Lisa Shifflett, LPC

Lisa Shifflett is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Tennessee with 14 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who feel stuck by listening carefully and working alongside them to find practical steps forward. Her approach centers on respect, sensitivity, and steady support during change.

Clients come for many reasons, including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and issues that affect relationships and self-worth. She also addresses concerns like grief, addiction, sleep and eating struggles, ADHD, and the strain that caregiving or career changes can bring. Lisa pays attention to patterns such as codependency, commitment and control issues, attachment and blended family challenges, and adoption or foster care questions.

Therapy sessions are tailored to the individual rather than following a one-size-fits-all script. Lisa uses a mix of client-centered methods and practical tools to help people test new behaviors and notice what works. She often draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused ideas to set clear, manageable goals.

When trauma is part of the story, she integrates trauma-focused approaches while keeping the pace suited to each person. Motivational interviewing is another tool she uses to strengthen motivation for change and to explore ambivalence in a nonjudgmental way.

Lisa aims to empower people as they take steps toward a fuller life. She emphasizes short-term, actionable changes alongside deeper personal work. Prospective clients in Tennessee who speak English can use the Start Therapy flow to match and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

How online approaches and methods work together

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience without judgment. It helps people feel heard and shapes the work around their priorities and pace.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses simple, practical exercises to test new behaviors and reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood.

Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative way to talk about change. It helps someone weigh pros and cons, strengthen motivation, and move toward goals when they feel unsure.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. That choice is revisited as progress is made and priorities shift.

If you are considering online sessions, check the current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people use approaches like CBT or motivational interviewing from their daily routine while still focusing on steady progress.