Lisa Spore
Compassionate, skilled counselor focused on growth
LPC Missouri
- Experience
- 12 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Family, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Lisa
Lisa Spore, LPC, brings over a decade of counseling experience in Missouri to help people address a wide range of life challenges.
Background and approach
She works with concerns such as trauma and abuse, stress and anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family problems, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and identity-related matters including LGBT and gender dysphoria. Additional focus areas include chronic illness and pain, abandonment, codependency, communication problems, and compassion fatigue.
Her style emphasizes collaboration and tailoring therapy to each person’s needs rather than a one-size-fits-all method. Lisa draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, and she integrates client-centered and attachment-based ideas to strengthen the therapeutic relationship and explore interpersonal dynamics.
She is also trained in EMDR and uses trauma-informed tools and solution-focused techniques when appropriate. Clients can expect a practitioner who values ongoing professional development and combines clinical skill with attention to mind-body balance.
Lisa frames therapy as a cooperative process of understanding past influences, addressing current difficulties, and building practical strategies to support longer-term growth and resilience.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Lisa uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice and change patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to distress; this approach is practical for anxiety, depression, and many daily life challenges. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to explore how early and adult relationships shape emotional responses and connection, which can be helpful for intimacy issues, relationship concerns, and family of origin patterns. EMDR offers a trauma-focused set of techniques for processing distressing memories and reducing their emotional intensity, and it can be integrated when past events continue to affect current functioning.Deciding which approach fits best is part of the work itself. The therapist collaborates with each person to review goals, preferences, and responses to initial sessions, adjusting methods over time so treatment aligns with the client’s needs. This cooperative process helps identify whether CBT, attachment-focused work, EMDR, or blended strategies will be most useful.
Online therapy with Lisa is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to access care from Missouri or other locations, support continuity across life changes, and allow practical options for follow-up, coaching, and skills practice between sessions.
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Experience
12+ years
Licensed
Missouri
Languages
English