Lia Bigelow

Lia Bigelow is a licensed mental health counselor who uses respectful, person-focused care to help people work through anger and related challenges. She holds LMHC and LPC credentials and brings 15 years of clinical experience to conversations about change. Lia aims to make first steps feel manageable and clear, not overwhelming.

She focuses on addictions, LGBTQ concerns, anger, coping with life changes, and executive coaching. Lia also addresses issues like abandonment, body image, caregiver stress, codependency, and communication challenges. Her work includes support around drug and alcohol addiction, impulsivity, and feelings of isolation.

In sessions she adapts the approach to each person’s needs. Lia draws from client-centered methods to create a respectful space for people to describe what matters most to them. She also uses cognitive behavioral ideas to identify patterns that feed anger and impulsive responses.

Dialectical behavior therapy skills are used for emotion regulation and managing strong reactions when they arise. Motivational interviewing techniques help when making changes around substance use or other habits. Psychodynamic ideas are woven in to look at how past relationships shape present behavior.

People who reach out can expect practical conversation and a tailored plan. Lia emphasizes clear goals and step-by-step work so progress is easier to see. To begin, clients follow the site process to match and schedule sessions.

How Lia’s approaches translate to online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person without judgment. In practice this means the therapist shapes conversation around the client’s priorities and goals, helping people feel heard and guiding practical next steps. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behavior patterns that keep anger and other problems going. It uses clear exercises and small behavioral steps to test new ways of responding.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Lia will discuss the approaches above and others with each person and together decide what fits best. That collaboration includes trying strategies, checking what helps, and adjusting plans as goals change.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into a busy day, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Online work can make it simpler to practice new skills between sessions and to bring real-life situations into discussion without promising any particular format.