About us

At Flow State Psychotherapy, LLC, we are passionate about guiding people toward meaningful change and helping them embody their most authentic selves.

Michele Preuss

LCSW, IFS-Informed, TRM CERTIFIED, CLINICIAN

Are you seeking a therapist who brings a balance of professional expertise with a playful, "EastCoast honest" approach? If so, Michele Preuss might be the right fit for you. She is a licensed clinical social worker and graduate of James Madison University and Boise State University.

Michele brings a unique blend of sincerity, authenticity, and levity to the clinical space. With nearly eight years of experience supporting at-risk youth in an alternative high school setting, she specializes in helping adolescents and their families navigate challenges such as anxiety/depression, PTSD, learning challenges, neurodivergence, and addiction. Michele combines her understanding of academic learning profiles, mental health needs, and family dynamics, to facilitate real-time conflict resolution and help parents guide their teens with compassion.

Individually, Michele is passionate about helping clients (both adolescents and adults) heal through re-processing trauma in experiential ways. Her core focus is Internal Family Systems (IFS)—operating from the belief that we are composed of many "parts," none of which are inherently bad—helping clients reintegrate painful memories to achieve internal calm. With her additional training in the Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM), she can also help bring awareness to a client’s physical sensations in a way that allows the body to process stress and return to a state of balance.

Outside the office, Michele finds her flow state in the mountains—whether she is trail running, mountain biking, paddleboarding, or rock climbing. Her creative side flourishes at home in her garden, through painting, drawing, and crafting homemade soap.

Michele knows she’s in her element when her inherent traits of compassion, curiosity, playfulness, and courage “have the microphone”—an energy she is excited to share with her clients as they journey toward healing.

Lisa Hansen, LMSW

Clinical Intern

Do you seek a counselor who believes we all innately have the keys to healing inside of ourselves? Lisa Hansen, LMSW, School Social Worker and clinical therapist in training, may be the guide for you. 

Lisa blends her Master’s degree in Social Work with her Special Education background to create a unique bottom up approach to help clients feel connected, curious and confident along their healing journey.

Lisa’s clinical practice is deeply rooted in the Community Resiliency Model (CRM), providing clients with trauma-informed tools to regulate their nervous system and expand their capacity for accessing inner tools for healing.  Lisa weaves CRM with systems-oriented approach to help clients explore the intricate parts of their inner world through Internal Family Systems. Guided by the NASW Code of Ethics and professional clinical supervision with Flow State Psychotherapy owner, Lydia Missal, Lisa is committed to creating a collaborative, compassionate space where we work together to restore biological and emotional balance. 

This balance is essential for experiencing the flow state, Lisa experiences the flow state in a variety of places but all have the common thread of creativity and play! Whether it is mountain biking through fields of wild flowers, cooking a large delicious meal for family & friends, on a walk with her dog or line dancing- Lisa knows when she is in her Flow State when she feels a pleasant warmth in her chest and the stretch of big silly smile across her face.