Lisa McCarton, LCSW

Lisa McCarton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with two decades of practice in Virginia. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, and life transitions. She also supports parents facing parenting strain and people coping with grief, relationship strain, ADHD, anger, and self-esteem challenges.

Her approach is practical and goal-focused. She combines client-centered work with cognitive behavioral strategies to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and everyday habits. Sessions emphasize hands-on problem solving and building skills that can be used between meetings.

Lisa earned a Master of Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University and began her post-master’s work in a residential setting serving children who had experienced abuse. That experience included therapy and case management with children and families and informs her trauma-aware, strengths-based perspective.

In sessions she aims to create a trusting, supportive relationship while working toward clear goals. She uses motivational interviewing techniques when helping people consider change and attachment-based ideas to understand close relationships and patterns. People can expect focused conversation, practical tools, and check-ins on progress.

She offers services in English and Spanish and has twenty years of clinical experience. Before booking, readers should confirm current session options and scheduling details through the site’s start process.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Lisa blends client-centered care with cognitive behavioral techniques to focus on everyday thoughts and habits. Client-centered work means sessions start from the person’s concerns and pace, with the therapist listening and reflecting so people feel heard. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.

She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how patterns in close relationships shape feelings and reactions. These approaches help with anxiety, relationship problems, parenting stress, and adjusting after losses or big life changes. Together they give a mix of listening, practical steps, and attention to relationships and history.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the person to pick strategies that match goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs. Expect a few sessions to try techniques and adjust the plan based on what helps.

Confirm the current online session options before booking, since formats are listed during the match and scheduling steps. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce the time spent traveling to appointments.