About Lisa
Lisa McCarton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of experience based in Virginia. She offers calm, practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions. Lisa writes and talks in plain terms and focuses on real steps clients can use between sessions.
She speaks English and Spanish. Over two decades she has worked in settings that included residential treatment and direct therapy for people who experienced trauma, abuse, mood challenges, and behavior concerns.
Background and approach
That background informs a practical style that aims to identify patterns that get in the way and try new ways of coping. Sessions are collaborative and goal-focused. Lisa uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current reactions and connection.
She applies client-centered listening to make sure a person’s goals steer the work. Cognitive behavioral strategies are used to notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. Her methods are hands-on and problem-oriented.
Clients can expect concrete tools, step-by-step exercises, and regular check-ins on progress. The pace and focus are adjusted to what each person needs. People often seek her help for parenting stress, relationship strain, ADHD-related challenges, and trauma recovery.
She also supports those managing career changes, bipolar or mood concerns, anger, and self-esteem issues. Lisa aims to help clients find clearer choices and feel more capable in everyday life.
How Lisa’s Approaches Work Online
Lisa uses attachment-based work to look at how early relationships influence reactions today; this helps people understand patterns in anxiety, connection, and trust. She also uses client-centered listening to follow each person’s goals and priorities, so sessions focus on what feels most urgent to the client. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to spot unhelpful thoughts and try new actions that can reduce anxiety and improve daily functioning.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. She will work together with each person to decide which methods match their goals, preferences, and pace. That collaboration means therapy can shift over time as needs change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for fuller conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits into a busy day. Live chat or text-based messaging can help with quick reflections, homework check-ins, or ongoing support between sessions. These options offer flexibility for scheduling and make it easier to fit therapy into everyday life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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