Lisa Early

Lisa Early is a licensed therapist practicing in South Carolina. She holds LPC and LCMHC credentials and brings 12 years of clinical experience to sessions. Lisa focuses on helping people address common concerns like stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and self-esteem challenges.

She often works with people navigating life changes, grief, and issues related to LGBT identity. Her practice also pays attention to concerns such as abandonment, communication problems, forgiveness, isolation and loneliness, and finding life purpose. Veterans and multicultural concerns are included in her range of focus areas.

Lisa uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which structures work around thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to reduce symptoms and build coping skills. She emphasizes practical tools that people can use between sessions. Her approach is collaborative and straightforward, aiming to make therapy feel useful from the start.

In sessions she highlights client strengths and treats the person as the expert in their own life. That means she listens for what matters most to each client and helps shape goals around real-world needs. People can expect gentle challenge alongside concrete strategies to manage symptoms and improve daily functioning.

Taking the first step into therapy can feel hard, and Lisa acknowledges that. She encourages people who are considering help to begin with a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

How CBT shapes online work and what to expect

Lisa uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change patterns of thinking and behavior that increase distress. CBT focuses on practical skills such as identifying unhelpful thoughts, testing those thoughts in everyday life, and building coping strategies for anxiety, depression, and social fears.

That approach often includes setting clear, small goals and practicing new skills between sessions. The work is collaborative - the therapist and client decide together which strategies to try and adjust the plan based on what helps. Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process and will be tailored to the client's goals and preferences.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins during breaks from work or between other commitments. Some formats may be simpler for brief check-ins or when a quieter setting is needed, while others may support longer skill-building sessions. Discussing logistics during the matching and scheduling steps helps ensure the format fits daily life and therapy goals.