Lisa Spears, LPC

Lisa Spears is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Georgia with 18 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, depression, grief, and life transitions. Her approach is warm and practical, aimed at helping clients take small, useful steps forward.

She meets each person where they are and builds a trusting working relationship. Lisa uses cognitive behavioral techniques alongside client-centered listening and mindfulness to help people understand thoughts, feelings, and actions. Sessions focus on clear goals and real-world tools that people can use between meetings.

When relationships are strained she draws on the Gottman Method to help partners communicate and resolve recurring conflicts. For issues tied to personal stories, she uses narrative ideas to help people rewrite how they see themselves. These methods are mixed to suit what a person needs, not applied by rule.

Lisa has worked with many situations related to adoption and foster care, blended family issues, fertility and divorce, and caregiving at the end of life. She also supports people coping with addiction, bipolar mood challenges, ADHD, body image, and career stress. Practical coping skills and steady support are central to her work.

Sessions are conversational but focused. Lisa aims to make change feel manageable by breaking problems into steps. She encourages people to try small actions, notice what helps, and adjust as they go.

Online approaches that focus on thinking, stories, and connection

Lisa draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. CBT-style work breaks problems into small parts and teaches practical skills for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and stress.

She also uses client-centered methods that prioritize listening and building a strong therapeutic relationship. This approach helps people feel heard and guides the therapist and client to set goals together. When relationship struggles appear, elements of the Gottman Method help clarify interaction patterns and teach communication skills useful for resolving conflict.

Deciding which approach to use is collaborative. The therapist will review a person's goals, preferences, and the difficulties they're facing before recommending techniques. That process may blend several approaches and change as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video lets people work face to face, phone works well when less bandwidth is available, and chat or messaging can be useful for brief check-ins or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work breaks, caregiving routines, or busy days and still move toward meaningful change.