- Years in practice
- 19
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Lisa
Lisa Sack is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in Virginia with 19 years of clinical experience. She helps people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship strain, parenting concerns, and other life challenges. She approaches each person as the expert on their life and looks for strengths to build on.
Her style is straightforward and supportive. She listens first and asks practical questions to clarify what matters most.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on small, doable steps you can try between meetings. Lisa aims to make therapy feel manageable for busy people and overwhelmed parents. Over nearly two decades she has worked with people facing trauma, grief, bipolar mood challenges, and self-harm struggles.
She also addresses issues like eating and sleeping problems, low self-esteem, career stress, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Additional attention is given to first responder and veteran concerns, seasonal affective disorder, and intimacy-related issues. Lisa brings a collaborative attitude to sessions.
She helps clients set clear goals and choose approaches that match their needs. Progress is tracked in simple ways so adjustments can be made when needed. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online by phone, video calls, live chat, or text-based messaging.
If you are ready to explore changes, she invites you to take the first step and begin the matching process to schedule sessions.
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
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- First responder issues
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
Approaches that guide online work and how they help
Two evidence-based techniques commonly used in this practice are skills-based coping strategies and goal-focused problem solving. Skills-based coping teaches practical tools for managing anxiety, mood swings, sleep, and stress so everyday life feels easier. Goal-focused problem solving breaks big issues into small steps and helps people try new behaviors between sessions to test what works.Another common element is a strengths-focused, collaborative stance. This means the therapist treats the client as the expert on their life and works together to pick approaches that fit the person's needs and preferences. Deciding what techniques to try is a shared process and may change as goals shift.
Online therapy offers flexibility that makes regular sessions more doable. Video calls allow fuller interaction and nonverbal cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be used for brief check-ins, and text-based messaging supports short updates or quick reflections between sessions. These options help make consistent progress while fitting therapy into a busy family life or work schedule.
Questions people ask about Lisa
What kinds of concerns does Lisa address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and parenting concerns, trauma, grief, and a range of related issues listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is collaborative and strengths-based. She listens first, asks practical questions, and focuses on doable steps clients can use between sessions.
What is her professional background?
Lisa has 19 years of professional experience supporting people with a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist - LMFT - licensed in Virginia.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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