Lisa Raley

Lisa Raley is a licensed clinical social worker with 16 years of experience. She helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anger, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship strain, grief, or trauma. She also supports people navigating parenting, sleep or eating concerns, career questions, ADHD, and life transitions.

Her style is straightforward and strength-focused. She looks at the whole person - physical, emotional, mental, social, and spiritual sides - to find where energy is low and what can be rebuilt. Sessions aim to identify practical skills and small changes that shift daily life toward greater balance.

Lisa uses a mix of well-known therapies to match each person’s needs. She draws on cognitive behavioral work to address unhelpful thoughts and patterns. Mindfulness and acceptance-based strategies help people tolerate difficult feelings without avoiding them. Dialectical skills are used when stronger emotional regulation and distress tolerance are needed.

She also incorporates relationship-focused tools when partners or close relationships are part of the concern. The Gottman Method techniques inform conversations about communication and connection. Solution-focused ideas help set achievable short-term goals and track progress.

Her approach is collaborative and practical. Lisa helps people notice strengths, try small experiments between sessions, and adjust plans based on what works. She treats each person as an individual and shapes sessions to their needs and goals.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without fighting them and choosing actions that match personal values. It can help with anxiety, avoidance, and problems like anger that come from trying to control uncomfortable emotions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks down thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to find patterns that keep problems alive and then tests new behaviors to change those patterns. It suits anxiety, depression, and unhelpful habits. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches clear skills for regulating emotions, tolerating distress, and improving relationships, which can be useful when strong emotions or impulsive reactions occur.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lisa will collaborate with each person to pick techniques that fit their goals, values, and daily life. She adapts methods over time, using what helps and moving away from what doesn’t, so treatment stays practical and goal-oriented.

Session formats are not detailed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people use mindfulness or homework exercises in real-life settings. Licensed professionals can guide skill practice between meetings so progress continues outside sessions.