- Years in practice
- 9
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Self esteem
- Focus
- Depression
About Lissa
Lissa Elliott St.Clair is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who focuses on practical, compassionate support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting challenges. She offers a calm, empathetic presence and listens first to understand what feels most urgent for each person. Lissa uses conversational, straightforward methods to help people notice patterns that hold them back.
She mixes client-centered listening with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to teach coping skills and emotion regulation.
Background and approach
Mindfulness and solution-focused strategies are added when helpful to build small, achievable changes. Her work often addresses relationship strain, communication problems, and the emotional fallout from grief, trauma, or major life changes. She also helps people dealing with burnout, compassion fatigue, bipolar mood concerns, and recurring panic or seasonal mood shifts.
Parenting is a named focus and she supports parents who are feeling overwhelmed or stuck. Sessions are aimed at practical problem solving. Lissa will help identify one or two goals and practice specific skills between meetings.
She keeps language plain and steps small so progress feels doable rather than overwhelming. With nine years of experience in clinical practice, Lissa draws on a range of approaches rather than one fixed method. She works collaboratively to find what helps a particular person move forward and regain a sense of control and purpose.
What Lissa works with
Everything Lissa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Lissa helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Lissa lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- 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.
Using practical approaches during online therapy
Client-centered therapy puts the person’s experience at the center by listening closely and following what matters most to them. This approach helps people feel heard and guides sessions so goals come from the person's own priorities rather than a preset plan.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that maintain distress. It is often used to reduce anxiety, manage mood swings, and create concrete plans for everyday challenges. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) teaches specific emotion-regulation and distress-tolerance skills that are useful when feelings feel overwhelming.
Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss options, try techniques, and adjust based on what helps a person reach their goals. Clients set priorities and the therapist matches tools to those goals rather than imposing a single method.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when bandwidth or camera use is difficult, live chat for short check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support between sessions. These formats let people fit therapy into work breaks, busy parenting days, or times when a shorter check-in is more useful. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and skill practice to each format so work continues between meetings.
Questions people ask about Lissa
What concerns can be brought to therapy?
She works with people experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting struggles, grief, trauma, anger, and mood issues including bipolar concerns. Additional topics like communication problems, codependency, and life purpose are also addressed.
What style of therapy does she use?
Therapy blends client-centered listening with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. Mindfulness and solution-focused ideas are used when they fit the person's goals.
What is her clinical background?
Lissa has nine years of experience working with adults on emotional and behavioral concerns. She emphasizes skill-building and collaborative goal setting in her practice.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds the credential LPC, which is a licensed professional counselor designation, and practices in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
International clients are not accepted at this time; she sees people located within applicable regions for her license.
What formats are available for sessions?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How does billing and starting therapy work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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