Lisa Haughey, LPC

Lisa Haughey is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with more than three decades of experience. She offers a warm, interactive style and focuses on helping people get practical tools for everyday problems. Lisa speaks directly and respectfully, and she encourages clients to take an active role in change.

She has worked in addiction and mental health settings and with life coaching issues. Over 34 years she has seen many concerns, including depression, anxiety, addiction, relationship strain, parenting questions, career decisions, grief, and intimacy-related issues. She also has experience with clients who are LGBTQ and with people navigating reentry after involvement with the criminal justice system.

Her approach mixes practical, evidence-informed methods with a client-centered stance. She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to address patterns of thinking and behavior. Mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy concepts are used to help people live in line with their values. Motivational interviewing helps with substance use and difficult changes.

Lisa aims to treat people without labels and with sensitivity to their spiritual or faith paths. She is direct when needed and focuses on helping clients learn skills they can use outside sessions. The work is collaborative and paced to each person's needs.

Getting help can feel hard, and she acknowledges the courage it takes to reach out. Lisa looks forward to partnering with people who want to make steady, real changes in their lives.

How these approaches can translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values, which can reduce the power of worry and avoidance. In online sessions this approach supports working through real-life choices and building a values-driven plan. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical techniques to change patterns. CBT exercises, thought records, and behavioral experiments can all be done through discussion and between-session tasks. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and helping people feel heard so they can find their own solutions; this creates a collaborative space even when meeting remotely.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That collaboration means trying things, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan over time.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow focused check-ins during short breaks. Some people prefer sessions that emphasize conversation and homework, while others choose a simpler check-in style. The therapist will help tailor the session rhythm and tasks to each person's needs and daily life.