Lydia Lizzett Palmer, LCSW

Lydia Lizzett Palmer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with five years of clinical experience in Texas. She goes by Lizzett and focuses on helping people reduce anxiety and depression and manage stress. She also supports people working through relationship and family concerns and those who want to build self-esteem and motivation.

She works with people who identify as LGBT and addresses LGBTQ+ related issues, including gender dysphoria and multicultural concerns. Lydia also helps people processing trauma, grief, and intimacy-related struggles. Her practice includes attention to veteran and armed forces issues when they arise.

In sessions she aims to create a calm, open space where people can speak without judgment. She uses a collaborative style and invites clients to set goals together. She explains options clearly and frames each step in everyday terms so the work feels practical and manageable.

Lydia draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot patterns of thought and behavior that keep problems going. She pairs that with client-centered and mindfulness approaches to emphasize the person’s experience and present-moment awareness. She may also use solution-focused and somatic techniques when they fit a person’s goals.

Her focus is on small, achievable changes. Lydia supports people through transitions and helps them build skills they can use after sessions end. She encourages questions and adjusts the pace to match each person's needs.

How Lydia's Approaches Work Online

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's own experience and priorities. In practice that means the therapist listens closely, follows the client's lead, and helps people name what matters most to them. This approach is useful for building trust and deciding therapy goals together.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact. Lydia helps clients notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try small behavioral experiments to test new ways of responding. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress management because it gives concrete tools to practice between sessions.

Mindfulness therapy brings attention to the present moment and to physical and emotional signals. Techniques can include brief breathing practices and noticing sensations in the body, which can help with emotional regulation and reducing reactivity.

Finding the best approach is part of the work. Lydia will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She checks in regularly and adjusts techniques as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be helpful when video is not possible or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, quick skill practice, or when a written format feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between sessions.