About Lena
Lena Longmire Lyons is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with 15 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, and addiction. Lena aims to meet people where they are and build from their existing strengths.
She sees the moment someone reaches out as a brave first step toward change. Lena listens carefully and works with each person to set clear, practical goals. Sessions are straightforward and goal-minded, with an emphasis on what helps in day-to-day life.
How Lena works
Her approach blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques and emotion-focused ideas. That means Lena follows the person's lead while also offering tools to shift unhelpful thoughts and improve emotional connection. She uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing to help people find focus and keep moving forward.
Lena has worked across a range of concerns including grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family stress, parenting pressures, career strain, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, caregiver stress, substance-related issues, body image, and the impacts of disaster or first responder work. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Lena describes therapy as a collaborative process and helps people choose strategies that fit their goals and daily life.
Lena lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Lena works with
The areas below are the ones Lena selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
How Lena's Approaches Translate to Online Care
Lena uses client-centered therapy to follow each person's priorities and build on their strengths. This approach focuses on listening, reflecting, and shaping sessions around what matters most to the individual.She also integrates cognitive behavioral therapy to teach practical skills for changing unhelpful thought patterns and behavior. CBT techniques can help with anxiety, depression, and coping during major life changes by giving clear, actionable steps.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Lena will discuss options and try strategies that match a person's goals, needs, and preferences. The plan is adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy with Lena is available by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions are an option when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can suit brief updates, ongoing support between sessions, or people who prefer writing to talking.
These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules while keeping the focus on practical skills and steady progress.
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A practical next step
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