meet your therapist
LISA RIVERS, BSW, MMFT, LMFT
Hi, I’m Lisa.
I believe each of us can find fulfillment and balance by pausing to reflect on our stories and knowing and embracing ourselves.
My work as a therapist is deeply grounded in creating a safe space for reflective moments where you can define and create authentic self and valued meaning within all areas of your life.
Juggling my marriage with owning and operating a business, and motherhood for the last 20 years, I know firsthand the struggle of being a high achiever prone to stress, anxiety, and work-life imbalance.
To help manage my symptoms I reconnected with self and was reminded of valued living.
It was with the passing of my father at a young age when I learned the importance of fully living every moment of our lives. My father said if he could do it all over again, he would “eat more butter and smoke more cigarettes.” The sentiment behind his words (not the additional butter or cigarettes) led me to approach my own life with intention and purpose.
I went back to school and opened my practice to help high achievers, like me, create purpose and meaning beyond the daily grind. As a result of working together, my clients experience more satisfaction from their life and work.
My Approach
I believe you are the expert on your own life and with pause, you can find your path forward.
In the therapy room, I meet you where you are, encourage you to explore your potential, and offer alternative ways of thinking so that you can create the life you envision for yourself.
We are going to learn to play, reprioritize your life, work towards your goals in ways you never imagined, and bring joy back into all areas of your life. I am going to challenge you, offer observations, expect you to do your part, encourage you to see your own worth, remind you that you are enough, paint a picture of you doing things you never thought possible, and allow you to envision your own path forward.
Change is possible and the time to invest in your life is now! If you are game, so am I.
More About My Life
Bragging Rights:
Serial Entrepreneur
Past Life:
Art Collector
Fills My Cup:
Time spent outdoors and coffee
Favorite Pastime:
Mountain Biking
Aspirations:
Essentialism and Minimalism
Grounds Me:
My partner of 25 plus years and my 2 adult children
Educational Background
Education
Columbia College, Columbia, SC
Bachelor of Arts in Social Work, 2001
Converse College, Spartanburg, SC
Master of Marriage and Family Therapy, 2021
License and Training
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
# COU.8065 MFTI
Certified Relational Life Therapist (RLT)-Level 3
Certified Relational Life Therapy (RLT) Bootcamp Facilitator
AAMFT Fundamentals of Supervision
Professional Background
Founder/Operator of Greenville Couples Therapy, LLC a co-working therapy collective serving individuals, couples, and families throughout South Carolina.
Founder/Operator of the Directory of South Carolina Relational Therapists a searchable directory connecting clients with relationally trained and culturally competent therapists.
AMMFT and SC LMFT Approved Supervisor Candidate taking on supervision of newly graduated LMFTA clinicians wanting to specialize in relational therapy.
Adjunct Professor of Converse University’s MMFT Program teaching their graduate level Couples Therapy course.
Speaker and Presenter of Embracing Diversity: Best Practices for Serving LGBTQ+ Individuals and Partners Using Relational Life Therapy at the Relational Life Therapy Conference 2025 Living Love: Transforming Ourselves and Our World, Orlando, FL.
*Most importantly, I hold both my educational and professional backgrounds with gratitude, humility, and acknowledged privilege. I am aware that many brilliant, compassionate people never get these same opportunities. These milestones don't make me more worthy; they simply equip me to serve in work that gives my life meaning. Our value is inherent, not measured by accomplishments, certificates on a wall or credentials after a name. Therefore, I share the above knowing that the true honor and privilege is walking alongside clients, peers, supervisees, and students on their relational journeys with self and others.
My Values & Beliefs
I value, embrace, and affirm diversity as well as the interconnected complexity of the layers of identity that are at the core of each individual person’s identity as well as group identities. I strive to embody an open and safe stance that will facilitate dialogue as a way to honor our differences.
