Lisa Leibowitz, LCSW - Therapist in Connecticut

About Lisa

Lisa Leibowitz is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Connecticut who focuses on family and parenting concerns. She offers steady, practical support for parents and adults facing stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, and life transitions. Her style is warm and client-centered, with straightforward tools and coaching that fit into busy family lives.

Lisa uses clear, hands-on strategies to help people manage stress, low mood, and relationship strains. She draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach skills for handling strong emotions and improving communication.

Background and approach

Mindfulness practice and motivational interviewing also appear in her work to support motivation and self-awareness. Her background includes a Bachelor’s degree in psychology from Emory University and a Master of Social Work from Bryn Mawr School of Social Work. She has about ten years of experience doing individual counseling, parent guidance, family work, and group work.

That mix informs a practical approach to everyday family problems. Sessions typically focus on concrete goals such as building routines, managing parenting stress, improving problem solving, or navigating a midlife shift. Lisa pays attention to what matters most to each person and adapts tools to fit the family’s real-life schedule and needs.

She frames therapy as a collaborative process where the client’s priorities lead the work. Whether the concern is grief, workplace stress, intimacy questions, or supporting young adults, she aims to help clients find clearer steps forward and more manageable coping habits.

Therapeutic approaches for busy families online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, understanding your priorities, and shaping sessions around what matters most to you. It is helpful when parents want to talk through daily routines, decision points, and stressful family moments.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical ways to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, and for building routines that reduce parenting stress.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, offers concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving communication. Parents who feel overwhelmed or who need tools for heated moments often find these skills valuable.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will review your goals, notice what feels most useful in early sessions, and adjust techniques to match your needs and preferences. Together you decide which skills to practice between sessions.

Online therapy lets parents use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their day. This flexibility helps families keep continuity when schedules are tight, when childcare is limited, or when travel and work make in-person visits hard. Licensed professionals can teach the same CBT, DBT, and client-centered skills through these formats while working with you to adapt exercises to home life.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Lisa address?

She works with stress, anxiety, parenting, self-esteem, and coping with life changes, plus relationship, family, grief, intimacy, career, and depression concerns.

How would she describe her therapeutic style?

Her approach is warm and client-centered, using practical skills from CBT and DBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to teach coping and communication strategies.

What is her professional background?

She holds a Bachelor’s in psychology from Emory University and a Master of Social Work from Bryn Mawr School of Social Work, with about 10 years of clinical experience.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, CT LCSW 005052, practicing in Connecticut.

Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How are costs handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How does someone get started with therapy?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Parenting issues
Self esteem

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 10 years
Licensed: Connecticut
Languages: English

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