About Lisa
Lisa Kelbaugh is a licensed clinical mental health counselor in North Carolina. She brings 14 years of experience to sessions and focuses on practical support for people feeling overwhelmed. She speaks plainly and aims to make starting therapy feel manageable.
She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, or trouble sleeping. She also supports those coping with trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, and the ups and downs of parenting.
How Lisa works
Work often addresses self-esteem, motivation, life changes, career questions, and relationship or family concerns. Her style is warm and client-centered. She creates an open space where people can talk through thoughts and feelings without judgment.
Sessions focus on what matters most to the person and on small, doable steps forward. Lisa incorporates different approaches to match the problem at hand, including attachment-focused work, cognitive techniques, and mindfulness. She uses straightforward tools for managing strong emotions, improving communication, and building better daily routines.
Practical matters are part of the plan. She can help with coping skills for anger, grief, chronic health challenges, and impulsivity. She also supports people navigating adoption and foster care concerns, caregiver stress, aging issues, and finding purpose after major life changes.
Lisa lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Lisa works with
The areas below are the ones Lisa selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 14 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and how online therapy fits
Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand repeating dynamics in close relationships and build more supported ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep troubles, and managing strong emotions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to your concerns and preferences and then suggest methods that fit your goals. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as progress is tracked.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversations and working through exercises together. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a quieter audio check-in works better. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter check-ins and ongoing contact between longer sessions. These options help people fit therapy around work, caregiving, and other obligations while using therapeutic approaches to meet real-life needs.
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