Maggie Lemley , LPC, LPCC

Maggie Lemley offers a calm, nonjudgmental space where individuals, couples, and families can explore options and work toward meaningful change. She focuses on helping people gain awareness, develop insight, and process emotions so growth is lasting rather than momentary. Her aim is to reduce emotional suffering effectively and efficiently while supporting clients as they build skills for everyday life.

She is licensed to practice as a professional counselor in Tennessee and Kentucky and holds the credentials LPC and LPCC - Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. Each year she pursues continuing education through trainings and conferences to ensure her work reflects current, evidence-based methods.

With 15 years of experience in the mental health field, Maggie has worked with individuals, families, and couples across diverse settings. Her background includes 11 years serving people with severe and persistent mental illness and roles such as psychiatric case manager, program assistant for an intensive outpatient team, therapist, and assessment clinician. During graduate training she provided therapy at Davidson County's Correctional Development Center for female inmates. In the past five years she has also provided therapy for military service members and their families.

Maggie has completed professional trainings in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy and has attended workshops on couples communication, alternative lifestyles, and military culture. She welcomes inquiries from prospective clients who are interested in a thoughtful, skills-based approach to change.

Evidence-Based Approaches for Online Care

Maggie frequently uses Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which combines practical coping skills with structured work on trauma-related thoughts and memories. This approach helps clients who are processing traumatic experiences reduce distressing symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy, a skills-based method that teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness - useful for managing intense emotions and improving relationships.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Maggie works with each person to assess needs, set goals, and choose techniques that fit their preferences and life circumstances, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.

Online sessions - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make therapy more flexible and accessible for people with busy schedules, limited local options, or mobility constraints. These options allow clients to engage in consistent care from home or other convenient locations while maintaining a steady therapeutic relationship with a licensed professional.