- Years in practice
- 16
- Credentials
- LICSW
- Licensed in
- Alabama
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Lisa
Lisa Raley is a licensed independent clinical social worker with 16 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and parenting challenges. She works with adults who are dealing with relationship strain, grief, trauma, mood disorders, and life transitions. Her manner is straightforward and focused on practical steps that fit daily life.
She uses a holistic, strength-based view that looks at how physical, emotional, social, and spiritual parts of life interact.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to identify where someone feels depleted and build small strengths back over time. Expect direct conversation, concrete tools, and care for the whole person rather than only symptoms. Lisa draws on methods such as acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, and mindfulness practices to build coping skills and reduce distress.
She also uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy and the Gottman Method when relationship skills are part of the work. Those tools are chosen to match what each person needs. Her background as an AL LICSW means she has substantial clinical time supporting adults through major change, caregiving stress, burnout, and anger or intimacy-related concerns.
She also helps people facing parenting stress, ADHD challenges, and career or money worries. She emphasizes small, doable changes that fit a busy life. Clients who connect with her often want clear steps and steady support while they practice new skills.
Conversations are collaborative and goal-focused, with attention to both immediate coping and longer-term patterns.
What Lisa works with
Everything Lisa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Lisa helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
Approaches Lisa lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online options that fit your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people accept difficult thoughts and feelings while taking actions that reflect their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, parenting stress, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and changing behaviors through practical exercises and skill building; it often helps with panic, mood disorders, and sleep or eating concerns. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to calm the nervous system and improve focus during stressful moments. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals, try out techniques, and adjust the plan based on what works for you. The aim is to combine methods in ways that match your needs rather than stick to a single method. Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more convenient. Video calls let you have full conversations and see nonverbal cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, quick coaching moments, or flexibly fitting support around work and parenting duties. These options make it easier to keep consistent progress while fitting therapy into a busy schedule.Questions people ask about Lisa
What concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, parenting concerns, relationship strain, grief, trauma, and related mood or behavior issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach is holistic and strength-based, emphasizing practical steps and skills. Sessions combine conversation with exercises you can use between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 16 years of clinical experience working with adults on a wide range of concerns including caregiver stress, panic, and life transitions.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
She is an AL LICSW, a licensed independent clinical social worker in Alabama.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different scheduling needs.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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