
Lisa Wallace, MA, LPC
Visiting Instructor
MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Naropa College
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A contemplative psychotherapist with a passion for political theology, social justice and meditation, Lisa is continuously working to develop the skills and awareness needed to best support individuals and foster healthy communities. Lisa’s journey started growing up in a middle class community in the mountains of Colorado where they learned the power of being connected with the earth. The mountains, trees, sky and water, supported Lisa through times of unease and suffering. The personal relationship Lisa had with pain and depression led them to pursue a serious meditation practice with Micheal Gregory of Mindfulness Meditation Centers. Meditation was the first pathway to understanding and uncovering their queer identity, while also waking up to the privileges they have as White person in the U.S.
Lisa developed a deep passion for storytelling and spiritual exploration and acquired two undergraduate degrees at CU Boulder in Film Production and Religious studies. In 2014, Lisa went back to school to become a therapist.
After graduating from Naropa University’s Contemplative Psychotherapy program in 2017, Lisa worked for three years at Umbrella Collective, a LGBTQIA+ oriented therapeutic practice, where they honed my therapeutic skills. Lisa is WPATH trained and values providing gender affirming care to their clients. Lisa is also trained in EMDR, Level I IFS, and as a Mindfulness Instructor from both Naropa University and Inward Bound (an organization dedicated to bringing mindfulness to teens). Lisa continues to explore and unpack their identity as a White person and is committed to various anti-racist work.