- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting and foster care
- Trauma and abuse
About Lisa
Lisa Mbriwa is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania with 15 years of clinical experience. She began in community-based mental health and has worked with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting, and depression. She also focuses on adoption and foster care issues and blended family challenges.
Her early work involved families and children connected to the child welfare system. Over time she added experience addressing codependency, communication problems, commitment worries, dissociation, and the impacts of domestic violence and divorce. She also supports people wrestling with emptiness, family of origin issues, forgiveness, and caregiver stress.
Lisa uses a mix of cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, and psychodynamic approaches and adjusts how she works to fit each person. In sessions she listens, asks questions to clarify patterns, and helps people try different ways of thinking and behaving. She brings a process-oriented, person-centered style and includes perspectives from her background in Christian counseling when relevant.
People who feel stuck after a career, relationship, or life change may find her practical focus useful for sorting priorities and experimenting with next steps. She aims to help people notice what’s getting in the way and develop small, manageable changes they can test between sessions.
To begin, callers follow the site flow to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Lisa uses evidence-based techniques drawn from cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic approaches plus humanistic ideas. Cognitive-behavioral work focuses on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and trying concrete experiments to test new ways of coping. Psychodynamic ideas look at repeated relationship patterns and early family influences to increase self-understanding and change long-standing habits.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. She will review your situation, goals, and preferences and suggest methods to try. The therapist adjusts plans over time based on what helps most, so finding a good fit is part of the process rather than a one-time decision.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to schedule therapy around work, family, and caregiving demands. They can also allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, or let people meet without commuting, which helps keep momentum between appointments. Licensed professionals tailor the pacing and focus to what fits each person's daily life and goals.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting, and depression, plus related family and caregiver issues.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style blends cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, and psychodynamic approaches and she adapts methods to each person's needs and pace.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience, beginning in community-based mental health and including work with child welfare and foster care populations.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.