Lisa Treleaven, LPC
Lisa Treleaven is a Licensed Professional Counselor and founder of Wellspring Counseling and Education.
Lisa Treleaven draws on both professional expertise and personal experience to serve her clients. She has been a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas since 2010 and has also worked as a homeschool educator, adjunct professor, and disability advocate. Lisa also brings lived experience as someone with chronic illness and as a mother of children with medical complexity, autism, and dual exceptionality.
Lisa holds a Doctor of Education in Executive Leadership in Mental Health and Human Services and a Master of Arts in Psychology from Houston Christian University. Her doctoral dissertation examined academic achievement in homeschools, and her master’s thesis explored sleep phenomena known as hypnagogic and hypnopompic hallucinations.
Beyond her counseling practice, Lisa is an experienced disability advocate. She has served as an advisor on issues related to children with special healthcare needs to organizations including Texas Parent to Parent, Texas Children’s Hospital, PEDSnet, PCORnet, Project DOCC, Family-Led Academic Grand Rounds, Global Genes RARE Compassion, and Emergency Medical Services for Children. She is also an alumnus of the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities’ Texas Partners in Policymaking program. In 2025, she was appointed to the Texas Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities.
Specialties
- Chronic illness
- Medical complexity
- Neurodivergence affirming
- Giftedness/dual exceptionality
- Homeschooling families
- Education and learning disabilities
- Alternative and augmentative communication (AAC)
- Agricultural workers, rural communities
- Career counseling
- Sleep and insomnia
- Spirituality
- Women’s issues
What is therapy like with Lisa?
“First, we will talk about what brings you to therapy and what has helped or not helped you in the past. We will discuss your preferences for counseling, your strengths, and how you communicate and learn best. Based on this ongoing conversation, we will create a treatment plan which may draw on tools from a variety of treatment types such as acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), cognitive behavioral (CBT), existential, Jungian psychology, interpersonal and social rhythm therapy, somatic-based interventions, and narrative therapy. At your request, faith-based counseling can also be included.”
Specialty Trainings Attended
- Texas Partners in Policymaking, Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities
- Communication Skills Workshop (American Sign Language), Texas School for the Deaf
- Genetic Navigator Training 2.0, Mountain States Regional Genetics
- Seek, Secure, Serve training, Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities
- Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training
- Farm Response Training, AgriSafe
- Pathways Training, Gladney Center for Adoption
- Distance Counseling Training, Renewed Vision
Presentations and Publications
- Treleaven, L. (2026). Homeschooling Gifted and Twice Exceptional (2e) Learners. [Presentation]. GT Parent Conference 2026 for Baylor Talent Identification Program and Gifted Education Family Network.
- Lund, T. & Treleaven, L. (2026). Interdisciplinary Grief Support for People with Disabilities: Enhancing Outcomes Through BCBA-LPC Collaboration. [Presentation]. Presented online for ABA Digital Marketing.
- Lund, T. & Treleaven, L. (2025). Support for Individuals with IDD who are Grieving. [Presentation]. Presented online for Texas Parent to Parent advocacy group.
- Coleman, C., Winters, I., Treleaven, L, & Egan, E. (2025). More than a Measure: How Disability Identification Shapes the Lives of Children and Families [Blog post]. https://lpfch.org/impact-stories/more-than-a-measure-how-disability-identification-shapes-the-lives-of-children-and-families/
- Treleaven, L. (2025) Disability & Disasters: Proactive and Inclusive Emergency Preparedness [Presentation]. Presented for the Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities Accessibility and Disability Policy webinar series
- Treleaven, L. (2025). Crowdsourcing for Disaster Preparedness for Special Needs. [Presentation]. Presented at Texas Parent to Parent Annual Conference, San Marcos, Texas
- Treleaven, L. and Vincent, J. (2025). Introduction to Personal Networks. [Presentation]. Presented at Texas Parent to Parent Annual Conference, San Marcos, Texas
- Treleaven, L. and Vincent, J. (2025). Personal Networks DIY. [Presentation]. Presented at Texas Parent to Parent Annual Conference, San Marcos, Texas
- Treleaven, L. (2025) What I Learned About Emergency Preparedness While Traveling. [Blog post]. https://www.navigatelifetexas.org/en/blog/article/what-i-learned-about-emergency-preparedness-while-traveling
- Treleaven, L. (2025) Helping Kids Be Ready for Emergencies. [Blog post]. https://www.navigatelifetexas.org/en/blog/article/helping-kids-be-ready-for-emergencies
- Treleaven, L. (2025) Dealing with Medical Refunds. [Blog post]. https://www.navigatelifetexas.org/en/blog/article/dealing-with-medical-refunds
- Treleaven, L. (2025) Transition Planning for Homeschool Students [Blog post]. https://www.navigatelifetexas.org/en/blog/article/transition-planning-for-homeschool-students
- Bouza, E., Edgar, J., and Treleaven, L. (2025). Say What? Language Matters. [Presentation]. Presented at Family-Led Academic Grand Rounds hosted by University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, virtual.
