About Lisa
Lisa Martin is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in California. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, and depression. She values a straightforward, compassionate approach and aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable.
She sees each person as the expert on their own life and builds on their existing strengths. Lisa keeps sessions practical and focused. Conversations include coping tools, ways to reduce overwhelm, and steps to rebuild daily routines.
Background and approach
Her work often addresses the ripple effects of difficult events. That includes grief and loss, feelings tied to trauma and abuse, and the isolation that can come with depression. She also helps people with communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose.
Across sessions she uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide conversations and practice new skills. The goal is to create small, achievable changes that reduce anxiety and improve day-to-day functioning. Lisa emphasizes collaboration and makes adjustments based on what is and isn’t working for each person.
With eight years of experience as an LCSW, she brings clinical knowledge and practical sense to the work. She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits the client’s needs.
Evidence-based approaches for online anxiety care
Lisa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address anxiety and related concerns. One common approach focuses on practical coping skills - teaching breathing, grounding, and activity planning to reduce immediate overwhelm and build daily routines. These tools help when stress or panic make it hard to get through the day.Another approach involves processing difficult experiences related to trauma and loss. This work is paced to the person and includes talking through memories, identifying harmful patterns, and practicing new ways of relating to painful feelings. It aims to reduce the intensity of distress over time and improve functioning.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Lisa will work with the client to choose and adjust techniques based on goals, preferences, and how someone responds in sessions. She checks in regularly and adapts strategies as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video lets people use face-to-face conversation, phone works when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to keep consistent care while balancing work, family, and other demands.
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- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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