Lisa Wing , LCPC

Lisa Wing is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Maine. She brings more than 20 years of experience in the mental health field and has been a licensed clinician for nine years, combining long-term service in diverse roles with formal clinical licensure.

She has worked with young adults, adults, veterans, and people in the LGBTQ community. Her professional training includes Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, work with PTSD, Reality Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. This breadth of training informs a flexible, skills-oriented practice.

Her clinical style blends cognitive-behavioral techniques, EMDR, and solution-focused methods to emphasize practical strategies that fit a client’s current circumstances. She collaborates with clients to create individualized treatment plans, honoring the client as the primary expert on their own life and goals.

Clients benefit from her use of humor and a down-to-earth, no-nonsense approach. She prioritizes meeting people where they are and treating each person with compassion and respect while supporting and empowering them as they move toward their chosen therapeutic goals.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and patterns and testing them through practical exercises. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, stress, and everyday coping challenges and helps clients build skills for changing thought-behavior cycles.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an approach that helps people process distressing or traumatic memories by combining focused recall with guided bilateral stimulation. It is often selected for post-traumatic stress and other trauma-related concerns.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the client’s perspective, with the therapist offering empathy, acceptance, and support while clients set the pace and goals of treatment. This approach supports personal insight and self-directed growth.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work. Licensed professionals, including this therapist, collaborate with clients to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy options - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - extend flexibility and accessibility. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity when travel or mobility is a factor, and access therapy from different locations, while still working closely with a licensed therapist to address clinical concerns.