Ms Lisa Headings

Pre-Licensed Therapist

“If talking about your life hasn’t changed how it actually feels to live it, expressive arts therapy offers another way in. This work supports women dealing with chronic stress, burnout, anxiety, identity shifts, and emotional fatigue — especially when overthinking or self-monitoring has become a survival skill. Instead of focusing on fixing or performing wellness, the work centers on reconnecting with your internal signals and creative intelligence, so change can happen in a way that’s lived, not just understood.”

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About Me

Working together looks different than traditional therapy. There is room to think, feel, move, make, and pause — not just talk things through. You don’t need to explain yourself perfectly or arrive with a clear story. We work with what shows up. This work tends to resonate with women who are capable, thoughtful, and quietly exhausted from adapting to a world where they struggle to feel like they fit in. If you’ve spent years managing yourself, translating your experience, or pushing through because that’s what you know how to do, you’re not alone here. Sessions are collaborative, consent-based, and paced to your system rather than an agenda.

Approach

Expressive arts therapy uses creative processes — such as visual art, writing, movement, imagination, and symbolic exploration — as the primary language of therapy. You don’t need to be artistic, and nothing is judged, interpreted, or analyzed for meaning. Talking can be part of the work, but it isn’t the only tool. Creative processes help bypass constant analysis and access information that lives outside of words. This can be especially supportive if you’ve learned to intellectualize, mask, or stay “functional” even when something isn’t working anymore. The goal isn’t catharsis or quick insight. It’s creating space for your system to reorganize in ways that feel authentic and sustainable.

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Portland, United States

In-person & Online

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Services

This practice focuses on expressive arts–based therapy for adult women experiencing burnout, chronic stress, anxiety, emotional exhaustion, and identity-related transitions. The work is particularly supportive for those who feel constrained by traditional therapy models or who sense that there is more going on beneath the surface than words alone can reach.

Services Offered:

Online Therapy
Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.
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Online Counselling
Counselling conducted via video, phone, or secure messaging, providing professional support remotely.
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Individual Therapy
One-on-one therapy sessions between a client and a therapist, focused on that person's specific concerns and goals.
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Works With:

Adults
Individuals

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

Autism (ASD)
A neurodevelopmental condition affecting social communication, sensory processing, and behaviour patterns, with a wide range of presentations and strengths.
Identity & Self-Image
A person's sense of who they are, including their values, beliefs, roles, and self-perception, and the distress that arises when this sense is unclear, fragmented, or negative.
Women's Issues
Psychological challenges more commonly experienced by women, including gender-based stress, reproductive health concerns, body image, caregiving burden, and societal expectations.
ADHD / Attention Difficulties
A neurodevelopmental condition involving persistent difficulty with attention, impulsivity, and/or hyperactivity that interferes with daily functioning.
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Stress / Burnout
The body and mind's response to prolonged or excessive demands. When sustained, it can lead to emotional exhaustion, detachment, and reduced functioning (burnout).
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Self-Esteem
A person's overall sense of their own worth and value. When chronically low, it can drive self-doubt, avoidance, and difficulty in relationships.
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Anxiety
Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.
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