Lisa May , LPC

Lisa May is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Tennessee. She brings 18 years of counseling experience and a long history in social work to sessions. Lisa is down-to-earth and practical in her approach, and she focuses on issues like stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and addictions.

Clients can expect straightforward talk and a steady presence in sessions. Lisa listens first and then helps people find steps that fit their life. She works with relationship concerns, parenting strain, anger, bipolar management, and coping with big life changes.

Her work also reaches a wide range of specific concerns, including abandonment, adoption and foster care matters, blended family issues, caregiver stress, cancer-related strain, communication problems, and recovery from domestic violence or substance use. She aims to help people build stronger boundaries and healthier patterns.

Lisa uses a mix of methods to match each person. She draws on client-centered practices to follow the person's lead, cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, Jungian ideas to look at deeper personal themes, mindfulness to reduce reactivity, and solution-focused tools to set small achievable goals.

She began in social work in 1996 and moved into counseling in 2002. Over the years she ran a private practice in Kentucky before relocating to Tennessee. The result is practical experience across many life stages and challenges, brought together with a warm, respectful style.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Lisa uses client-centered work to follow each person's priorities and pace, which means online sessions begin with listening and checking in about what matters most. Client-centered therapy helps people feel heard and shapes the plan around their goals.

She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioral changes. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and managing stress through concrete exercises and short homework tasks between sessions.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist and client will try different methods when needed and agree on what feels most useful based on the client's needs and preferences. This collaborative way keeps sessions practical and focused on real-life improvements.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people use face-to-face conversation when depth is needed. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat or text-based messaging can suit quick updates, mood tracking, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and travel while keeping treatment consistent.