- Nonjudgmental approach
- Skills-based work
- Mindfulness included
About Lisa
Lisa Lucius is a California-based Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with ten years of clinical experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, addiction, jealousy, or life transitions. Her style is nonjudgmental and straightforward, focusing on practical skills people can use between sessions.
She draws from several evidence-based approaches, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and uses motivational interviewing to support changes people want to make. Mindfulness practices and assertive communication skills are often part of her work when they fit a person's goals. Lisa also incorporates inner child themes for people coping with abandonment, attachment wounds, or emptiness.
Her caseload has included people managing moderate to severe mental health challenges as well as those seeking growth and clearer direction. She has experience across diverse cultures and life situations and frames sessions around each person’s real-life needs. Lisa describes her work as educational and collaborative, helping people build tools they can use outside therapy.
In sessions she blends skill teaching with discussion so clients learn to notice patterns and try different behaviors. Common focuses include relationship difficulties, intimacy-related concerns, parenting stress, and coping with chronic illness or end-of-life care. She also addresses issues like codependency, control struggles, dissociation, guilt, and forgiveness.
Lisa practices in California and conducts therapy in English. To begin, readers are invited to use the site’s Start Therapy flow to match and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
She draws from several evidence-based approaches, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and uses motivational interviewing to support changes people want to make. Mindfulness practices and assertive communication skills are often part of her work when they fit a person's goals. Lisa also incorporates inner child themes for people coping with abandonment, attachment wounds, or emptiness.
Her caseload has included people managing moderate to severe mental health challenges as well as those seeking growth and clearer direction. She has experience across diverse cultures and life situations and frames sessions around each person’s real-life needs. Lisa describes her work as educational and collaborative, helping people build tools they can use outside therapy.
In sessions she blends skill teaching with discussion so clients learn to notice patterns and try different behaviors. Common focuses include relationship difficulties, intimacy-related concerns, parenting stress, and coping with chronic illness or end-of-life care. She also addresses issues like codependency, control struggles, dissociation, guilt, and forgiveness.
Lisa practices in California and conducts therapy in English. To begin, readers are invited to use the site’s Start Therapy flow to match and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Lisa often uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT sessions focus on clear, step-by-step strategies and homework that people can practice between meetings to reduce anxiety or shift mood.She also uses dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. DBT offers concrete tools for handling intense feelings, improving relationships, and reducing impulsive reactions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and day-to-day life. That means trying techniques, noticing what helps, and adjusting the plan together.
Confirm the current session formats before booking since options are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time on workdays. Many people find virtual sessions let them practice skills in real-time between activities and bring issues from daily life directly into the conversation.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAttachment issuesCancerCodependencyControl issuesDissociationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityJealousyLife purposeMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDParanoiaPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveSexualityWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
10+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Lisa address in therapy?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions, jealousy, parenting stress, and other life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
The approach is nonjudgmental and practical, focusing on teaching skills like mindfulness and assertive communication alongside conversation.
What is her background and experience?
Lisa has ten years of clinical experience and has worked with people across diverse cultures and with a range of mental health concerns.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, listed as LMFT, practicing in California.
Which languages does she use for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced and billed?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Use the continue button on this profile, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist’s availability.