Lisa Smith

Lisa Smith is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions. She also supports those coping with trauma, mood disorders, addictions, and challenges related to intellectual disability.

Her approach is warm and straightforward. She aims to create a calm, non-judgmental space where people can talk through what matters most. Sessions focus on practical steps you can use between meetings to manage symptoms and handle day-to-day demands.

Over her career she has worked with a wide range of concerns, including compassion fatigue, panic and obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and the effects of disasters or domestic violence. She uses therapies that teach skills for emotion regulation, problem solving, and values-driven action.

Lisa combines structured methods with a collaborative style. She listens for what’s getting in the way, then helps shape goals and simple plans to move forward. Many people come for relief from overwhelming feelings and leave with clearer routines and tools to steady their mood.

Her background includes long clinical experience in Missouri and a focus on helping people regain balance and purpose. If you want straightforward care that emphasizes skill building and real-life change, she offers an approach that balances compassion with practical techniques.

How these approaches shape online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice what matters to them and take steps that match those values. It often involves learning to accept uncomfortable feelings while taking small actions that reflect personal goals, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. Sessions teach clear tools to challenge unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors, which can reduce panic, obsessive thoughts, and low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and daily life. That choice can change over time as progress is made and priorities shift.

If you plan to meet online, confirm the session options when you schedule since specific formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter or more focused check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and CBT to remote sessions so the same skills practice and planning happen even when you are not in the same room.