LK Portrait of Lisa Kennedy

Lisa Kennedy, LCSW

Calm, practical therapy for anxiety and stress

19 years in practice · based in Arkansas · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Lisa

Lisa Kennedy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 19 years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and major life changes. She also supports those facing parenting challenges, relationship and communication problems, and struggles with self-esteem.

She favors a straightforward, practical style. Sessions often focus on building coping skills and breaking down worry into manageable steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a primary approach she uses, paired with mindfulness and solution-focused techniques to help clients practice new ways of thinking and acting.

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Background and approach

Her background includes work across hospital and community settings, including hospice, geriatric psychology, and inpatient psychiatric care. She has experience with domestic violence and supporting people affected by trauma and abuse. She is also familiar with personality and mood presentations and caregiver stress.

In practice she emphasizes steady communication and responsiveness. She works full time in independent practice and checks messages five days a week. Clients can expect direct feedback, goal-oriented sessions, and tools to use between meetings.

Lisa holds licenses as an LCSW in Arkansas and Idaho. She offers therapy in English by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling through the service's intake flow.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and shaping sessions around each person's goals and concerns. It helps when someone needs a space to be heard and to set their own pace for change.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and depression because it teaches practical skills to test negative thoughts and try new behaviors.

Mindfulness Therapy helps people notice thoughts and sensations without getting swept away by them. It can reduce reactivity to stress and support healthier day-to-day routines.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then adjust methods over time. Clients often try tools from more than one approach to see what fits best.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video is useful for full conversations and visual cues, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a brief check-in, and text messaging makes it easy to send shorter updates between sessions. These options help people fit care into work, school, or caregiving routines and make it simpler to keep continuity over time.
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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting strain, relationship and communication problems, trauma and abuse, and related issues such as anger and low self-esteem.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is practical and direct, with a focus on building coping skills and changing unhelpful thinking patterns. Sessions often mix cognitive behavioral techniques with mindfulness and solution-focused work.
How much experience does she have?
She has 19 years of clinical experience across hospice, geropsych, inpatient psychiatry, and community services, and has worked with people affected by domestic violence and trauma.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, holding AR LCSW and ID LCSW licenses, and is based in Arkansas.
Which languages are supported and can she see international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different schedules and communication preferences.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session according to the therapist's availability.

What this therapist works with

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

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