About Lisa
Lisa Williams is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in California with ten years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety and navigate concerns related to LGBT identity and trauma. Her approach is practical and respectful, aimed at helping people feel more stable and understood.
She centers sessions on the person's experience and strengths. Lisa helps people name the problem, try small changes, and track what helps.
How Lisa works
Conversations are direct and compassionate, not full of jargon. She invites questions and works at each person’s pace. Her clinical focus includes family issues, self-esteem, and recovery from abuse.
She also addresses abandonment, attachment difficulties, guilt and shame, and feelings of isolation or loneliness. Sexuality and women’s issues are part of her work as well. Lisa values collaboration and clear goals in therapy.
She will help set practical steps and check progress over time. Sessions may include talk, behavior-focused ideas, and tools you can use between meetings. Therapy is offered through multiple online formats.
Sessions can happen by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. This range gives options for different schedules and comfort levels.
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
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
Also listed
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
How evidence-based approaches work online
Many therapists use evidence-based techniques to guide sessions, including short-term, focused methods that help with specific symptoms. One common approach involves identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and stress; it teaches concrete skills for day-to-day coping. Another approach attends to attachment and relationship patterns, helping people understand how past losses or abandonment shape current feelings and reactions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. A therapist will talk with the person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they will try methods, review what helps, and adjust the plan as needed in a collaborative way.
Online therapy makes these approaches flexible. Video calls let people read facial cues and have a more natural conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits a break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, written reflection, or ongoing support between sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy lives and different comfort levels.
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