Lisa Poore — Paraclete Counseling Center

Lisa Poore, MS, LPC, CPCS, Director

With over 30 years of experience, Lisa brings a distinctive level of expertise to counseling with her clients. Whether it’s providing guidance to parents of difficult children or teaching depressed clients how to change their negative thinking and behavior, Lisa demonstrates compassion with her clients and understands her client’s issues.
Lisa’s many years of experience have made her competent in treating a variety of issues including depression, anxiety and panic disorder, ADHD, family of origin issues, grief and women’s issues. She has expertise in treating bipolar disorder across the lifespan. She is well acquainted with the issues of those struggling with chronic pain and other health disorders such as fibromyalgia, MS, Crohn’s and other autoimmune disorders and migraine headaches. Lisa has been trained in biofeedback and is currently working on her BCIA certification to use biofeedback to treat migraines, chronic pain, stress, anxiety and other chronic health disorders. Lisa also provides cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia. She has been trained in EMDR, a treatment specifically designed for trauma.
Lisa provides a unique therapy opportunity for clients struggling with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). She provides exposure therapy both inside and outside the office for those OCD clients who need therapy in a real world environment. Lisa’s expertise extends into the area of child and adolescent behavior issues. She guides parents through these challenges and teaches children how to overcome struggles in the areas of ADHD, depression, anxiety, anger and explosiveness, oppositional behavior and school problems including school phobias as well as academic struggles.
Lisa earned a Master of Science degree from Georgia State University and a diploma in Christian Counseling from the Psychological Studies Institute, now known as Richmont University. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Certified Professional Counselor Supervisor (CPCS). She is the founder and director of Paraclete Counseling Center, where she provides counseling services to her clients and supervises associate licensed therapists.
She has particular interest in seeing people change – not just learn to cope better. She walks alongside clients as she guides them to work on areas where they are stuck or believing lies that are limiting their ability to have an abundant life. She helps them take steps of spiritual growth so they might be transformed deep inside. Through this transformation process she helps clients learn to experience the love and power of God, which leads to true freedom.

Lisa’s Resources

Recommended Books

The Bipolar Workbook by Monica Ramirez Basco
The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook by Edmund J. Bourne
Stopping the Noise in Your Head by Reid Wilson
Hope and Help for Your Nerves by Claire Weekes
Calm My Anxious Heart by Linda Dillow
The OCD Workbook by Bruce M Hyman & Cherry Pedrick
Getting Over OCD by Jonathan S. Abramowitz
Stop Obsessing by Edna B. Foa & Reid Wilson
Over and Over Again by Fugen Neziroglu & Jose A. Yaryura-Tobias
You Are What You Think by David Stoop
Search For Significance by Robert McGee
The Upward Spiral by Alex Korb
The Chronic Pain Care Workbook by Michael Lewandowski
Living Beyond Pain by Linda S. Mintle & James W. Kribs
Fool-proofing Your Life by Jan Silvious
The Verbally Abusive Relationship by Patricia Evans
Telling Yourself the Truth by Chapian & Backus
Conversationally Speaking by Alan Garner
No More Sleepless Nights by Peter Hauri & Shirley Linde
Say Goodnight to Insomnia by Gregg Jacobs
For Better or For Best by Gary Smalley
If Only He Knew by Gary Smalley
The Smart Stepfamily by Ron Deal
Total Forgiveness by R.T. Kendall
Will My Life Ever Be The Same by H. Norman Wright
Traveling Through Grief by Susan Zonnebelt-Smeenge
Smart But Scattered by Peg Dawson & Richard Guare
The Smart but Scattered Guide to Success by Peg Dawson & Richard Guare
ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life by Judith Kohlberg & Kathleen Nadeau
Healing ADD by Daniel G. Amen
Healing Anxiety and Depression by Daniel G. Amen

Defiant Child by Dr. Douglas A. Riley
Embracing Soul Care by Stephen W. Smith
Spiritual Disciplines Handbook by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun
Hold Me Tight by Dr. Sue Johnson

Recommended Websites

Abdominal Breathing Technique
Captivesfree.com
Mood Disorders Questionnaire (MDQ)
TED talk – Amy Cuddy “Your body language may shape who you are”
Amy Cuddy Power Poses – Focus on body language
TED talk – Brene Brown “The Power of Vulnerability”
TED talk – Brene Brown “Empathy”
What is EMDR?

Recommended Apps

Breathe+ (Iphone only)
Breathe2Relax (Iphone & Android)
Reimagining the Examen
Headspace
Breath Pacer
Breath Ball
BellyBio
Pause App (One Minute Pause)
Insight Timer (sleep section has recorded bedtime tales, sleep music and soundscapes to help with falling asleep)
EMoods Bipolar Mood Tracker