About Lisa
Lisa Bessette is a licensed clinical social worker with 15 years of professional experience. She focuses on reducing stress and anxiety and helping people rebuild self-esteem. She also supports those dealing with grief and major life changes.
Lisa keeps sessions straightforward and practical. She creates space for people to talk through their feelings without judgment. She helps clients find small, workable steps forward when old patterns feel stuck.
Her work often addresses relationship difficulties and communication problems.
Background and approach
She also supports people facing divorce or separation and those sorting out family of origin issues. Lisa has experience with concerns common to veterans and armed forces connections. She aims to help clients name their goals and try realistic strategies to meet them.
Sessions focus on what matters most to the person in front of her. Progress is paced to fit each person's life and responsibilities. Lisa holds LCSW credentials in Virginia and Louisiana.
She offers sessions in English and draws on a background of varied clinical work over many years. Her style is companionable and goal-oriented, with attention to daily challenges and coping skills. For someone feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, a life transition, or persistent low confidence, she helps unpack patterns and build clearer options.
The work stresses steady steps and practical changes that fit into real life.
Approaches and online care that fit your life
Many clients benefit from evidence-based techniques that focus on thoughts, behaviors, and practical skills. Cognitive-focused methods help people notice and test unhelpful thinking patterns and try new ways of responding to stress and anxiety. Behavioral strategies focus on small, manageable actions such as breaking tasks into steps, building routines, and practicing coping skills to reduce overwhelm.Finding the best approach is a team effort. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, needs, and day-to-day reality. Treatment plans are adjusted over time based on what proves useful and workable.
Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences. Video calls suit deeper conversations when visual connection helps. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a camera is not wanted. Live chat and text messaging provide quick check-ins, brief reflections, or continued support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to maintain momentum while balancing family, work, and other responsibilities.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Virginia, Louisiana
- Languages
- English
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