Lisa Parise

Lisa Parise is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Virginia. She has 15 years of experience helping people who are facing difficult life moments. Lisa listens closely and brings a calm, practical approach to sessions so people can start to feel steadier and more able to cope.

She uses a mix of approaches including attachment-based work, cognitive behavioral techniques, and mindfulness practices. Sessions focus on concrete skills and clearer thinking, along with attention to how relationships and past losses affect present life. People often come for help with anger, addiction, grief, depression, anxiety, relationship strain, or stress related to caregiving and work.

Lisa emphasizes collaboration. She centers the person's goals and helps build steps to reach them. That might mean trying new behavior patterns, practicing grounding or mindful exercises, or examining patterns that keep problems repeating.

Her background includes a Master of Arts in Social Work from Fordham University and licenses in Massachusetts and Virginia. She brings experience supporting trauma-related symptoms and mood concerns, and she values mixing body-focused awareness with talk-based strategies when useful.

To begin, people use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire. Scheduling follows the therapist's availability and the practice uses a cancelable subscription for sessions.

Approaches that guide online work and learning

Attachment-Based Therapy helps look at how early relationships shape current behavior and feelings. It can be useful when people want to understand patterns around trust, abandonment, or closeness and change how they relate to others.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on practical steps to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It often involves skill practice, simple experiments, and tracking patterns to reduce anxiety, depression, and anger.

Mindfulness Therapy brings attention to the present moment and bodily experience. It teaches short exercises to reduce reactivity and improve focus, which can support stress, grief, and mood regulation.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist works together with each person to identify goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. That collaborative planning helps shape what sessions look like and which techniques are emphasized.

Confirm current session options before booking, since specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel, or use shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people practice skills in daily life between sessions and brings therapy into the setting where challenges actually occur.