- CBT methods
- DBT skills
- Motivational interviewing
About Lisa
Lisa Rich is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) in West Virginia with 26 years of counseling experience. She has worked in private practice, inpatient hospitalization, in-home counseling, residential programs, agencies, and crisis settings. Her profile lists work with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, family conflict, grief, and related concerns.
Over the years she has helped people with a wide range of issues, including mood disorders, panic attacks, substance use, and difficulties around intimacy and parenting. She favors building rapport and a strong therapeutic relationship as a foundation for change. Lisa listens closely and adapts her style to what each person needs.
Her approach draws on several methods. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Motivational Interviewing is part of her work when people are making behavior changes related to substance use or other goals.
Mindfulness techniques and client-centered practices are used to support awareness and to center sessions on the client's perspective. She describes a gentle interaction style while also offering challenge when it will help progress. Practical skill-building is a clear focus in sessions.
People who prefer straightforward, skills-based work alongside attentive listening often find this approach useful. She aims to help clients build coping tools that fit day-to-day life and address immediate problems as well as longer-term goals.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to the client's concerns, keeping the client's perspectives central and helping them set the pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical tools to change how people respond to anxious moments. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides concrete skills for regulating intense emotions and tolerating distress without acting on impulses.Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will help the client and therapist decide together which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That choice can shift over time as goals change or as skills are practiced.
Specific session formats are not listed in the profile, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people use video or audio depending on comfort and bandwidth. The focus stays on teaching and practicing skills that translate into daily life rather than on any particular format.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
26+ years
Listed in
West Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, family conflict, grief, and related issues such as panic attacks and mood disorders.
What is her therapy style like?
She emphasizes listening and relationship building, with a gentle approach that includes challenge when needed and a focus on practical coping skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has 26 years of experience across private practice, inpatient hospitalization, in-home counseling, residential programs, agencies, and crisis settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LPC, licensed in West Virginia, and practices in West Virginia.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the profile.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.