Lisa Balls, LPCA
PSYCHOTHERAPIST
As a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, I strive to tap into each individual’s authenticity and create a life to be proud of. My goal for each individual pays attention to barriers for achieving potentials and working through trauma that have fostered a decrease in mental health. I believe helping individuals through a therapeutic collaboration that builds trust grants substantial growth. From the modalities of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy my intention is to help build reliable and effective techniques for decreasing the control an individual’s thoughts may hold. As an existential clinician, I have and continue to support children, adolescents, adults, and families on the road to empowerment.
I have expertise supporting:
Persistent and major depression - with trainings in approaching harmful and unwanted thoughts
Anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Disorders - while identifying triggers and warning signs leading to emotional dysregulation
Complex trauma - working through PTSD symptoms and managing experiences
Eating Disorders and body-image concerns - including those tied to athleticism and social norms
Substance use and addiction - in addition to relapse prevention training and building strategies for recovery
Education & Clinical Background
I received my Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with Western Connecticut State University and began aiding young people in positive life changes prior to receiving my degree. My clinical experience began in adolescent residential programs with focuses on various acuities such as managing self-harm, depression, anxiety, ruptured family dynamics, obsessive compulsive disorder, eating disorders, bullying, abuse, and overall life dissatisfaction.
In addition, I have experience working on multidisciplinary teams with focuses including trauma response therapies, family therapy, psychiatry, dietary concerns, academic planning, and an abundance of talk therapy approaches. The overall goal is to be a guide through clients’ life for recovery and tapping into one’s true authenticity.