Mental healthcare that cares for all of you.

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lisa kent, llmsw holistic psychotherapist

LISA KENT, LMSW HOLISTIC PSYCHOTHERAPIST

Specialties: Depression, Trauma, Grief, Anxiety, Codependency & Relationship Issues

Holistically Combining: EMDR, Internal Family Systems, Trauma-Focused CBT, Somatic Therapy, Mindfulness and Energy Psychology

Welcome! I’m glad you’re here.

Most of my clients wish they could have a life with more happiness fulfillment, or success. They want to feel greater harmony in their relationships, more success in their career, or a better sense of self…but oftentimes, they don’t know where to start.

I typically work with…

Adult men and women who are often struggling with symptoms of anxiety, depression, grief, relationship issues and/or codependency.

This may look like: battling with low self-esteem, relationship issues, trauma, unhealthy family dynamics, emotional disturbances, and/or life transitions.

My clients are often looking to develop greater self-acceptance, learn better coping skills, and develop healthier relationship dynamics in order to find a greater sense of satisfaction in life. If this sounds familiar, know that you’re not alone. And, I may be a good fit to help you on your healing journey.

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My Healing Method

  • improve your mindset

    Your mindset directly influences the quality of your relationships, creativity level, decision-making abilities and overall success. When you change your thoughts, you change your life. Achieve greater self-confidence, release fear-based thought patterns and install supportive beliefs about yourself, others and the world using cognitive-based modalities.

  • regulate your emotions

    Get out of stuck, painful emotions faster by learning how to regulate your nervous system, process traumatic experiences through the body, and navigate challenging emotions using somatic psychotherapeutic techniques. Gain greater pleasure and purpose in life by learning to connect to your intuition and use your body’s guidance system.

  • transmute pain and achieve balance

    To heal is to balance. Healing does not mean feeling no pain but rather, understanding how to use it as incentive to realize more love for yourself, harmony with others, and purpose in the world. Using ancient healing philosophies, learn how to transmute pain and achieve more sustainable improvements to your well-being.

In our time together…

We will work as a team to uncover the truth behind what thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are not serving your highest good. Using a holistic approach, as both the student and the teacher, I will help guide you on your journey to greater self-esteem and overall satisfaction in life.

In our sessions, I will teach you grounding and mindfulness exercises to set the tone and help you to feel present in the moment. When you discuss your experiences, I will ask questions to prompt your deeper reflection and help you look inward. In our busy lives, we don’t often pause to assess our true needs, but we can begin to identify those needs by the way they color our actions and interactions. By encouraging further investigation in your life, I will help you clarify those needs that are driving you.

Those answers are buried deep, but they are already within you. It is my job to help you uncover them.

It is common to avoid thinking about the painful parts of our lives to just get through each day. Feeling pain is scary.

We look at people on social media and believe we should be as happy as they seem. We think that because we feel sadness, emptiness, or anger, something is wrong with us. But in reality, our pain is something precious. It is an indicator that there is a lack of congruence between the life we want and the life we have. This lack of congruence has presented itself as mental, physical, and/or emotional pain. By sitting with this pain, softening to it, and investigating it, you can release the beliefs and coping mechanisms that are blocking you from aligning with the life you truly deserve.

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trusted techniques

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)

    An illuminating approach that offers a profound journey of self-exploration, guiding you to understand and harmonize the various aspects of your inner self for healing and personal growth.

  • Somatic Therapy

    A holistic approach that helps you connect with and heal your body, unlocking the potential for physical and emotional well-being by addressing the deep connections between your body and mind.

  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Thereapy (TF-CBT)

    A proven therapeutic approach that empowers you to heal from past traumas, reduce emotional distress, and build resilience for a brighter future.

  • Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)

    A transformative therapy that uses guided eye movements to help you heal from past traumas, relieve emotional distress, and reclaim your mental well-being.

  • Gottman Method

    A research-based approach that equips you with practical tools to build strong, lasting relationships, fostering deeper connection and emotional intimacy.

  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (MB-CBT)

    A holistic approach that integrates mindfulness practices with cognitive-behavioral techniques, offering you powerful tools to manage stress, improve emotional well-being, and enrich your life.

  • Energy Psychology & Reiki

    Gentle yet potent modalities that help you tap into your body's natural energy systems, facilitating emotional healing, stress reduction, and enhanced overall vitality.

let’s talk.

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Location
Providing tele-health for Michigan residents

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I don’t heal my clients…

Rather, my clients heal themselves. My role is to provide guidance, support, and skills to help you on your healing journey. Together, we will uncover the what and why behind the aspects of your life that are and are not working and create goals that will move you towards a life that feels more joyful, nurturing, and inspired.

The environment I create for my clients is meant to provide a judgment-free space where you can share about the different parts of your life without fear of rejection. Instead of harsh questions or unwarranted opinions, I offer you gentle curiosity. It is a unique opportunity to have a relationship where you are the focus – where you are met with compassion and empathy. By providing regular sessions and coming prepared to listen gently, I provide consistency that facilitates safety and security. I will be patient as we move at your pace and as trust builds.

We all develop ideas of how we ought to be – or not be – from relationships and experiences throughout our lives. If you were taught to keep your emotions inside to make others comfortable, it might feel very uncomfortable to vocalize feeling sad, disappointed, or frustrated. But in our time together, you can have the experience of embracing your emotions and learning how to process them properly.

Once we make space for the fullness of your experience, you can learn how to tolerate and express things that once felt out of reach for you. 

By creating space for ALL of you, this can be the place you learn to release the experiences that no longer serve you… and become empowered to make choices that lead to your best life.

It’s time to take the next step on your healing journey

To be brave and trust that you deserve to feel better than you feel right now. It would be my greatest gift to help you step into a life of more fulfillment, joy, and abundance. I know that it can feel daunting, but if you stay open and honest, I am confident that we can do great work together.

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