Lisa Waltrip, LPC

Lisa Waltrip is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri with six years of experience across community and clinical roles. She has worked as an Integrated Health Specialist helping clients set and reach personal goals, supported members as a Clubhouse Unit Leader helping them develop life skills for returning to work or pursuing education, and served as a clinician providing direct therapeutic care to children and adults. Her clinical work emphasizes play therapy techniques and trauma-focused approaches to help clients process difficult experiences and build resilience.

She has completed coursework and trainings in play therapy, Zero Suicide, Trauma Informed Care, and Grief Counseling, and has experience working with people of varied ages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, races, cultures, spiritual beliefs, educational levels, sexual orientations, and with individuals who have cognitive impairments or mental health diagnoses. Her practice centers on a client-driven, strength-based model that is solution-focused and attentive to family dynamics, existing supports, and unresolved past trauma.

Lisa aims to guide clients of all ages toward healing and greater emotional balance so they can move forward and experience a fuller life. Her sea turtle logo reflects values of longevity, grounding, and emotional strength. She typically works Monday through Friday from 7:00 to 17:00 and asks that clients allow 24 hours for a response; messages sent Friday afternoon through Monday morning will be returned the following workday.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values, accept difficult feelings, and take meaningful actions that align with what matters most. It is often used for stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on empathy, active listening, and creating a supportive space where clients lead the pace and direction of work; this approach is useful for building self-esteem and exploring relationship or identity concerns. Trauma-Focused Therapy targets the effects of traumatic events through structured interventions that help reduce symptoms and support processing of painful memories.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Lisa works collaboratively with each person to determine what fits best based on needs, goals, and preferences. The therapist and client explore options together and adjust the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility by allowing sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to schedule care around work, family, and other commitments, increase access for those who live far from in-person services, and support consistent engagement in therapy over time.