- Thoughts and habits
- Client-centered care
- Practical strategies
About Lisa
Lisa Bradford is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 35 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and life transitions. She focuses on everyday thoughts and habits that shape how people cope. Her approach is warm and steady and aimed at helping clients find practical steps forward.
She uses a client-centered style that centers the person's goals and experiences. Sessions are collaborative - she listens, reflects, and helps shape an individual plan for change. Techniques are chosen to fit the person rather than following a single script.
Common tools in her work include cognitive-behavioral methods to notice and shift unhelpful thinking, solution-focused strategies to identify small effective changes, and mindfulness practices to increase present-moment awareness. Motivational interviewing helps when people feel stuck or unsure about change.
Over her career she has supported people facing addictions, caregiving stress, mood disorders including bipolar, ADHD, and the effects of trauma and abuse. She has experience with adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric concerns, cancer and hospice-related counseling, and issues that affect first responders and veterans.
Her sessions emphasize concrete skills, short-term problem solving, and steady support for longer recovery work. She aims to help clients build hope through small, manageable steps and clearer daily habits.
She uses a client-centered style that centers the person's goals and experiences. Sessions are collaborative - she listens, reflects, and helps shape an individual plan for change. Techniques are chosen to fit the person rather than following a single script.
Common tools in her work include cognitive-behavioral methods to notice and shift unhelpful thinking, solution-focused strategies to identify small effective changes, and mindfulness practices to increase present-moment awareness. Motivational interviewing helps when people feel stuck or unsure about change.
Over her career she has supported people facing addictions, caregiving stress, mood disorders including bipolar, ADHD, and the effects of trauma and abuse. She has experience with adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric concerns, cancer and hospice-related counseling, and issues that affect first responders and veterans.
Her sessions emphasize concrete skills, short-term problem solving, and steady support for longer recovery work. She aims to help clients build hope through small, manageable steps and clearer daily habits.
Areas of expertise
Also works with
AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeCancerCaregiver issues and stressDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDomestic violenceFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmTraumatic brain injury
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
35+ years
Credentials
Virginia
Languages
English
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy places the client's goals and experience at the center of care. It focuses on listening, reflecting, and shaping a plan together to improve daily habits and thinking. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression, and mood disorders. Mindfulness Therapy involves simple practices to increase present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity, useful for stress, trauma responses, and anger.Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences, and she will adjust strategies as progress is made.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session format options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so clients can use time more efficiently. It can also let people use audio-only or video conversations depending on what works best for them. Ask about session logistics when you complete the matching questionnaire so scheduling matches your routine and goals.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and many life transitions. Her work also covers addictions, caregiver stress, bipolar disorder, ADHD, relationship and intimacy-related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and client-centered. She partners with people to set goals and uses practical techniques that fit each person's needs.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 35 years of direct-care experience working with individuals, families, and groups across a range of mental health concerns.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a VA LCSW - a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Virginia.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients supported?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to get started?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.