Lisa Spore , LPC

Lisa Spore is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri with 12 years of experience helping individuals and families navigate trauma, relationship challenges, mood concerns, and a wide range of life transitions. She blends clinical training and ongoing professional development to offer practical, evidence-informed care that is tailored to each person’s needs. Lisa is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and incorporates Brainspotting and Somatic Experiencing alongside cognitive behavioral, solution-focused brief, and client-centered methods to address emotional pain and promote resilience.

She emphasizes the therapeutic relationship as the foundation for change, working collaboratively to identify patterns that contribute to distress and to build strategies for healthier functioning. Lisa pays attention to how past experiences, attachment histories, and present stressors interact, and she supports clients in strengthening mind-body balance as part of recovery and growth. Her areas of focus include family dynamics, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, addictions, grief, parenting, intimacy, and many related concerns.

Lisa accepts new clients, including international clients, and offers sessions by video, phone, live chat, or in-app messaging. She aims to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where practical skills and deeper emotional work can come together to help people move forward.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Lisa Spore draws on several well-established approaches to support clients in an online setting. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape emotional patterns and helps clients develop safer, more secure ways of relating - it can be especially helpful for relationship, abandonment, and family-of-origin concerns. Client-Centered Therapy centers the client’s experience, offering empathic listening and collaboration so individuals can explore values, identity, and personal goals at their own pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, making it useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Lisa works collaboratively with each person to determine which combination of methods best fits their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress unfolds. This collaborative stance helps clients stay engaged and choose strategies that feel most useful to them.

Online therapy with Lisa is offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These options allow sessions to fit around work, family, and caregiving responsibilities and make it easier for people living outside the local area or facing mobility challenges to receive consistent support from a licensed professional.