Lisa Tolliver, LPCC

Lisa Tolliver is a Kentucky-based licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) with 25 years of clinical experience helping people navigate a wide range of psychological challenges. She works with anxiety, panic attacks, depression, PTSD, bipolar disorder, ADHD, grief, and stress, and she brings particular expertise in areas such as intimacy-related concerns, compassion fatigue, career transitions, and process addictions.

Lisa has developed a strong focus on supporting neurodivergent individuals, including people diagnosed with autism or Asperger syndrome and those who are exploring where they fit on the spectrum. She also frequently works with global workers and third culture kids - people who have lived long-term outside their country of birth and who may feel unrooted or face cultural conflicts.

Her practice includes care for people living with chronic or invisible illnesses, including functional neurological disorder and food allergies, helping clients manage the emotional complexity of appearing fine on the outside while struggling internally. Lisa is also passionate about serving first responders and related professions - police officers, firefighters, military personnel, and emergency department staff - drawing on personal familiarity with military life to inform her work.

In therapy she integrates methods suited to each person, aiming to clarify life purpose, address family of origin and avoidant personality concerns, and support people through midlife transitions. She provides care in English and accepts clients both in Kentucky and internationally.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Lisa uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) to help people identify and reshape emotional patterns that affect relationships and personal well-being. EFT is practical for those struggling with attachment, intimacy-related issues, and strong emotional reactions. She also draws on Narrative Therapy to help clients explore the stories they tell about their lives, separate themselves from problem-saturated identities, and re-author more empowering perspectives - an approach that can be helpful for grief, career transitions, and life purpose work. Additionally, Lisa incorporates Existential Therapy to address questions of meaning, freedom, and responsibility, supporting clients facing midlife shifts, life purpose concerns, or the sense of not fitting in.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Lisa collaborates with each person to determine which methods fit best based on their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts techniques over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy with Lisa offers flexible access through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, accommodate clients who live abroad or away from specialist care, and maintain continuity of support during life transitions. Licensed professionals like Lisa aim to make treatment accessible and responsive to each client’s circumstances.