Lisa Kennedy

Lisa Kennedy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings 19 years of experience to sessions. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, grief, relationship concerns, parenting challenges, and life transitions. Her approach is straightforward and practical, aimed at helping people feel more in control of daily struggles.

She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact, and Client-Centered Therapy, which prioritizes the person's own goals. Mindfulness techniques and Motivational Interviewing are also part of her toolbox to help with emotion regulation and sustained change. Psychodynamic ideas may appear in conversations about patterns and past influences.

Lisa has worked across community settings including geriatric psychology, hospice, and inpatient psychiatric care. She has experience with domestic violence situations and forensic child interviewing. That background informs a careful, experience-based way of talking through safety, boundaries, and next steps.

In session, she focuses on clear goals and practical skills. That can mean identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, building coping strategies for intense feelings like anger, or practicing mindfulness exercises to reduce reactivity. The work is collaborative and paced to fit each person's needs.

Sessions are provided from her private practice in Arkansas. People who prefer English can be seen in that language. To begin, clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

How Lisa’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's goals and experiences and puts the client's voice first; it helps when someone needs a respectful space to sort feelings and priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and is useful for targeting problems like anxiety, anger, and low mood. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple awareness and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve emotion regulation.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to decide which approaches match the client's goals and preferences. That means checking in about what helps, adjusting techniques, and pacing work to fit each person's needs.

The original profile does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, cut travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Some formats are better for skills practice, while others suit longer therapeutic conversations, and the therapist can help match the session structure to the client's daily routine.