About Lisa
Lisa Fargnoli is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) with 22 years of practice in Massachusetts. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and issues around self-esteem and addictions. Lisa takes a direct and compassionate approach so people feel heard and supported.
Her sessions blend practical skills and reflective conversation. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
How Lisa works
Mindfulness techniques are part of her work to reduce overwhelming emotions and bring attention back to the present. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone is unsure about change. Lisa asks questions that clarify values and build motivation rather than pushing advice.
For trauma-related concerns she draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy principles to address painful memories at a pace that feels manageable. She also helps with relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting stress, body image, chronic illness and aging concerns, and the complex effects of adoption and foster care.
Lisa is experienced supporting people facing grief, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and co-occurring conditions such as bipolar disorder or obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Sessions may include short skill coaching, guided mindfulness practice, or focused problem-solving. The aim is steady progress through small, doable steps.
Lisa works collaboratively to set clear goals and adjust the plan as needs change.
Lisa lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Lisa works with
The areas below are the ones Lisa selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 22 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Massachusetts |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online care
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments to change behaviors and mood. It is practical and often includes short homework tasks between sessions to build new habits.Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce intense emotional reactions and improve present-moment awareness. These exercises can be guided during a session and practiced throughout the week to help with anxiety, stress, and chronic pain.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Decisions about techniques and pacing are collaborative and revisited as progress is made.
Online sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexibility for different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and guided practices. Phone sessions can fit a shorter check-in or work when bandwidth is limited. Text and chat are useful for brief coaching, tracking goals, or checking in between longer sessions. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, caregiving, or mobility constraints while keeping the focus on useful skills and steady progress.
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