About Lisa
Lisa Rivers is a licensed psychologist in Minnesota with 29 years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns. She uses everyday language and clear goals so parents and busy adults can follow along.
Lisa holds the MN Psychologist LP credential and draws on long experience to guide each session. Her approach centers on listening first and then building tools that fit a person’s life.
How Lisa works
She blends client-centered methods with cognitive behavioral and mindfulness techniques. That mix helps people understand unhelpful thoughts, practice new habits, and calm their nervous system. Lisa also works on grief, caregiver strain, compassion fatigue, and challenges tied to identity and LGBT concerns.
She addresses sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, and major mood shifts like bipolar disorder. Additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment issues, body image, codependency, and the impacts of divorce or domestic violence. Sessions look at communication skills, setting boundaries, and solving problems step by step.
Lisa helps people sort priorities at home and work, manage parenting stresses, and cope with sudden life changes. She encourages small, achievable changes that add up over time. Clients can expect a calm, respectful space to talk and try new ways of responding.
Lisa works collaboratively to set goals and track progress. Her years of practice inform flexible, straightforward strategies tailored to each person.
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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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | MN Psychologist |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 29 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Minnesota |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Lisa uses client-centered therapy to begin most online relationships, which means she listens closely and follows each person’s priorities. That approach helps people feel heard and sets the stage for collaborative problem solving.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, stress, sleep problems, and mood concerns because it targets patterns people can change between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lisa will discuss options and help decide what fits a person’s goals, needs, and preferences. She adapts methods over time based on progress and feedback so therapy stays relevant and practical.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and more traditional session flow. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief updates, homework, or when writing helps someone clarify thoughts. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, school, and family commitments.
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