LP Portrait of Lisa Parise

Lisa Parise, LICSW, LCSW

Compassionate social worker helping with anxiety and stress

15 years in practice · based in Virginia · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Lisa

Lisa Parise is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 15 years of practice. She works from Virginia and brings a steady, compassionate approach to people facing hard moments. She often helps with anxiety alongside depression, grief, trauma, and addiction concerns.

Her style is direct and warm. She uses plain language and practical tools in sessions. People can expect a focus on understanding patterns, managing distress, and building skills for day-to-day life.

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Background and approach

Lisa draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships shape feelings and behavior. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new ways of reacting. Dialectical behavior therapy and mindfulness practices are folded in when people need emotion regulation or grounding tools.

She has a background that includes work with trauma, substance use concerns, LGBT issues, and compassion fatigue. Lisa pays attention to the role of family of origin, attachment wounds, and identity-related stress when those matters come up. Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit varied schedules.

The subscription model used for sessions can be canceled at any time. To begin, a short questionnaire and scheduling step are used to match people to a therapist. Lisa approaches therapy as a collaborative effort.

She listens first, then helps people choose techniques that fit their goals and daily life.

Therapeutic approaches that translate well online

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships affect current patterns. It looks at how trust, closeness, and past hurts shape reactions and helps people try new ways of relating and regulating emotions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks down the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses concrete exercises to test unhelpful beliefs and build practical coping skills for problems like anxiety and depression.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist listens to goals and preferences, then suggests techniques to try, adjusting the plan as progress is tracked together.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for fuller interaction, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat or text can be used for brief check-ins or when written reflection helps. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy days and to keep continuity of care across distance.
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Questions people ask

What concerns does she help with?
She works with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, relationship and intimacy issues, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and straightforward, using practical tools and clear language to help people manage symptoms and try new coping strategies.
What is her professional background?
She has 15 years of clinical experience and draws on work with trauma, substance use, LGBT issues, and caregiver stress in her practice.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds MA LICSW and VA LCSW credentials and practices from Virginia.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

What this therapist works with

Experience
15 years
Licensed
Massachusetts, Virginia
Languages
English

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