Lisa Tolliver, LPCC

Lisa Tolliver is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) with 25 years of clinical work. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety and supports clients coping with grief, depression, and challenges related to identity and intimacy. Her approach is steady and direct, aimed at practical change rather than quick fixes.

She often works with people who feel out of step with their surroundings, including those exploring autism or Asperger syndrome and others who identify as neurodivergent. She also has experience with process addictions and people wondering about life purpose or facing midlife transitions. Many clients come to her with work-related strain, compassion fatigue, or the ripple effects of a difficult family of origin.

Her clinical style draws on emotionally-focused, existential, narrative, and psychodynamic work. That means sessions can include looking at emotional patterns, telling and reworking personal stories, and examining how past relationships shape current reactions. Conversations aim to name what matters and try new ways of responding.

Lisa has longstanding experience with first responder and veteran issues, and she understands the stresses of police, fire, and military life. She also has worked with people managing chronic or invisible illness and the specific social and emotional strains that brings.

Clients can expect a collaborative process that matches practical tools to deeper reflection. Lisa practices in Kentucky and conducts sessions in English. She accepts international clients and brings a long history of supporting people through complex life challenges.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Lisa uses emotionally-focused therapy to help people identify and work with core emotions that drive anxiety and relationship patterns. That approach focuses on emotional experience and creating different ways to respond when strong feelings arise.

She also draws on narrative therapy, which helps people rewrite the stories they tell about themselves. Narrative work can be useful for grief, identity concerns, life-purpose questions, and the experience of not fitting in. Psychodynamic ideas appear in sessions as well, helping clients see how earlier relationships influence current reactions and choices.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Lisa collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their concerns, goals, and preferences. She adjusts methods over time as needs change and as practical goals emerge.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the specific session formats before booking since the listing does not state them. Many people find remote work makes it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, to keep shorter weekly check-ins, or to connect across time zones if living abroad. Talk with the therapist about scheduling and how to shape sessions so they work with everyday routines and goals.