About Lisa
Lisa DeLuca is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of practice. She offers a steady, listening presence for people juggling stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, relationship strain, grief, or mood concerns. Her approach is practical and direct, focused on what helps day-to-day life feel more manageable.
She favors working from strengths and helping people notice resources they already have. Sessions aim to create movement when repeated thoughts leave someone stuck.
Background and approach
Conversations focus on clearer choices, better communication, and ways to feel more like oneself. In her New York practice, Lisa has supported people through parenting and teen concerns, caregiver burnout, end-of-life planning, and issues tied to mood and anxiety. She also helps with relationship communication and career questions when they come up.
Her background includes a Master’s in Social Work from SUNY Stony Brook and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Fordham University. Therapy sessions are practical and goal-oriented. Lisa uses mindfulness and stress-management tools in simple, usable ways.
She works at a pace that fits each person and focuses on small steps that add up to real change. People who prefer clear feedback and concrete strategies tend to find this style helpful. Lisa supports people who want to feel more effective at work, calmer at home, and more confident in their relationships.
How therapeutic methods work online
Lisa draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that teach practical skills for daily life. Mindfulness practices help people notice and calm anxious thoughts through simple breathing and grounding exercises, useful for stress and anxiety. Brief cognitive-behavioral strategies focus on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new ways of responding, which can reduce worry and lift mood.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist talks with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they try techniques, adjust the plan, and pick the methods that fit the person's life and needs.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low or video would be distracting, and live chat or text-based messaging can be used for brief check-ins or between-session support. These options make it easier to fit regular sessions into work, caregiving, or school routines while keeping treatment consistent and focused.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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