About Lisa
Lisa Westcoat is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with 14 years of experience in mental health and addiction settings. She focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, trauma, and issues tied to addiction. Her style is straightforward and warm, aiming to make difficult conversations easier to start.
She works with people who struggle with self-esteem, communication problems, grief, parenting strain, anger, and the effects of addiction.
Background and approach
Lisa also addresses more specific concerns like abandonment, codependency, infidelity, and the guilt or shame that can follow painful events. Sessions are tailored to the person in front of her rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan. Her approach borrows from several well-known methods, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy.
She mixes practical skill-building with mindfulness and motivation techniques to help people change unhelpful thinking and behavior. The goal is steady, usable steps rather than quick fixes. Lisa has considerable experience supporting people through life transitions and the long work of recovery from substance and process addictions.
She brings a blend of empathy, directness, and occasional humor to sessions. That combination aims to make progress feel realistic and manageable. People who reach out can expect clear focus on problems that matter to them, with tools to handle strong emotions and rebuild trust in relationships.
Lisa emphasizes respect and compassion while challenging patterns that keep people stuck.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Options
Lisa commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on identifying values and taking committed action, helping people move forward despite difficult thoughts or feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot and change unhelpful thinking patterns and then practice different behaviors to feel better.She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the person sets the pace. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and adapt techniques to what works best for them.
Online work is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options give flexibility for people juggling work, parenting, or recovery while keeping focus on practical steps and skill practice.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English