Lisa La Rose, LPC

Lisa La Rose is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 20 years of experience. She trained in Colorado and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Arts in Counseling from the University of Colorado. She is also working toward a PhD in Psychology and teaches psychology at a community college.

Lisa takes a straightforward, compassionate approach. She focuses on practical tools that people can use between sessions. She meets people where they are, helps them notice existing strengths, and collaborates on small, doable changes. Many clients seek her help for stress, anxiety, depression, and trouble with habits or addictions.

Her work often addresses relationship communication, grief and life transitions, and challenges faced by first responders. She helps people improve confidence, change unhelpful behaviors, and manage intense emotions. She aims to make therapy feel useful from the start.

In sessions she blends research-based methods with mindfulness and values-focused practices. She uses cognitive-behavioral techniques alongside acceptance-based ideas to help people shift thoughts and everyday habits. She also draws on attachment-focused ways of understanding close relationships.

Outside of clinical work she enjoys hiking, reading, painting, and spending time with her dog, Luna. She lives in Colorado and appreciates nature as a source of balance and renewal.

How her approaches fit with online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people name their core values and take small actions that match those values. It emphasizes noticing thoughts without getting stuck in them and can help with anxiety, depression, and habit change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing them with practical experiments. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, and behavior change. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and communication, which can help with intimacy and relationship concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lisa treats therapy as a collaboration and will discuss which methods might fit a person's goals and preferences. Together they decide what to try first and adjust as needed based on what helps.

Confirm current session formats before booking, as specific online options are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allowing shorter check-ins around work, limiting travel time, and making it simpler to use skills between sessions. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and CBT exercises to an online setting so people can practice changes in their everyday routines.