I am licensed in Missouri with 34 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, career difficulties, & depression. I also have experience working with coping with life changes. I have worked with people experiencing physical illnesses as well as emotional difficulties. I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Anger management, Compassion fatigue, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Dependent personality, Domestic violence, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Infidelity, Intellectual disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Social anxiety and phobia, Workplace issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
MO LCSW 004817
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Dr Willis is great! She listens and is always a message away!
Written on Oct 17, 2023 after therapy with Lia for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, grief, and coping with life changes
She is an amazing listener. She has helped me so much and recognize stuff in myself and has helped me really grow as a person. She keeps in touch throughout the week. I have loved having her as my therapist! She is great!
Written on Aug 19, 2023 after therapy with Lia for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, and coping with life changes