- Years in practice
- 19
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Lisa
Lisa Wyatt is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California who helps people troubled by stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, parenting concerns, grief, and other life changes. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Her work is geared toward people who want clearer choices and more confidence handling hard situations.
With 19 years of clinical experience, Lisa has supported people facing trauma and abuse, addiction-related worries, compassion fatigue, and challenges tied to family of origin and blended family issues.
Background and approach
She also helps those wrestling with intimacy, attachment, shame, guilt, and the emotional fallout of separation or divorce. She pays attention to how past experiences shape current reactions and relationships. Her approach centers on the person in front of her.
Lisa uses client-centered methods to follow each person's priorities and strengths. She integrates attachment-focused ideas to look at how connection patterns affect behavior and emotions. Cognitive behavioral ideas are used to connect thoughts and actions and try out small changes.
Sessions emphasize realistic, doable steps. Lisa often helps people notice automatic reactions, try different responses, and build on what already works. She frames therapy as collaborative work where the client's goals guide decisions about methods and pace.
Sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Lisa works in English and practices in California. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits the client's needs.
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Lisa lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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.
How attachment work and practical methods fit online
Attachment-based work looks at how patterns of connection shape reactions and relationships and helps people name and try different ways of relating to others. This approach can help with parenting concerns, intimacy issues, and problems that trace back to early relationships. Client-centered therapy puts the persons priorities first and creates space to set the pace and topics for sessions; it is useful when someone wants to be heard and guided rather than told what to do. Cognitive behavioral techniques focus on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and are helpful for managing anxiety, anger, and unhelpful habits by testing small changes.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic work. Lisa treats approach choice as a collaboration - she listens to goals, reviews what has or hasnt helped in the past, and recommends methods to try together. That plan can shift over time as needs and results become clearer.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions are an option when bandwidth or travel time is an issue. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter check-ins, on-the-go reflection, or ongoing written coaching between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy parenting life and to try different formats to see what feels most useful.
Questions people ask about Lisa
What concerns does she help with?
Lisa works with many issues including stress, anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, intimacy-related struggles, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a client-centered style that follows each person's priorities and strengths, combined with attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioral techniques to test small, practical changes.
How much experience does she have?
Lisa has 19 years of clinical experience supporting people through life changes, relationship issues, and trauma-related concerns.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit a range of schedules and communication preferences.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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