Lisa Long - May Tree Counseling - Licensed Professional Trauma Counselor in Brentwood TN - Trauma Therapy

Lisa Long

LPC/MHSP, NCC, CCATP
lisa@maytreecounseling.com

Lisa is a board-certified Licensed Professional Counselor with a Mental Health Service Provider designation. She works with individual and group formats. Lisa specializes in trauma–including developmental and complex PTSD, anxiety, mood disorders, dissociation, and narcissistic abuse recovery.

Lisa is advanced EMDRIA trained in EMDR and Brainspotting. She is a Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP) and a National Certified Counselor (NCC). Lisa continues to pursue education and training in evidence-based interventions to provide the safest environment and promote healing within the context of attuned presence.

  • Doctoral Student, Clinical Counseling: Teaching, and Supervision – Trevecca Nazarene University (Projected Graduation: 2026)
  • Master of Arts (MA), Clinical Mental Health Counseling – Trevecca Nazarene University
  • International and Professional Counseling Honors Society Chi Sigma Iota (CSI) 
  • Theta Nu Upsilon (TNU)
  • American Counseling Association (ACA) 
  • Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES)
  • Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES) 
  • Tennessee Licensed Professional Counselor’s Association (TLPCA)
  • National Certified Counselor (NCC) – NBCC Board Certified
  • EMDR 1 & 2 with EMDRIA approved EMDR Institute, Inc.
  • Brainspotting Phase 1 & 2
  • Clearing Limbic Countertransference – Southeast Brainspotting Institute
  • Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP) – Anxiety Certification Masterclass: Brain-Based Strategies for Panic, Agoraphobia, Social Anxiety, GAD, OCD & PTSD
  • Complete IFS Therapy Immersion: Integrating the Internal Family Systems (IFS) Model Across Clinical Applications
  • Trauma Conference: The Body Keeps the Score-Trauma Healing with Bessel van der Kolk, MD
  • Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Global Summit (2023 & 2024)
  • Helping Clients Rewire the Traumatized Brain – TLPCA, 2020; TNU, 2021, 2022
  • Fostering Therapeutic Presence: Cultivating Counselors in Training – TLPCA, 2024; SACES, 2024; TNU, 2025
  • A Qualitative Exploration of Counseling Trainees’ Development of a Theoretical Orientation – ACES, 2025
  • The Supervision Equation: Balancing Alliance, Ambiguity, and Openness for Optimal Development – ACES, 2025
  • Innovative Integration: Utilizing AI in Counselor Education and Supervision – TLPCA, 2024
  • Experiences with Hybrid Doctoral Practicum Supervision: Relationships, Disclosure, and Growth – ACES, 2023
  • Supervision Potpourri – TLPCA, 2023
  • Impairment and Wellness for Counselors and Social Workers: Ethical Considerations – MNPD, 2023
  • Exploring the Multifaceted Roles of Ketamine in Psychiatric and Neurological Therapeutics – TNU, 2023
  • Thin Notes: Clinical Documentation that Protects Clients – TNU, 2023
  • Artificial Intelligence in Counseling Environments – TNU, 2023
  • Taking the Stress Out of Documentation – TLPCA, 2025
  • Streamlining Clinical Notes: Evaluating AI, Traditional Methods, and Ethical Standards, TLPCA, 2025

Lisa and Tom have been married since 1994, they have two adult children and the sweetest miniature dachshund, Millie Ray. In her free time, Lisa enjoys being with her family, gardening, knitting, crocheting, engaging in research, and exploring her love for reading and writing.

Before becoming a counselor, Lisa spent 27 years in pastoral ministry, where she honed her skills in teaching, mentoring, and deep listening—experiences that inform her compassionate and client-centered approach to counseling.