Lisa Connelly
Practical, relationship-focused counseling for everyday struggles
LPC Texas
- Experience
- 15 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Lisa
Lisa Connelly is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and addiction. She also supports clients coping with parenting strain, sleep and eating concerns, anger, low self-esteem, career transition, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and other life changes.
Background and approach
Lisa works in a straightforward, warm manner that focuses on immediate concerns and practical next steps. Lisa holds a master of arts in Professional Counseling with a specialization in Marriage, Family, and Addiction.
She brings 15 years of experience across many settings, including inpatient psychiatric care, chemical dependency treatment, outpatient clinics, therapeutic group homes, and independent practice. Those experiences inform a flexible clinical approach for different needs.
Her work blends evidence-informed approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based work, client-centered listening, and cognitive behavioral strategies. She also uses techniques aligned with the Gottman Method when relationship issues are central.
Sessions aim for clear goals, steady progress, and tools clients can use between meetings. Lisa focuses on building a trusting relationship.
She helps clients name priorities and choose concrete steps they can try right away. The tone is collaborative and practical rather than overly technical.
Throughout care she emphasizes skills people can practice at home to reduce symptoms and improve communication. Many clients leave with clearer plans, improved coping skills, and better ways to handle triggers and setbacks.
Her practice is located in Texas and she offers services in English. Online and telephone options are available to fit different schedules and needs.
Approaches for online counseling and relationship work
Lisa uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and focus on actions that match their values. ACT is practical for anxiety, stress, and life transitions because it emphasizes small, meaningful experiments clients can try between sessions.She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early patterns of closeness affect current relationships. This work helps people understand trust, abandonment fears, and how they connect or pull away from others. When relationship concerns are central, she incorporates relationship-focused methods to improve communication and reduce conflict.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan if something doesn’t fit. Clients are encouraged to share what feels helpful so the work stays focused on real-life changes.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let pairs and individuals use visual cues during communication work. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief updates, coaching between sessions, or step-by-step practice of skills. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and maintain steady progress.
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Experience
15+ years
Licensed in
Texas
Languages
English