Lisa Waltrip , LPC

Lisa Waltrip, LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor), brings six years of experience in the mental health field and a background in community-based and clinical roles in Missouri. She has served as an Integrated Health Specialist, supporting clients in setting and reaching personal goals through therapeutic interventions, and as a Clubhouse Unit Leader where she helped individuals develop life skills for returning to the workforce or pursuing further education. As a clinical therapist, she has worked with children and adults across a broad age range, applying play therapy techniques and trauma-focused approaches to address a variety of concerns.

Lisa has completed extensive trainings, including coursework in play therapy, Zero Suicide, Trauma-Informed Care, and Grief Counseling, and she has experience working with people from diverse socioeconomic, gender, racial, cultural, spiritual, and educational backgrounds, including individuals with cognitive impairment or mental health diagnoses. Her practice emphasizes a client-driven, strength-based approach that considers family dynamics, available supports, and unresolved past trauma within a solution-focused framework.

Her work is anchored by a commitment to helping clients pursue healing and inner peace. The sea turtle logo used at Inner Peace Health Center reflects longevity, grounding, emotional strength, and calm - qualities she hopes to nurture in those she works with. She typically works Monday through Friday from 7:00 to 5:00 and asks that people allow 24 hours for a response; messages sent Friday afternoon through Monday morning will be returned on the following work day.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Lisa Waltrip

Lisa Waltrip practices approaches that prioritize values, presence, and recovery from trauma. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and build small, practical steps toward those values while learning to relate differently to difficult thoughts and feelings - it is often useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, unconditional positive regard, and collaboration, creating a space where clients can explore their experiences and build self-trust - it supports issues like depression, self-esteem, and relationship concerns. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on understanding and processing the impact of traumatic events, using strategies that help reduce the hold of past trauma on daily functioning and emotional responses - it is suited for post-traumatic stress, abuse, and complicated grief.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Lisa works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts techniques over time as clients grow and priorities change.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging allow people to fit therapy into busy schedules, continue care from different locations within the region, and access support in ways that feel most comfortable. These options help make consistent participation more achievable while preserving the collaborative nature of the therapeutic relationship with licensed professionals and therapists.