Lisa Draper, LPC

Lisa Draper is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, depression, and major life changes. She draws on life experience in the armed forces and emergency work to meet people where they are. Lisa speaks plainly and aims to be a steady partner as people work toward clearer days.

She served in the U.S. Army and completed a combat tour in Iraq in 2007. After military service she worked in corrections, and later spent time as a paramedic and firefighter. Those roles shaped how she listens to crisis, loss, and the strains of demanding jobs. Lisa also has experience supporting people with substance use concerns alongside related problems like depression, anxiety, and traumatic memories.

In sessions she approaches therapy as a shared journey. She favors practical, down-to-earth conversation and helps people set small, doable goals. Therapy may include tools from cognitive behavioral strategies, mindfulness, and acceptance-based work to change unhelpful patterns and reduce distress.

Lisa also uses approaches geared toward processing trauma when needed and offers a client-centered stance that respects each person’s pace. She is accustomed to working with concerns common to first responders and veterans, and with the long-term effects of stress and caregiving.

People who choose Lisa often want a therapist who understands military and emergency-service backgrounds and who will walk alongside them while they make changes. She asks questions, shares techniques, and helps clients build plans they can use outside the session.

Therapeutic approaches and what online work can look like

Lisa commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and feelings without letting them control actions and on clarifying personal values to guide change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions link together and teaches concrete skills to shift unhelpful patterns and reduce anxiety or low mood.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which centers the person’s own goals and pace and emphasizes listening and collaboration. Together these approaches support both short-term coping and longer-term changes in how people relate to stress, trauma, and addictive behaviors.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That process is collaborative and can change over time as goals shift.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and reduce the need to travel to appointments. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and grounding techniques to remote sessions so clients can practice skills between meetings.