Executive Counseling

Dr. Heath Lisenby provides counseling for leaders in all types of organizations, including business owners, CEO/senior leaders, healthcare professionals, and pastors and ministry leaders. Executive counseling can also include coaching, blending both mental health care and professional development and problem solving. Areas of special focus:

  • Self-Care and Managing Stress

  • Strained relationships in the workplace

  • Communication and conflict management

  • Depression, burnout, self-esteem, self-doubt

  • High Anxiety, Panic Attacks, OCD

  • Anger and impulse control problems

  • Personality disorders

  • Trauma treatment

  • Grief and Bereavement

  • Navigating interpersonal communication with superiors, peers, or subordinates

  • Responding to difficult personalities in the workplace

  • Problematic sexual behaviors (porn, addictions, disorders, coercion)

  • Fears of litigation or managing the stress of ongoing litigation

  • Forced resignations

Couple Therapy

Dr. Heath Lisenby provides counseling for couples (married, engaged, dating) and families who want to improve their relationships. Areas of special focus:

  • Communication, Conflict Management, and Commitment

  • Forgiveness and Reconciliation

  • Marriage Enrichment, Premarital and Pre-Engagement Counseling

  • Blended or Extended Family Concerns

  • Couples/Families and Abuse Recovery

  • Couples/Families and Addiction Recovery

  • Affair Recovery

  • Sexual Problems

  • 1- or 2-day retreat-style marriage therapy (weekday and weekend options)

    • The Marriage Builder Retreat is designed for couples wanting to invest dedicated time in developing their marriage relationship in specific ways (examples include: reconnecting during empty nest years, improving communication and conflict resolution, addressing sexual problems, etc.).

    • The Marriage Saver Retreat is designed for couples wanting to urgently address major areas of concern within their marriage relationship (examples include: affair recovery, avoiding divorce, rebuilding trust, pornography recovery).

Counseling Approaches

Dr. Heath Lisenby approaches counseling from the Christian worldview. As clients are open to Christian counseling, Dr. Lisenby will use Bible passages, biblical and theological explanations/principles for understanding and dealing with life issues, encourage prayer, and provide guidance for Christian spiritual growth and development. Additionally, the following therapy modalities (and others) are drawn from in order to personalize treatment approaches to best meet each client’s unique needs and goals.

  • Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

  • Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • The Gottman Method of Relationship Therapy