Parenting. Professional Counseling. Children & Adolescents. Assessments. Teaching. Training & Facilitation. Crisis Counseling. Higher Education. HIPAA & Ethics. Outreach. Small Business Support. Association & Event Management.
Lisa King Smith, M.Psy., LAPC
Since 2000 I have worked in the Atlanta, GA area and beyond to bring mental health & social services, personalized, quality event management & facilitation, membership association management, community outreach & public relations, personal & small business support, higher education administration, virtual assistant services, on-site & distance education, adult training, & college instruction.
In mental health, my areas of specialty include women's issues, parenting, life transitions, emotional management, substance abuse & dual diagnosis, as well as working with children & adolescents
Contact me!
Lisa K. Smith, M.Psy., LAPC
404-375-2036
PO Box 2008
Carrollton, GA 30112
About Me
The largest portion of my background is in working with families and youth. I have a Master’s Degree in Psychology, and have been in and out of the field since 1992. In that time, I have worked at Burwell alternative school as a support teacher, as a Parent Educator, Clinical Therapist, Community Support Specialist & Clinical Assessor,for Tanner at Willowbrooke, Morningstar Family Resources, Phoenix Resource Center & Family Intervention Specialists. I have been a social services Professional Trainer on HIPAA, confidentiality, case management & ethics for Pathways Community Network of GA, a Mentor Coordinator for the Carrollton, GA Housing Authority under the youth initiative grant & I have worked as a Crisis Counselor for battered women in Fayette County, GA. For the past 12 years, I have also been a freelance professional, managing small businesses, events and membership associations. For 3 years, I worked as a university Academic Advisor, an academic Program Coordinator for a 2 year college, taught part time concurrently at a private high school and at a 2 year college, teaching student success, intro Psychology and personal relationships courses to upper level high school students, and to at risk and first generation college freshmen. In addition, for almost 2 years, I was the recent personal assistant/business manager to an internationally renowned professional sculpture artist Gordon Chandler. Most recently I was the Director of Enrollment & Communication for the College of Education at the University of West Georgia. There, I was in charge of events, social media, web site, newsletters, advertising, online and print marketing material, communications, public relations, outreach & recruiting, as well as student, alumni & faculty relations.
Finally, for the past 6 years, I have been working with 1 primary freelance client. I currently manage the 800+ member, state chapter of an international in-house, corporate lawyer membership association.
I currently work for a comprehensive private practice Psychiatric behavioral medicine clinic in Villa Rica & Hiram, GA where I provide individual and group counseling, marketing, community outreach, events, and program development & web site maintenance. Utilizing an evidenced based curriculum, Cognitive Behavioral & Rational Emotive Therapies, aspects of Humanistic/Existential Therapies, the Matrix Model and Motivational Interviewing, I also facilitate individual & group counseling for our intensive outpatient programs for addiction & recovery with dual diagnoses & mental health groups (mostly women with depression, anxiety & bipolar). In addition, I am helping to develop a First Responder addiction and self care education community outreach program.
Both my Bachelor of Arts & Master of Arts degrees are in Psychology from the University of West Georgia. As a graduate student in an Existential/Humanistic/Transpersonally based program, I took the research track of my program as opposed to the clinical track, where my interests primarily concentrated on Spiritual & Mindful Parenting (also called Conscious Parenting), Attachment, Spirituality, Integrative Health & Resilience.
In addition, I am a post graduate student at the University of West Georgia, where I am working toward a terminal degree of Education Specialist (EdS) in Professional Community Counseling & Supervision. I am a Licensed Associate Professional Counselor (LAPC) in the State of Georgia. My anticipated graduation date with my Ed.S is April 2014. I also serve on the Board of Directors for the Licensed Professional Counselors Association of GA (LPCA) in the capacity of Western District Chair, Executive Committee member & University of West Georgia Student Affiliate Organization President.
I am currently developing an educational program for parents called Love & Learn Parenting which provides parent education from the heart. Organizations can book 3, 5 or 10 sessions with me to teach good parents, how to be better parents and struggling parents how to cope. Topics covered include an overview of development, self care, attachment, self awareness, the role of the parent, boundaries & discipline, as well as challenges to parenting, limited special needs and much more. In addition, I work with parents whose children have been diagnosed with ADHD, are having school or home issues and other parenting issues. My hope is to bring solid parenting education to parents & caregivers who may be struggling with their role or parents who need a little more understanding of their children and how to make life at home a little more manageable.
