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Lisa Butler

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Lisa Butler, LCSW

North Carolina

LCSW - Anger and Relationship Concerns

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Key details

  • CredentialsLCSW
  • LicenseLCSW, North Carolina / C012197
  • NPI1235809989
  • Experience11 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationNorth Carolina

About

  • Anger management skills
  • Attachment work
  • CBT and DBT tools

About Lisa

Lisa Butler is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in North Carolina with 11 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, grief, and relationship strain. Lisa also supports those coping with depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and career or parenting pressures.

Her work draws on attachment-based ideas and client-centered principles. Sessions focus on clearing communication barriers, identifying patterns that fuel anger or resentment, and building better coping skills. She uses practical tools rather than abstract theory so people can try changes between meetings.

Lisa incorporates cognitive behavioral techniques and dialectical behavior strategies when helpful. That can mean identifying unhelpful thoughts, practicing emotion regulation skills, and testing small behavior changes. She also uses emotionally-focused approaches to address hurt in close relationships.

People come to her for help with addictions, family stress, sleep and eating problems, chronic illness, and trauma or abuse recovery. She pays attention to attachment wounds, abandonment concerns, and issues that arise in blended families or during divorce and separation.

Conversations are straightforward and goal oriented. Lisa asks about recent patterns and what the person wants to change. Together they set simple, practical steps to reduce reactivity, improve communication, and manage the daily stresses that often feed anger.

How sessions work

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns affect current reactions. It helps people understand why anger or mistrust shows up in intimate moments and how to change those interaction cycles.

Client-centered therapy focuses on clear listening and working at the client’s pace. It helps someone feel heard and then identify practical steps they want to take to manage anger or rebuild trust.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. In online sessions this often means spotting automatic thoughts that escalate anger, testing alternative responses, and practicing small behavioral experiments between meetings.

Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose which methods to try based on current problems, goals, and what feels workable in daily life. That decision can shift as progress is made.

Confirm the exact session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. others appreciate not needing to be on camera for every meeting if that helps them engage more consistently.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsFamily conflictsAnger managementSelf esteem

Also works with

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

11+ years

Listed in

North Carolina

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address related to anger?

She works with stress, anger, addictions, relationship conflict, trauma, and related issues such as resentment and control problems.

What is her therapeutic style for anger?

Her style blends client-centered listening with practical techniques from CBT, DBT, and emotionally-focused work to reduce reactivity and improve communication.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 11 years of experience as a clinician working with issues including anxiety, depression, addiction, and trauma.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in North Carolina.

Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

Which session formats does she offer?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking.

How are costs handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What do I do to start a first session?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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