims to meet people where they are, helping them take manageable steps toward greater resilience and clearer direction in life. Beginning therapy is framed as a courageous first move, and her practice focuses on creating respectful, goal-oriented work that aligns with each person’s preferences and strengths.

CBT and strengths focused care through online sessions

Lisa uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and to develop concrete strategies for reducing anxiety, managing mood, and improving daily functioning. CBT is well suited to stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship patterns where practical skill-building is helpful.

She also brings a coaching-minded, strengths-based perspective that helps people clarify values, set attainable goals, and build on existing resources. This collaborative stance supports work on life purpose, self-esteem, communication, and coping with change.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Lisa works together with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds and priorities shift.

Online therapy offers flexibility to meet at convenient times and in familiar settings, using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care during busy periods, travel, or when in-person visits are not feasible, while enabling consistent access to licensed professionals and therapists who support a client-centered path forward.