Lisa Kennedy, LCSW - Therapist in Arkansas

About Lisa

Lisa Kennedy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who focuses on family and parenting concerns among other areas. She brings 19 years of experience and a calm, straightforward style that helps worried parents find practical ways to manage stress and relationship strain. She speaks plainly and aims to make sessions easy to follow for people juggling busy lives.

Her approach centers on using tools that fit each person's situation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is a frequent method she uses to help change thinking and behavior patterns.

Background and approach

She also draws on mindfulness skills to reduce anxiety and on client-centered listening to make sure each person feels heard. Lisa's background includes work in geropsychology, hospice care, and inpatient psychiatry. She has supported survivors of domestic violence and has experience with related legal and forensic contexts.

She also has training as a Forensic Child Interviewer and understands challenges tied to aging, mood conditions, and personality concerns. In sessions she focuses on clear goals, simple skills, and steady support. Parents can expect direct suggestions, practical behavior strategies, and attention to communication and coping skills.

Progress is discussed in easy terms and next steps are made concrete. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Sessions are scheduled through an online matching process and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

Approaches to online family and parenting support

Client-centered therapy puts the parent or caregiver at the center of sessions. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people set goals that feel right for their family. This approach is helpful when someone needs validation and clear direction to decide next steps.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying different behaviors. It is often used for stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting reactions where practical change is the goal. Sessions include specific exercises and step-by-step plans to practice between meetings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide whether to emphasize listening, CBT techniques, mindfulness skills, or a mix based on the situation.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit varied schedules. These formats can make it easier to attend appointments around childcare, work, or medical needs. The variety also lets people pick the style that helps them engage and use new skills in daily life.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, grief, anger, trauma and relationship problems among other issues.

What is her general therapy style?

Therapy blends client-centered listening with practical skills. Sessions often include behavior strategies from CBT and mindfulness exercises to manage symptoms.

How long has she practiced?

She has 19 years of clinical experience in community and clinical settings including hospice, geropsych, and inpatient psychiatry.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, with licenses AR LCSW 2461-C and ID LCSW 5971182, practicing from Arkansas.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.

How is cost handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 19 years
Licensed: Arkansas, North Dakota, Nevada, Massachusetts, Idaho
Languages: English

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