About Lisa
Lisa Fehr is a licensed mental health counselor in Iowa with 12 years of practice. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, anger, depression, or big life changes. She also works with attention and focus concerns related to ADHD.
Lisa believes people bring strengths and knowledge about their own lives, and she helps them use those strengths to move forward. Her work centers on listening carefully and building a trusting relationship.
Background and approach
She uses a Client-Centered Therapy approach to support and empower people as they name goals and explore options. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is part of her toolbox to help identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Clients learn practical skills for relaxation, coping, and managing stress.
Lisa also uses solution-focused ideas to set small, achievable goals and plan steps that fit each person's life. Sessions emphasize simple techniques that can be practiced between meetings. Her style is straightforward and collaborative.
She helps people break problems into manageable parts and builds on what already works. The goal is clearer thinking, steadier mood, and better daily functioning. Sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
Lisa works in English and provides care within Iowa.
How these approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, validation, and support. In practice this means the therapist reflects what matters to the person, helps clarify values and goals, and follows the person’s lead while offering guidance when useful. This approach helps when someone feels stuck, uncertain, or needs a steady, understanding presence.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches people to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Online CBT sessions often include short exercises, thought logs, and behavior experiments that can be done between meetings. This approach is useful for anxiety, panic, low mood, and patterns that keep causing stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client will review goals, try methods, and adjust based on what helps most. That collaborative process helps tailor strategies to the person’s needs and preferences.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers practical benefits. Video allows face-to-face connection for skill teaching and emotional check-ins. Phone sessions are easy when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Chat and messaging work well for quick reflections, ongoing support, and keeping momentum between live sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and different routines.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Depression
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Iowa
- Languages
- English