Lisa Waltrip, LPC

Lisa Waltrip is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with six years of experience in community mental health and clinical practice. She has served in a variety of roles, including Integrated Health Specialist and Clubhouse Unit Leader, where she supported clients in reaching personal goals, building life skills, and preparing to return to the workforce or pursue further education. In clinical roles she has worked with children and adults across the lifespan, drawing on play therapy techniques and trauma-focused approaches to address a broad range of concerns.

Her training includes coursework in play therapy as well as specialized training in Zero Suicide protocols, trauma-informed care, and grief counseling. She has experience working with clients from diverse backgrounds and situations, including different ages, socioeconomic circumstances, genders, races, cultural and spiritual identities, sexual orientations, and individuals with cognitive impairments or mental health diagnoses. Lisa emphasizes a client-driven, strength-based model that considers family dynamics, available supports, and unresolved past trauma within a solution-focused framework.

Lisa aims to guide clients of all ages through the process of healing and toward a greater sense of inner peace, helping them build self-awareness, confidence, and emotional resilience. Her work is represented by a sea turtle logo that reflects values of longevity, grounding, wisdom, and emotional strength. She typically works Monday through Friday from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM and asks that clients allow 24 hours for a response; messages sent Friday afternoon through Monday morning will be returned the following work day.