About Lisa
Lisa Westcoat is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 14 years of full-time experience in mental health and addiction treatment. She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and abuse. She also supports clients facing substance and process addictions and the emotional fallout that follows.
Her approach is warm and direct. She aims for honest, practical conversations that focus on change. Sessions are tailored to each person and combine evidence-based techniques with a down-to-earth style and occasional humor.
How Lisa works
Lisa draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take meaningful action. Mindfulness practices are part of her work for managing strong emotions and building present-moment awareness.
She has extensive experience addressing family problems, codependency, guilt and shame, anger and control issues, and complications related to adoption and foster care. She has worked in addiction treatment settings and integrates the twelve-step perspective when it fits a client’s goals. People meet her for help with parenting stress, intimacy-related concerns, grief, bipolar mood challenges, compassion fatigue, and navigating major life changes.
Her focus is on practical steps clients can use between sessions to reduce distress and move toward what matters to them.
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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
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 14 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters and take small steps toward those values while accepting uncomfortable thoughts and feelings. ACT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and adjusting to life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, often using practical exercises and homework to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes building a supportive, nonjudgmental relationship so clients can explore their feelings and make choices at their own pace.Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose techniques that match a client’s goals, needs, and preferences. That might mean combining CBT skills with mindfulness, or using ACT exercises alongside client-centered conversations. Treatment plans are adjusted as progress unfolds so the work stays relevant and doable.
Online sessions offer flexibility for busy schedules and different communication styles. Video calls let people use face-to-face interaction for deeper conversations. Phone sessions can fit into short breaks or require less bandwidth. Live chat or text-based messaging supports quick check-ins, ongoing reflection, and brief coaching between longer sessions. These options make it easier to maintain momentum and use therapy tools in everyday life.
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