I am a single mom to 3 teenage & young adult daughters, but in my spare time, I very much enjoy cooking, watching independent movies, listening to music, reading & learning, complimentary & alternative health, traveling, meditation, being active in my community & my professional field, & spending time with friends and family.
In mental health, my areas of specialty include women's issues, parenting, life transitions, emotional management, substance abuse & dual diagnosis, as well as working with children & adolescents
Contact me!
Lisa K. Smith, M.Psy., LAPC
404-375-2036
PO Box 2008
Carrollton, GA 30112
About Me
The largest portion of my background is in working with families and youth. I have a Master’s Degree in Psychology, and have been in and out of the field since 1992. In that time, I have worked at Burwell alternative school as a support teacher, as a Parent Educator, Clinical Therapist, Community Support Specialist & Clinical Assessor,for Tanner at Willowbrooke, Morningstar Family Resources, Phoenix Resource Center & Family Intervention Specialists. I have been a social services Professional Trainer on HIPAA, confidentiality, case management & ethics for Pathways Community Network of GA, a Mentor Coordinator for the Carrollton, GA Housing Authority under the youth initiative grant & I have worked as a Crisis Counselor for battered women in Fayette County, GA. For the past 12 years, I have also been a freelance professional, managing small businesses, events and membership associations. For 3 years, I worked as a university Academic Advisor, an academic Program Coordinator for a 2 year college, taught part time concurrently at a private high school and at a 2 year college, teaching student success, intro Psychology and personal relationships courses to upper level high school students, and to at risk and first generation college freshmen. In addition, for almost 2 years, I was the recent personal assistant/business manager to an internationally renowned professional sculpture artist Gordon Chandler. Most recently I was the Director of Enrollment & Communication for the College of Education at the University of West Georgia. There, I was in charge of events, social media, web site, newsletters, advertising, online and print marketing material, communications, public relations, outreach & recruiting, as well as student, alumni & faculty relations.
Finally, for the past 6 years, I have been working with 1 primary freelance client. I currently manage the 800+ member, state chapter of an international in-house, corporate lawyer membership association.
I currently work for a comprehensive private practice Psychiatric behavioral medicine clinic in Villa Rica & Hiram, GA where I provide individual and group counseling, marketing, community outreach, events, and program development & web site maintenance. Utilizing an evidenced based curriculum, Cognitive Behavioral & Rational Emotive Therapies, aspects of Humanistic/Existential Therapies, the Matrix Model and Motivational Interviewing, I also facilitate individual & group counseling for our intensive outpatient programs for addiction & recovery with dual diagnoses & mental health groups (mostly women with depression, anxiety & bipolar). In addition, I am helping to develop a First Responder addiction and self care education community outreach program.
Both my Bachelor of Arts & Master of Arts degrees are in Psychology from the University of West Georgia. As a graduate student in an Existential/Humanistic/Transpersonally based program, I took the research track of my program as opposed to the clinical track, where my interests primarily concentrated on Spiritual & Mindful Parenting (also called Conscious Parenting), Attachment, Spirituality, Integrative Health & Resilience.
In addition, I am a post graduate student at the University of West Georgia, where I am working toward a terminal degree of Education Specialist (EdS) in Professional Community Counseling & Supervision. I am a Licensed Associate Professional Counselor (LAPC) in the State of Georgia. My anticipated graduation date with my Ed.S is April 2014. I also serve on the Board of Directors for the Licensed Professional Counselors Association of GA (LPCA) in the capacity of Western District Chair, Executive Committee member & University of West Georgia Student Affiliate Organization President.
I am currently developing an educational program for parents called Love & Learn Parenting which provides parent education from the heart. Organizations can book 3, 5 or 10 sessions with me to teach good parents, how to be better parents and struggling parents how to cope. Topics covered include an overview of development, self care, attachment, self awareness, the role of the parent, boundaries & discipline, as well as challenges to parenting, limited special needs and much more. In addition, I work with parents whose children have been diagnosed with ADHD, are having school or home issues and other parenting issues. My hope is to bring solid parenting education to parents & caregivers who may be struggling with their role or parents who need a little more understanding of their children and how to make life at home a little more manageable.