- Bayer, M., James-Maxfield, G., and Treleaven, L. (2025). Family Perspectives on Emergency Medical Care. [Presentation]. Presented at Texas Prehospital Pediatric Readiness Education Series hosted by Emergency Medical Services for Children, virtual.
- Treleaven, L. and Litzinger, L. (2024). All Hazards Planning: DIY Disaster Prep Like the Pros. [Presentation]. Presented at Texas Parent to Parent Annual Conference, San Marcos, Texas
- Treleaven, L. (2024). TAGs: Transition Action Groups. [Presentation]. Presented at Texas Parent to Parent Annual Conference, San Marcos, Texas
- Treleaven, L. and Treleaven, J. (2024). 3 Tips from Patient and Family Perspectives. [Presentation]. Presented to Wilson County EMS, District 4 in Floresville, Texas
- Treleaven, L., James-Maxfield, G. (2023). EMSC Texas FAN engagement. [Poster]. Presented at EMSC All-grantee meeting September 2023, Austin, Texas.
- Treleaven, L., Vance, S. (2023). FAN Involvement in Disaster Planning. [Presentation]. Presented at EMSC All-grantee meeting September 2023, Austin, Texas.
- Treleaven, L. and Treleaven, J. (2022). 3 Tips from Patient and Family Perspectives. [Presentation]. Presentation made at Assessment and Management of Children with Special Health Care Needs event hosted by Emergency Medical Services for Children, Texas Parent to Parent, and Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin, Texas.
- Treleaven, L. (2022). Academic Insights into the Homeschool Population from the Classic Learning Test. Home School Researcher, 38(1), 1-13. https://www.nheri.org/quantitative-insights-into-the-academic-outcomes-of-homeschools-from-the-classic-learning-test/
- Treleaven, L. (2022). Academic Insights into the Homeschool Population from the Classic Learning Test. [Presentation]. Presented at the Dawn K. Wilson Teaching and Learning Symposium at Houston Christian University.
- Treleaven, L. (2022). Academic Insights into the Homeschool Population from the Classic Learning Test. [Doctoral dissertation, Houston Christian University].
- Treleaven, L. and Treleaven, J. (2021). Serving special needs families. [Presentation]. Presentation made to nursing students at Houston Christian University.
- Treleaven, L. (2018) Digital Nomads: Who Are They and What Are Their Unique Educational Needs?. Presentation made at the College of Education and Behavioral Science’s Teaching and Learning Symposium at Houston Christian University, Houston, TX
- Treleaven, L. (2018) Staying Tech-Connected While Living on the Road. [Blog post]. https://techiehomeschoolmom.com/tech-connected-living-on-the-road/
- Treleaven, L. (2018). Our NICU Journey. [Poster]. Presented at 20th Annual Bad Pants Open golf tournament benefitting Texas Children’s Hospital.
- Treleaven, L. (2018). Trach plug. [Digital photo]. Included with permission in tracheostomy patient care online training course for clinical staff at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, NY.
- Treleaven, L. (2017). Guide to the NICU. [Blog post]. https://women.texaschildrens.org/blog/2017/11/guide-nicu
- Treleaven, L. (November 2016). Signing Time and Our Journey as a Special Needs Family. [Blog post]. https://www.signingtime.com/signing-time-journey-special-needs-family/
- Treleaven, L (2016) Responding to Emergencies Involving Medically Complex Individuals and Their Families. Presentation made at Cypress Creek Emergency Medical Technician Training, Cypress Creek EMS, Houston, TX
- Treleaven, L. (November 2015). When the Pregnancy After Your NICU Baby Is Uncomplicated. The Mighty. https://themighty.com/2015/11/when-the-pregnancy-after-your-nicu-baby-is-uncomplicated/
- Treleaven, L. (September 2015). When I Make Casual Conversations Awkward as a Special Needs Mom. The Mighty. https://themighty.com/2015/09/special-needs-mom-makes-casual-conversations-awkward/
- McNerney, L. (February 2008). A Study of the Reporting Rate of Hypnagogic and Hypnopompic Hallucinations Using Two Methods of Survey Delivery (research proposal) Christian Counselors of Texas 2008 Conference
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