Lisa May, LPC

Tennessee · 18 years in practice

Lisa May is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, addictions, relationship strain, and big life changes.

License and registration

LPC, Tennessee: 3615 · expires June 2027
NPI: 1386986727 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 18
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Lisa

Lisa May is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, addictions, relationship strain, and big life changes. She speaks plainly and aims to make the first steps feel manageable for someone worried about reaching out. She brings 18 years of counseling experience to her work and earlier spent time in social work.

That background guides a practical approach to everyday problems. Sessions focus on clear goals and small steps you can try between meetings.

Background and approach

Her style blends Jungian therapy ideas with client-centered care and cognitive behavioral tools. Lisa uses mindfulness and solution-focused methods when they fit the situation. She explains techniques simply and offers concrete exercises people can use right away.

Lisa has helped people with a wide range of concerns including family and parenting stress, codependency, addiction, divorce, caregiving strain, and coping after loss or trauma. She pays attention to patterns that repeat across relationships and life stages and helps people spot alternatives. Clients can expect a grounded, down-to-earth clinician who values honest conversation and steady progress.

She aims to partner with each person to set achievable goals and track change over time.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Lisa lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Self esteem
Depression
Addictions
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Parenting issues
Anger management
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Aging and geriatric issues
Blended family issues
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Emptiness
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hoarding
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Phobias
Post-traumatic stress
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Approaches Lisa names

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Online support

Applying therapeutic methods online

Jungian therapy looks at personal symbols, dreams, and life patterns to help people understand deeper sources of difficulty and meaning. In online sessions this can involve guided reflection, exploring recurring images, and noticing themes that show up in daily life.

Client-centered therapy emphasizes a warm, nonjudgmental relationship and listening that helps people find their own answers. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on practical changes in thinking and behavior to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood and usually includes small exercises between sessions.

Choosing the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with each person to identify priorities, try methods, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. That means the approach can shift over time as needs and goals change.

Online sessions offer flexibility and make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and work well for check-ins. Live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or when typing feels easier than talking. These options let people use different formats as needs change.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Lisa help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem struggles, depression, addictions, relationship and family challenges, parenting stress, anger, bipolar concerns, and coping with life changes.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Lisa blends Jungian therapy with client-centered listening and practical CBT and solution-focused techniques. She uses mindfulness exercises and goal-oriented steps to help people move forward.

How much experience does she have?

She has 18 years of counseling experience and earlier work in social work starting in 1996, which informs her practical, steady approach.

Where is she licensed and based?

She holds a Tennessee Licensed Professional Counselor credential listed as LPC and practices from Tennessee.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Are international clients accepted?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are offered?

Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How do payments and starting therapy work?

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