Hope and Healing!

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Trauma leaves us feeling isolation but Hope can be found

Trauma and PTSD

Emotional and psychological trauma stems from deeply distressing events that shatter your sense of safety. These can include direct threats to life, abuse, or any experience that leaves you feeling overwhelmed or alone, disrupting your emotional well-being.

Sadness, loneliness, lack of motivation, isolation from others are signs. But Hope and Healing is available

Anxiety and Depression

Anxiety can feel like overwhelming worry, fear, or dread that disrupts everyday life. You might notice restlessness, a racing heart, or trouble focusing. Depression, on the other hand, brings deep sadness, a loss of joy in things you once loved, and a sense of hopelessness. It can show up as fatigue, changes in appetite, or sleepless nights.

Grief

Coping with loss can feel overwhelming, and while society often expects quick healing, grief has no set timeline. Connecting with a compassionate listener can provide comfort and support. I’m here to help you process your emotions and guide you through your unique grieving journey.

Have substances damaged your life and those around you? Help is available.

Alcohol and Substance Disorder

Supporting individuals in finding motivation to stop using or maintain early sobriety can spark hope. Trauma is often a root cause of substance use, and through EMDR, we can work to process and heal those underlying wounds.

I’ve always had a heart for helping people, but my journey to becoming a therapist took a few twists. I kicked off my career teaching kindergarten and first grade, spending seven years with the sweetest little learners. After that, I took a break to raise my own kids before diving back into grad school. Part of that journey included an internship at a psychiatric hospital, where I worked with folks facing serious mental health and addiction challenges. Seeing them find healing through therapy and medication was incredibly rewarding and set me on my path.

In 2011, just two days after graduating from Lindenwood, I faced a heartbreaking loss—my younger brother, who struggled with mental health and addiction, died by suicide. That moment cemented my passion for helping others find hope and navigate life’s toughest moments.

To me, therapy is all about self-care and building a connection that feels safe and empowering. I love working with people to find real, practical ways to tackle life’s challenges—through open conversations, processing emotions, and embracing change. My approach is all about teamwork, meeting you where you are with respect, compassion, and zero judgment in a warm, supportive space.

Ready to chat? Reach out, and let’s talk about what you need and how we can start this journey together. I’m excited to connect!

Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing

EMDR

EMDR works with the body and the mind to access and process traumatic memories, relieving distress and bringing healing.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

CBT

The focus is on challenging unhelpful and irrational negative thoughts and beliefs, using questioning like ‘what’s the evidence of……?’

Somatic Informed

Somatic IFS

Trauma and difficult emotions don’t just exist as memories—they leave imprints in the body. Persons who experience overwhelming events have a nervous system that encodes these experiences physically, often as tension, pain, or bodily reactions to triggers.

Motivational Interviewing

A collaborative, goal-oriented therapy that helps persons find their inner reasons and willingness for change.

Parts Work Informed

Or Internal Family Systems (IFS). Parts work addresses differences and conflicts in “agendas” between parts that are usually responsible for barriers in emotional healing. There is ‘a part of me that….the other part wants….’

Mindfulness

Teaching practical ‘noticing’. Making a ‘safe place’ and a ‘container’ to facilitate calming after work on memories. Using five senses to ground self.

helped me get over some of my fears and anxieties

I do want to sincerely thank you for your work with me this last year or so. It’s been a great pleasure and you have certainly helped me to get over some of my fears and anxieties that have kept me from growing personally and professionally. ~A

helped me to survive losing my husband

I have seen Counselor Lisa Adams for my Complicated Grief. She has helped me to survive losing my Husband with EMDR Therapy and has given me many coping strategies to Help me to navigate my new life!!! ~P

She is compassionate and easy to talk to

I have been seeing Lisa for about the 8 months and it has impacted my mental and physical well being so positively. Throughout the last decade I have seen different counselors on and off for various reasons. Lisa is the first person I have tried EDMR with and it has been a game changer for my chronic pain. She is compassionate and easy to talk to. Thank you Lisa! ~C

best therapy I have gotten in my 15 years of recovery work

Hands down some of the best therapy I have gotten in my 15 years of recovery work! Lisa is legit! ~R

Her use of EMDR has been incredibly helpful

Lisa is the best therapist I have ever worked with. Her use of EMDR has been incredibly helpful for me. I would highly recommend her! ~A

Lisa Adams Counseling MA LPC

Hope and Healing!

Trauma and PTSD

Anxiety and Depression

Grief

Alcohol and Substance Disorder

Therapy is a form of self-care

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