Maggie Lemley , LPC, LPCC

Maggie Lemley offers a measured, nonjudgmental approach designed to help people move from temporary relief to lasting insight and change. She creates a space where emotions can be processed and awareness can grow, guiding clients toward practical solutions that reduce emotional suffering in an efficient, goal-focused way.

Licensed as a professional counselor in Tennessee and Kentucky - LPC and LPCC, which stand for Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - she maintains current clinical skills by attending professional trainings and conferences each year. Maggie has 15 years of experience working in mental health with individuals, families, and couples, and during the past five years has provided therapy for military service members and their families.

Her formal trainings include Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, along with workshops on couple communication, alternative lifestyles, and military culture. Her background also includes 11 years serving clients with severe and persistent mental illness in community mental health roles such as psychiatric case manager, program assistant to an intensive outpatient team, therapist, and assessment clinician. During graduate school she completed an internship providing therapy for female inmates at Davidson County’s Correctional Development Center.

Maggie applies this blend of clinical training and hands-on experience to help people address stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma, grief, parenting challenges, and a wide range of life changes.

Evidence-Based Approaches for Online Support

Maggie frequently draws on Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients process traumatic experiences, build coping skills, and reduce the ongoing impact of trauma on daily life. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to teach practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improved interpersonal effectiveness, which can be especially helpful for intense emotions and relationship challenges.

Determining the best approach is a collaborative process. Maggie works with each client to identify goals, preferences, and the strategies that fit best, adjusting techniques as progress is made so the care remains tailored and effective.

Online therapy with licensed professionals offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. This flexibility supports continuity of care across locations and life changes, making it easier for people to access consistent therapeutic support from a qualified therapist.