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Lisa Kennedy

Therapist · Arkansas

Lisa Kennedy, LCSW

Compassionate, practical therapy for life challenges

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  • Behavioral focus
  • Mindfulness tools
  • Practical coping

About Lisa

Lisa Kennedy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 19 years of experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, or major life changes. Her approach is down-to-earth and focused on practical steps people can use right away.

Lisa often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. She also draws on client-centered and mindfulness approaches to help people notice patterns and find small changes that make a difference. Her style is collaborative and straightforward, aimed at making therapy useful in day-to-day life.

Her background includes work in geropsychology, hospice care, and inpatient psychiatric settings. She has experience with domestic violence survivors and alleged offenders, and she has done forensic child interviewing. That range of settings informs how she responds to complex, overlapping challenges like mood and personality concerns.

In private practice she focuses on concerns such as parenting, caregiver stress, aging and geriatric issues, cancer-related stress, codependency, communication problems, divorce and separation, and coping with chronic illness. She describes herself as a behavioral therapist who blends solution-focused work and strength-based ideas into sessions.

Lisa works from Arkansas and provides services in English. She uses a subscription model for sessions that can be canceled at any time, and scheduling begins by completing a short matching questionnaire and booking through the Start Therapy button.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseAnger management

Also works with

GriefParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

19+ years

Credentials

Arkansas, North Dakota, Nevada, Massachusetts, Idaho

Languages

English

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and helping people set their own goals. In this approach the therapist follows the client's lead and reflects what matters most to the person. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) examines how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness Therapy helps people notice moment-to-moment experience and build calm, which can reduce reactivity and improve coping.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about problems, goals, and what feels most useful. Together they can try different techniques and adjust the plan as needs change.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find that remote sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and remove travel time. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT worksheets, mindfulness exercises, and client-centered discussions to a distance setting, which helps keep progress moving even when life is busy.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Lisa address?

Lisa works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and parenting challenges, and coping with life changes including illness and caregiving strain.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her approach is practical and collaborative, using behavioral methods, mindfulness, and solution-focused steps to build coping skills and small, achievable changes.

What is her professional background?

She has 19 years of experience across geropsychology, hospice, inpatient psychiatry, and work with domestic violence cases and forensic child interviewing.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Arkansas and Idaho, and is based in Arkansas.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking.

How does payment and cost work?

Session cost varies with location and therapist availability; services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started working with her?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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