About Dr. Lisa Marie
Taking Mental Health Beyond the Couch and Into the Community
Dr. Lisa Marie Harris is a counselor educator, licensed professional counselor supervisor, consultant, speaker, author, pastor, and wellness educator. Her work brings together mental-health expertise, education, cultural responsiveness, faith, and practical application to help individuals, leaders, churches, and organizations create healthier communities.
Through Healing Season, she makes complex conversations about mental health accessible, relevant, and actionable, particularly within communities where stigma, cultural expectations, racial trauma, colorism, or limited access to trusted resources may prevent people from receiving meaningful support.
Meet Dr. Lisa Marie
Dr. Lisa Marie Harris, PhD, ND, LPC-S, CSAC-S, CWC, is a licensed professional counselor supervisor, certified substance abuse counselor supervisor, counselor educator, consultant, speaker, author, pastor, and certified wellness coach. Her professional journey has included counseling, clinical supervision, substance-use treatment, special education, school-based services, university teaching, ministry leadership, curriculum development, organizational consultation, and community wellness education. This multidisciplinary experience enables her to understand mental health from several perspectives: the individual seeking support, the professional providing care, the leader responding to a community, and the organization working to serve people responsibly.
Dr. Lisa Marie holds a PhD in Psychology from Walden University, a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Liberty University, and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Criminal Justice from Fayetteville State University. She also holds a Doctor of Naturopathy degree and brings a whole-person perspective to conversations about emotional, physical, relational, social, and spiritual well-being.
As a university educator and clinical supervisor, she helps developing professionals connect ethical practice, cultural responsiveness, sound clinical judgment, and practical application. Her teaching reflects her belief that education should do more than share information. It should prepare people to respond wisely and effectively in real situations.
THE PURPOSE BEHIND HEALING SEASON
Healing Season was created from the belief that important conversations about mental health should not remain confined to counseling offices. People often turn first to pastors, ministry leaders, educators, supervisors, family members, and trusted community figures when they are struggling. Those leaders need practical knowledge, appropriate boundaries, culturally informed resources, and clear referral pathways.
Dr. Lisa Marie equips people to recognize concerns, respond with compassion, and connect individuals with appropriate support without expecting community or ministry leaders to become therapists. Her work is especially informed by the experiences of Black Americans and women of color, while remaining relevant and responsive to people from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Dr. Lisa Marie’s teaching, speaking, and consulting address:
• Mental-health readiness for clergy and ministry leaders
• Church hurt, family rejection, and belonging
• Colorism, racial trauma, and culturally responsive counseling
• Women’s wellness, leadership, and sustainable success
• Clinical supervision and counselor development
• Substance-use recovery and relapse prevention
• Trauma-informed organizational practices
• Faith, emotional wellness, and whole-person well-being
FAITH, MENTAL HEALTH, AND COMMUNITY
As a Christian and pastor, Dr. Lisa Marie understands the important role faith can play in healing, identity, meaning, and community support. She also recognizes that spiritual care and professional mental health care serve different but sometimes complementary purposes. Her faith-grounded work helps churches respond to emotional and mental health concerns with compassion, wisdom, appropriate boundaries, and responsible referral practices. Her broader professional services respect the beliefs, cultures, experiences, and preferences of the people and organizations she serves.
MEDIA AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Dr. Lisa Marie has used television, public conversations, workshops, and community education to make wellness and mental health information more accessible. Her work reflects a longstanding commitment to taking important conversations beyond traditional settings and into the communities where people live, lead, worship, and work.
AUTHOR AND RESOURCE CREATOR
Dr. Lisa Marie develops books, journals, curricula, workshops, and practical tools that move meaningful conversations from awareness to application. Her published works include Rebuilding the Temple: A Practical Guide to Health and Wellness, The Five Pillars of Wellness, Radiant Reflections, and If I Can Just Make It to Church. Her writing explores wellness, faith, identity, resilience, community support, and the experiences people may carry behind their outward strength. Through Healing Season Publishing and her educational resources, she creates materials for individuals, women, counselors, clergy, ministry leaders, churches, and organizations.
BRING THIS CONVERSATION TO YOUR COMMUNITY
Whether she is teaching future counselors, training ministry leaders, facilitating a women’s wellness experience, consulting with an organization, or speaking to a community audience, Dr. Lisa Marie provides thoughtful, culturally responsive education that people can apply beyond the event.
Invite Dr. Lisa Marie to speak, facilitate a workshop, train your leadership team, or help your organization develop a more informed and compassionate response to mental health.
Dr. Lisa Marie appearing on Women’s Eye View in Washington, D.C.