Lisa Belknap, LPC-S

Lisa is known for a compassionate, holistic approach. She considers the mind and body as inextricably connected and is intentional to address systemic factors and intersectionality. Lisa’s clinical experience includes treatment of acute mental health difficulties for adults across the lifespan, substance abuse issues, as well as providing outpatient therapeutic services, both in-person and via telehealth. Lisa has taught as an adjunct university instructor and served as a consultant for advanced psychiatric nurse practitioner students on therapy rotation. ​Lisa is passionate about empowering individuals to access anti-oppressive mental health care and strives to confront myths that perpetuate stigma and serve as a barrier to connecting with effective support. Above all, Lisa believes in the worthiness of all people and is committed to creating an environment that is safe and honoring of individual experience. ​Lisa is empirically trained and participates in continued education to maintain the integrity of her practice. She earned her Master of Arts in Counseling and Bachelor of Science in Psychology from East Texas Baptist University. While in pursuit of both her undergraduate and graduate degrees, Lisa has conducted her own research focused on eating disorders, non-suicidal self-harm, as well as correlates of incarceration. She appeared in two publications while acting as a research assistant on projects related to metacognition and spirituality, and Cognitive Behavioral Analysis. Lisa was also invited to write awareness pieces for her graduate school's university-based newspaper as well as offer awareness-building presentations for employees and students of the university.