Trista Lalli, LPC

Trista Lalli is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania. She brings 12 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and changes in family life. Trista works in a straightforward, respectful way and focuses on each person's strengths when making a plan for change.

She uses a client-centered style combined with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused methods. That means conversations stay focused on real problems and on steps a person can try between sessions. Trista helps people build routines, manage strong emotions like anger, and develop healthier relationship patterns.

Common concerns she addresses include parenting challenges, compassion fatigue, coping with life transitions, low self-esteem, and symptoms of anxiety and depression. Sessions typically look at what is happening now, how thoughts and behaviors affect feelings, and which small changes could reduce distress. She aims to make plans that fit a person's day-to-day life.

Trista describes her approach as nonjudgmental and open minded. She tailors discussions and goals to each individual's needs and values. She emphasizes the client as the expert of their own story and uses their strengths to support change.

When someone is ready to begin, she asks a few questions up front to match goals to an approach and then creates a simple, practical plan. That plan is revised as progress is made and new challenges appear.

Practical approaches for online care

Trista draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice patterns of thought and behavior that keep problems going, then try small, practical changes to reduce symptoms of anxiety or depression. Client-centered therapy is also central to her work, meaning conversations follow the person's concerns and goals while the therapist offers empathic listening and collaborative planning. Mindfulness practices are used to teach simple attention and breathing skills that can lower reactivity and improve focus during stressful moments.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Trista will discuss goals and preferences, try strategies in session, and adjust methods based on what helps most. She aims to make therapy feel like a team effort where the person and therapist shape the plan together.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for busy days. Video supports face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option or easier to fit into a break. Messaging and chat are useful for short check-ins, sharing skills, and tracking progress between sessions. These options make it simpler to keep consistent work on goals while managing daily demands.