Lisa Parise, LICSW, LCSW

Lisa Parise is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with 15 years of experience. She holds a Master of Arts in Social Work from Fordham University and practices in Virginia as a LCSW. She welcomes people who are seeking help during hard life moments and aims to create a calm, steady space to talk things through.

Her work focuses on common and painful problems like addiction, grief, depression, anxiety, and midlife crisis. She also helps with relationship and intimacy-related concerns, anger, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include attachment issues, trauma and abuse, caregiver stress, body image, and gender dysphoria.

Lisa uses approaches that are practical and down-to-earth. She draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early bonds affect current relationships. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and change patterns that keep people stuck. Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness skills are used when people need tools for emotion regulation and staying present.

She has worked with people facing substance use and compassion fatigue, and supports clients dealing with family of origin issues and feelings of emptiness or isolation. Her style is collaborative and respectful; she listens first and plans next steps with each person.

If you decide to reach out, the process starts with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling according to the therapist's availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

Therapeutic approaches in online care

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current connections. It helps people understand patterns in closeness, trust, and conflict, and supports shifts in how they relate to others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical steps to test and change unhelpful thinking and reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that suit those needs. This is a team effort where techniques are adapted as progress and challenges become clearer.

Confirm the session formats before booking, as options are not specified here. Online therapy can make regular sessions easier to fit into life by reducing travel time and allowing appointments during breaks or between commitments. It also makes shorter check-ins or skills practice more practical when schedules are tight, and it lets people use mindfulness and behavioral exercises between sessions to reinforce change.