About Lisa
Lisa Fehr is a licensed mental health counselor in Iowa with 12 years of experience. She focuses on practical steps to lessen stress and anxiety and to help people manage anger and depression. She also helps people who struggle with focus and ADHD.
Lisa speaks plainly and aims to make the first steps feel manageable for someone who is worried or overwhelmed. She believes each person knows their story and has strengths to draw on.
Background and approach
Her sessions start with listening and understanding what matters most to the client. From there she works with people to set small, realistic goals they can use right away. Lisa uses Client-Centered Therapy to support and empower the person in the room.
She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change thought patterns and behaviors that get in the way. Mindfulness techniques and relaxation exercises are taught to reduce tension and improve focus. In session she teaches coping tools for stress, panic and mood shifts.
She helps people practice skills for communication, managing impulsivity, and reducing isolation. Goal-setting and step-by-step plans are common parts of the work. Her style is straightforward and respectful.
She guides people through techniques and also listens for what feels right to each person. People who want clear tools for anxiety, mood problems, or life changes may find her approach useful.
Therapeutic approaches for online anxiety and stress care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and supporting the person’s own goals. It emphasizes empathy, respect, and helping people name what matters most so progress can come from their strengths and choices.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches people to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different ways of thinking and behaving. It often includes short exercises and homework that can reduce panic, worry, and mood shifts.
Mindfulness Therapy offers simple attention and breathing practices to reduce tension and improve focus. These techniques can help when anxiety, impulsivity, or racing thoughts make daily life harder.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the first sessions. The therapist partners with each person to decide which tools and methods feel most useful based on their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process helps shape a clear plan for progress.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people work face to face from different locations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and can fit work, school, or other daily demands.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Depression
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Iowa
- Languages
- English
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