Lisa Rich, LPC

Lisa Rich is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 26 years of experience in a variety of clinical settings. She has worked in private practice, inpatient hospitalization, in-home counseling, residential programs, agencies, and crisis services. Lisa focuses on building a strong therapeutic relationship and listens carefully to each person's story.

She helps people navigate depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, addiction, grief, and family conflict. She also supports clients facing parenting stresses, intimacy challenges, mood disorders, panic, and the life changes that follow separation or loss. Her work includes attention to ADHD, bipolar concerns, and problems tied to impulsivity and guilt.

Lisa uses a mix of approaches and tailors them to each person's needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) are part of her toolkit, along with client-centered and mindfulness methods and motivational interviewing. She prefers collaboration and adapts strategies to fit practical goals.

Her style is described as gentle and attentive, with a willingness to challenge when growth requires it. Lisa focuses on teaching coping skills and practical tools people can use day to day. The aim is steady progress toward clearer thinking, improved coping, and a more manageable life.

Sessions may address specific issues such as attachment or abandonment, substance problems, first responder stress, dissociation, or disruptive mood symptoms. Lisa draws on varied experience to match strategies to the situation and to help people move forward.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Lisa often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy when working online. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real-life evidence, which can help with anxiety, depression, and panic. DBT teaches skills for regulating intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can be useful for mood swings, impulsivity, and relationship strain.

She also uses client-centered techniques that emphasize listening, empathy, and collaboration. Together the therapist and client decide which methods best match the person's goals and preferences. This is a team effort aimed at finding practical steps that feel workable day to day.

Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that connection matters. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, skill practice, or when a written exchange fits better into a busy schedule. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other obligations while keeping focus on the goals you set with the therapist.