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Often rebooked
The Chinese philosopher Lao Tsu said “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” I applaud you for taking that first step to feeling happier and healthier. I am dedicated to helping individuals navigate their emotional well-being and find the path to personal growth and healing. I have had the honor of helping people from diverse backgrounds to address the stress, depression and anxiety that comes with tackling life’s challenges – life changes, career transitions, parenting issues, relationship difficulties, communication issues, and social problems, among others. Thank you for trusting me to walk on this journey with you. I look forward to seeing you soon.
I'll introduce myself and my approaches to therapy, then we will start with brief introductions, how you got here, and evaluate your strengths, support system and goals for therapy. I encourage you to talk through your current challenges so that we can establish reasonable goals together. Your treatment plan will be specific to you and individualized to your identified needs and goals, as will the duration of therapy. Most clients begin to feel improvement in the first month at which time we can fine tune our approach to meet your specific goals.
I am part of the “sandwich generation”, in that I am caring for my aging parents while my young adult children are working their way towards independence. Life has its challenges but it has taught me a lot in patience and seeing things from other perspectives. My clients say I am pretty laid back, and have described me as caring, supportive and open minded. I pride myself in being nonjudgmental and curious in nature which often leads to great opportunities to gently challenge my clients' thought processes during sessions.
I love working with a diverse range of adults, from college students to retirees, who share a common theme of wanting to stop feeling stuck, overwhelmed, depressed, worried or stressed. What they all have in common is an eagerness to learn new skills, release the tightness in their chest, and manage the thoughts that monopolize their days. Many have finally overcome their own personal debate about entering therapy and are hoping to just be heard or validated in their quest for self-improvement. I get excited to see these clients in my virtual therapy room, because I know in a matter of weeks, their outlook will be vastly different as they actively work on their goals.
Other specialties
I identify as
Cash - $100 per session
Aetna
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Medicare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Ambetter Health
AvMed
Golden Rule
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Surest (formerly Bind)
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
In our sessions, we will set manageable and measurable goals together and explore how your thoughts impact your feelings and behaviors and ultimately your decisions. You will learn to identify your negative thought patterns and learn practical skills to challenge them. I end every session with some type of take away work - whether that is activities, worksheets or just skill building practice. This is important, because we spend only an hour a week together, but you are living out the remaining 167 hours without me. it is important that you practice what we work on so that we can find what is working and what is not in between our sessions. I pair these methods with Solution Focused Treatment techniques which allow us to remain focused on your strengths, goals, and solutions rather than dwelling on problems or overanalyzing their causes.
11 ratings with written reviews
June 17, 2026
I am so happy I chose Lisa as a therapist. She's authentic, warm and empowering but also challenging and humorous when I need her to be. I look forward to our sessions as a breath of fresh air and always feel lighter at the end of them.
June 2, 2026
I love Lisa already she’s so warm and open minded and sweet
April 3, 2026
Lisa is great listener.