I am a single mom to 3 teenage & young adult daughters, but in my spare time, I very much enjoy cooking, watching independent movies, listening to music, reading & learning, complimentary & alternative health, traveling, meditation, being active in my community & my professional field, & spending time with friends and family.
Client Listing
What People are Saying:
"Greetings, Lisa. I wanted to thank you formally for being such a considerate, helpful, and amazingly prompt instructor/grader for the English 1102 course we team taught. You made the course run so smoothly by answering Help questions as and when they came up. I deeply appreciate all that you did last semester and know that but for you I would not have been able to handle the load. Thanks again for your gracious and professional service to eCore. Knowing you was my good fortune.Please do let me know if there is anyway I can assist you." Dr. Kokila Ravi, Instructor of English, eCore 5/30/2010
"Lisa is such a quality person and such an excellent worker. She is a tough-minded single Mom, very professional, and a wonderful worker --- and I just wanted you to know that --- if called upon to do so --- I would give her the highest recommendation." Dr. Gordon Boggs, Math Instructor, GA Highlands College & former Director of ATP Program for GHC at West GA 5/19/2010
“Lisa has been a delight to work with. She has done a wonderful job directing the activities of the local ACC chapter, and goes out of way to ensure that the members are taken care of. Her attention to detail is outstanding and her warm and kind demeanor make it so easy to work with her. I look forward to working with her more frequently and know the ACC rely heavily on her organization and people skills.” August 4, 2009 Ajay Jindia , Assistant General Counsel , CompuCredit Corporation
working with Lisa at Association of Corporate Counsel
“Lisa's effectiveness and commitment to excellence have been evident in several splendid sessions she has put together with our firm for the wonderful chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel that she administers. Her dedicated service to Pathways Community Network, to the ACC and to her teaching all speak to her great values and connection to much of what is best about Atlanta.” July 26, 2009 Jon Neiditz , Partner , Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough working with Lisa at Association of Corporate Counsel
- The Potter's Behavioral Medicine Clinic
- Phoenix Resource Center
- Tanner Hospital at Willowbrooke, Center for Behavioral Health
- Various local artists & musicians
- Carrollton, GA Housing Authority
- Association of Corporate Counsel, Georgia Chapter
- Pathways Community Network of Georgia
- University of West Georgia
- Georgia Highlands College
- Family Intervention Specialists
- Morningstar Family Resources
- New Vision Academy
- Holloway Consulting
- Home Depot Headquarters
- Forrest Company
- Women Healthcare Executives of Georgia
What People are Saying:
"Greetings, Lisa. I wanted to thank you formally for being such a considerate, helpful, and amazingly prompt instructor/grader for the English 1102 course we team taught. You made the course run so smoothly by answering Help questions as and when they came up. I deeply appreciate all that you did last semester and know that but for you I would not have been able to handle the load. Thanks again for your gracious and professional service to eCore. Knowing you was my good fortune.Please do let me know if there is anyway I can assist you." Dr. Kokila Ravi, Instructor of English, eCore 5/30/2010
"Lisa is such a quality person and such an excellent worker. She is a tough-minded single Mom, very professional, and a wonderful worker --- and I just wanted you to know that --- if called upon to do so --- I would give her the highest recommendation." Dr. Gordon Boggs, Math Instructor, GA Highlands College & former Director of ATP Program for GHC at West GA 5/19/2010
“Lisa has been a delight to work with. She has done a wonderful job directing the activities of the local ACC chapter, and goes out of way to ensure that the members are taken care of. Her attention to detail is outstanding and her warm and kind demeanor make it so easy to work with her. I look forward to working with her more frequently and know the ACC rely heavily on her organization and people skills.” August 4, 2009 Ajay Jindia , Assistant General Counsel , CompuCredit Corporation
working with Lisa at Association of Corporate Counsel
“Lisa's effectiveness and commitment to excellence have been evident in several splendid sessions she has put together with our firm for the wonderful chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel that she administers. Her dedicated service to Pathways Community Network, to the ACC and to her teaching all speak to her great values and connection to much of what is best about Atlanta.” July 26, 2009 Jon Neiditz , Partner , Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough working with Lisa at Association of Corporate Counsel