Lisa Butler, LCSW - Therapist in North Carolina

Sleep and rest focus
Skill based support
Compassionate guidance

About Lisa

Lisa Butler is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 11 years of experience who focuses on helping people through stress, anxiety, addiction, and sleep concerns. She uses straightforward, compassionate care to address relationship struggles, low self-esteem, and major life changes. Lisa speaks English and works from her North Carolina practice while accepting international clients.

She creates a calm space where people can talk through what feels most urgent. Sessions aim to help clients recognize unhelpful patterns and try practical steps to feel better. Lisa emphasizes small, doable changes that build toward steadier days and more restful nights.

Her work draws on approaches such as attachment-based methods, client-centered counseling, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, and emotionally-focused methods. She blends these to match each person’s situation rather than following a single formula. That means sessions can include skill practice, emotion-focused conversation, or looking at how past relationships shape current reactions.

Lisa has supported people coping with grief, trauma, eating and body image concerns, caregiving stress, chronic illness, addiction, and parenting strains. She also helps with workplace pressure, compassion fatigue, and challenges like ADHD or bipolar depression. Her aim is practical coping, clearer communication, and gradual improvements in sleep and daily routine.

To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to the therapist’s availability. Fees vary by location and a subscription model is used that can be canceled at any time.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Attachment-based work focuses on how past relationships shape current feelings and reactions. Online sessions can use this approach to notice patterns in relationships and practice new ways of relating in everyday life.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes. It is useful for anxiety, sleep problems, and mood issues because it offers concrete exercises and short skill practice between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide whether attachment work, CBT techniques, or emotionally focused conversations make the most sense. Goals, needs, and preferences guide those choices so the plan can change as progress happens.

Confirm the specific session formats before booking since they are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow focused check-ins that fit work breaks or caregiving schedules. It can also allow shorter skill-focused meetings when a full session isn’t needed, helping people practice sleep routines or morning and evening habits without rearranging their day.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsFamily conflictsAnger managementSelf esteem

Also works with

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuse GriefEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepression Coping with life changes Compassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stress Chronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / loneliness Life purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

11+ years

Credentials

North Carolina

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

Lisa supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, relationship problems, sleep difficulties, parenting concerns, and related life changes.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She blends client-centered care with practical techniques from CBT and DBT and uses attachment and emotionally-focused work when helpful.

How much experience does she have?

Lisa has 11 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns including trauma, addiction, and caregiving stress.

What credentials and location apply to her practice?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in North Carolina and practices from that state.

Are sessions available in other languages or countries?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

Which session formats does she offer?

Current session formats are not specified here, so please confirm available options with the therapist before booking.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with her?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist’s availability.