Lisa has a Master of Divinity from Perkins School of Theology and a Doctor of Ministry degree in Pastoral Counseling and Psychotherapy through Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary and the Samaritan Counseling Center of Southeastern Michigan. She was ordained an elder in the United Methodist Church in 1993. and served as pastor in the local church for over twenty five years.
Completing her doctorate degree in 2006, in psychotherapy and pastoral counseling, Lisa has over twenty years of experience as a Pastoral Therapist and Professional Counselor (LPC, NCC, Fellow of AAPC). She is certified as an Advanced Heart-centered Clinical Hypnotherapist, Holotropic Breathwork facilitator, M-braining Life Coach, Sacred Passage End-of-Life Doula, and Conscious Dying Coach and Educator.
Lisa’s extensive training, many years experience of supporting others through crisis and change, and personal journey of emotional healing, relational growth and spiritual transformation allows her to be empathetic, understanding, open to diversity and committed to honoring the autonomy of each person based on their own experience, beliefs and values. Furthermore, while she has many resources to support others in their journey of transformation, she believes that there is within each person his/her/their own “Inner Healer” and that it is her job to simply be the mid-wife to helping others give birth to renewed hope and direction in life.