Lisa Parise, LICSW, LCSW

Lisa Parise is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with 15 years of experience. She holds an MA and practices from Virginia as an LCSW. She greets people with plain compassion and a steady focus on practical steps forward.

She favors approaches that help people change thoughts and habits, understand attachment patterns, and build coping skills. Sessions move at a human pace with clear goals and simple tools. Lisa blends talk-based work with attention to how the body and daily routines affect mood and stress.

Her background includes long experience helping people facing addiction, trauma, grief, depression, anxiety, and stress. She also supports those dealing with relationship strain, intimacy concerns, and questions of identity and belonging. She pays attention to attachment wounds, family of origin issues, and struggles like guilt, shame, and emptiness.

In a first meeting she listens for what matters most, then outlines small, concrete steps to try between sessions. Methods may include cognitive behavioral strategies, mindfulness practices, and skills drawn from dialectical behavior therapy to regulate emotion and reduce impulsive behavior.

Lisa offers therapy by phone, video, live chat, or text-based messaging so people can match the format to their day. She uses a subscription model for sessions that can be canceled at any time. Sessions are provided in English and are based in Virginia.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Lisa often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms through specific, practiced exercises. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions, helping people understand and shift how they relate to others. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening, acceptance, and the client’s own goals to guide each session.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, past experiences, and what feels most helpful. Together they choose or blend methods, then try strategies and adjust based on what actually helps.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and guided skill practice. Phone calls can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or when someone needs a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messages support ongoing reflection and brief coaching between scheduled sessions, offering flexibility for busy days.