Lisa Draper, LPC

Lisa Draper is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan. She brings a direct, practical style and an understanding of stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, depression, and life changes. Lisa frames therapy as a partnership and aims to help people feel less stuck and more able to move forward.

She draws on experience from military service, emergency response, and corrections work. That background informs how she listens to people who have faced intense or ongoing stress. Sessions focus on what a person needs now and on small steps that build toward clearer choices and greater stability.

Lisa uses approaches that emphasize values, present-moment awareness, and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also works with methods that process traumatic memories when those memories interfere with daily life. Her style is straightforward and compassionate, with attention to practical strategies for coping and problem solving.

Many clients bring issues like chronic pain or illness, caregiver strain, sleep problems, grief, relationship concerns, or challenges after disaster or military service. Lisa aims to help individuals manage symptoms, improve communication, and regain day-to-day functioning.

She has seven years of counseling experience and holds LPC credentials in Michigan. People interested in starting can expect a clear, step-by-step intake and a focus on achievable goals.

How certain approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying personal values and taking small, value-driven steps. Online sessions can help people notice unhelpful thoughts, choose actions that matter, and practice new habits between meetings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going. In remote sessions a therapist and client can track thoughts, try behavioral experiments, and work on practical skill building together. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is used to process traumatic memories that remain distressing; elements of this approach can be discussed and practiced in teletherapy when appropriate.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about symptoms, goals, and preferences. That conversation guides whether ACT, CBT, EMDR, mindfulness exercises, or a mix of methods will be used. The plan is made together and adjusted as needs change.

Many people find online therapy helps fit sessions into busy lives. It can reduce travel time, make scheduling around work easier, and allow check-ins during stressful weeks. Because the therapist's listed session formats were not specified, confirm which online or in-person options are currently offered before booking. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and pacing to remote formats so therapy stays practical and goal-oriented.