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Lisa Daly

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Lisa Daly, LCSW, LSCSW

Missouri

LCSW offering family and relationship support

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About

  • Client-centered care
  • Cognitive behavioral tools
  • Emotion-focused work

About Lisa

Lisa Daly is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Missouri and a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker (LSCSW) in Kansas with 19 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, depression, addictions, trauma and parenting challenges. Her practice name appears focused on practical help for everyday problems at home and in relationships.

She uses a client-centered way of working that starts with listening. She treats each person as the expert on their own life and offers options to try rather than a single prescription. If a particular need falls outside her scope, she will offer a referral to someone who can help.

Sessions often emphasize improving communication, building self-esteem, and addressing family of origin issues. She also supports people coping with midlife transitions, caregiver stress, aging concerns, and faith-related struggles. For people wrestling with compulsions or mood disorders, she combines structured tools with supportive discussion.

Lisa draws on cognitive behavioral methods to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses emotionally-focused ideas to address relationship patterns and solution-focused steps for short-term progress. Those approaches are used alongside an overall client-centered stance.

Her approach favors concise work toward achievable goals. Practical skills, clearer communication, and problem-focused steps are common features of her work. To begin, readers are directed to the online therapy options and matching questionnaire to schedule a first session.

How sessions work

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy in her practice means the therapist listens first and follows the client's lead, offering options and adapting sessions to the person's goals. This is useful for people wanting to focus on practical family and relationship issues. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) involves identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through clear exercises and homework tasks, which can help with anxiety, depression, OCD, and parenting stress. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on identifying emotional patterns that affect relationships and learning ways to respond differently to create safer interactions and better communication.

Finding the right mix of these approaches is part of the work. She will talk with the client about their needs, goals, and preferences and then suggest which methods to try. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as progress and priorities become clearer.

The therapist's original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. Many people find that using structured CBT exercises and emotionally-focused conversations online helps them apply new skills directly to home situations and everyday interactions.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

19+ years

Listed in

Missouri, Kansas

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She helps adults with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, grief, addictions, trauma, parenting concerns, and related problems such as caregiver stress and midlife transitions.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She works in a client-centered way that begins with listening and offering options. She also uses cognitive behavioral and emotionally-focused methods when appropriate.

How much experience does she bring?

She has 19 years of clinical experience providing therapy to adults in Missouri and Kansas.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Missouri and a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker (LSCSW) in Kansas, based in Missouri.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English only and she does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How are sessions paid for?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Choose the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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