Lisa Smith, LCSW

Lisa Smith is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Missouri with 30 years of experience. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, grief, anger, depression, compassion fatigue, and addictions. She also addresses relationship and family concerns, career stress, mood disorders, and coping with life changes.

Clients meet a therapist who focuses on clear, practical steps rather than jargon. Sessions involve talking through problems, learning skills to manage intense feelings, and practicing new behaviors between meetings. She uses approaches that aim to change unhelpful patterns and increase flexibility in how people respond to distress.

Her work draws on methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy alongside motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies. That mix is applied to issues like panic attacks, obsessive thoughts, grief, and the effects of trauma and abuse. The emphasis is on concrete tools people can use outside the session.

Lisa has spent much of her career supporting people facing isolation, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and complex mood presentations including bipolar disorder and disruptive mood dysregulation. She also assists with reactions to disasters, domestic violence, and co-occurring challenges when more than one problem is present.

Her style leans toward straightforward conversations and skill-building. People who prefer clear guidance on managing anger, reducing reactivity, or improving everyday coping often find this approach useful. To begin, follow the site steps to match and schedule a first session.

Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions