Lisa Dorfman, LMHC

Lisa Dorfman is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 38 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, eating concerns, self-esteem, grief, and life transitions. Her work also includes support around career strain, parenting pressures, relationship problems, and trauma-related issues.

She blends several practical methods to meet each person's needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered listening, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy are part of her toolkit. She also uses EMDR and mindfulness techniques when they fit the client's goals.

Sessions aim to be straightforward and skill-focused. Clients can expect clear tools for managing strong emotions, changing unhelpful thinking, and improving everyday coping. Lisa pays attention to body image and eating-related concerns alongside emotional and behavioral patterns.

Her background includes long-term clinical work in Florida and experience addressing first responder stress, caregiver burden, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and veteran issues. That breadth helps when problems overlap, such as grief mixed with workplace pressure or trauma alongside relationship strain.

Lisa emphasizes collaboration during therapy. She works with each person to set practical goals and match methods to their situation. The emphasis is on doable steps that build confidence and steady progress over time.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Lisa often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms through concrete exercises and short-term goal setting. Client-Centered Therapy is also a core part of her work and focuses on listening, empathy, and supporting the client's own goals so they feel heard while they work through challenges. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used when emotion regulation, distress tolerance, or interpersonal effectiveness skills are needed; DBT supplies practical skills for managing intense feelings and improving relationships.

Choosing the right method is a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels manageable, then try approaches that match those needs. Sessions may combine methods as progress unfolds so the work stays relevant and useful.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video is useful for fuller conversation and skill coaching, phone calls work when bandwidth is limited, live chat and messaging let people check in between sessions or have shorter exchanges, and these options make it easier to maintain consistency around work, family, and other obligations.