Counseling Services

Lisa M. Huelskamp, LPC, CWC, NCC, PhD in STEM 
(she/her/hers)

Owner/Clinician

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Certified Wellness Counselor (CWC), and National Board Certified Counselor (NCC) in Central Ohio with a Masters of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling - a program built on a social justice and multicultural framework - along with a PhD in STEM education, Masters of Arts in Gifted Education, and a Bachelor's of Science in Science Education, all from The Ohio State University. 

Supported by 33+ years as an educator in k-12 & university settings, I am able to incorporate user-friendly and approachable 'bite size' strategies to fit your learning style and needs.

I specialize in working with educators, students 18+, military/medical/first responders, agricultural community, those with brain injury, pet loss, ecodistress, and neurodivergence. I welcome and validate individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and interests and value a flexible worldview with multicultural perspectives. Everyone deserves to feel seen, safe, and healthy.

When not working with clients or conducting research at OSU, I spend time as a professional musician, being in nature, traveling with my husband, gardening, baking, and volunteering for Great Dane and cat rescues.

Specializations

I work with Ohio clients ages 18 and over on various needs including:

•	academic distress
•	loss and grief (including pet loss)
•   military/medical/first responder trauma•	ecodistress (climate-based distress)•	migraine, brain-injury, and other medical distress•   perfectionism•	obsessive and/or compulsive behaviors•	anxiety•	depression•	twice-exceptionality and neurodiversity (giftedness, autism, ADHD, etc.)•	executive functioning (a.k.a. keeping track of life tasks)•	time-management•	career planning and multipotentiality•	performance anxiety and band dynamics•	life transition•	social skills•	self-love and self-care•	self-injury•	suicidality

Therapeutic  Approach

For those looking for a partner in resolving the emotional, relational, and behavioral issues that interfere with fulfilling one’s life goals, I draw from a range of strengths-based, person-centered strategies including:

Humanistic Talk Therapy 
Motivational Interviewing
Existential Therapy
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
 Cognitive Processing Theory (CPT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
 Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) 

All approaches are informed by multicultural and feminist counseling philosophies.

CERTIFICATION TRAININGS:- AgriStress Response Network FarmResponse® Certified (2025)
- American Foundation of Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Talk Saves Lives Training for Presenters (2023)- Association for Pet Loss & Bereavement (APLB) Pet Loss Grief Specialist Training (2023)
- Brain Injury Association of Ohio Support Group Facilitator Training (2023)
- CAMS-cares, CAMS on Campus, and CAMS-4 Teens Training Suicide Care Certification (2022, 2023)
- Crisis Response Planning (CRP) for Suicide Prevention Training (2022, 2024)
- Climate Psychology Alliance North America Climate Café Experiential Training for Clinicians (2022)
- Ohio State University Farm Stress Certification (2024) 
- Ohio State University REACH© Suicide Prevention Training Facilitator (since 2023)- Ohio Counseling Association (OCA) Leadership Certificate (Fall Series 2023)- Star Behavioral Mental Health Providers, Trained in Tier I, II, and III (2022, 2023)- Starr Commonwealth Certified Trauma & Resilience Practitioner (2022)- Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG) Community Group Facilitator (2020)
- Wellness Counselor Certification (2024) 
- Youth Yoga Project (now Wellity Education) Certification (Spring 2022)

PRESENTATIONS & INVITED ADDRESSES:25 statewide and 15 international/national including•	ACCA (2024)•	AHC (2024)•	AMHCA (2023)•	ASGW (2024)
•	IAWC (2025)•	CHI SIGMA IOTA (2023)•	NAAEE (2023) 

24 invited addresses including
•	Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center's Annual Remembrance Ceremony Speaker (2025)
•	Ohio State Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Climate Justice Workshop for Central Ohio Teachers for  (2025)
•	Ohio Wellness Counselor Certification Program Speaker (2024) •	Ohio State University Chronic Brain Injury Research Days Closing Speaker (2023) and neurotrauma course speaker (2023-present)•	Ohio State University NeuroNights Series Medical Care & Chronic Conditions after TBI (2022-present)

"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, 
I would still plant my apple tree."  
-  Martin Luther

Counseling Services

Lisa M. Huelskamp, LPC, CWC, NCC, PhD in STEM (she/her/hers)

Specializations

Therapeutic Approach