- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness skills
- Solution-focused steps
About Lissa
Lissa Elliott St.Clair is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with nine years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, mood concerns, and life changes. She also supports people coping with grief, trauma and abuse, parenting strains, and career-related pressure.
She uses straightforward talking and practical tools in sessions. She listens first, then helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and habits that keep problems going. She introduces strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy to test new ways of thinking and behaving.
Mindfulness and dialectical behavior ideas are part of her approach. Those methods focus on noticing feelings without acting on impulse and learning skills to tolerate distress. Solution-focused techniques are used to identify small, concrete steps clients can try between sessions.
Lissa aims to help people who feel stuck by breaking concerns into manageable pieces. She talks through coping skills for anger, panic, and depression. She also addresses issues like codependency, communication problems, and isolation when these contribute to a person's day-to-day struggles.
Sessions tend to be practical and goal-oriented while keeping attention on the person's immediate needs. Clients who want to try different tools can expect collaborative planning and regular check-ins on what is working. The schedule and next steps are set together at the start of care.
How Lissa’s approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and working at the person’s pace, helping them feel heard and understood. In practice this means sessions start with the person's main concern and build goals from there. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, useful for anger, anxiety, and mood problems; it often involves setting small experiments between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can help stop impulsive reactions and manage strong feelings.Choosing the best approach is part of the work. The therapist and client collaborate to try methods that fit the client's goals and daily life. They review what helps and adjust plans as needed rather than sticking to one fixed technique.
Confirm current session formats before booking because the biography does not list specific delivery methods. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. These practical benefits let people try tools between meetings and apply skills to real situations with fewer scheduling barriers.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma, grief, parenting strain, career issues, and related mood problems.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is client-centered and practical. She listens, then uses skills-based tools from CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and solution-focused approaches.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience as a counselor providing treatment for mood, anxiety, and life transition concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in Pennsylvania as a Licensed Professional Counselor.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients schedule with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are used for sessions?
Confirm current session options before booking since the biography does not list specific session formats.
How do fees and starting therapy work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.