Lisa Moranz, LCSW - Therapist in New York

About Lisa

Lisa Moranz is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in New York. She focuses on problems like stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and addictions. She also supports people dealing with relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, and major life changes.

Her work is grounded in respect for each person’s strengths and lived experience. Lisa uses clear, practical techniques in sessions. She listens first and then helps clients name what feels most pressing.

Background and approach

From there she offers straightforward tools to manage emotions and cope day to day. Sessions aim to build small, steady changes that make life easier to get through. Her approach draws on several well-known methods.

She blends attachment-focused ideas about relationship patterns with client-centered listening and cognitive-behavioral strategies for changing unhelpful thoughts and habits. For clients with trauma histories she may include EMDR for processing painful memories, and DBT skills when intense emotions are a problem. With 12 years as a therapist and prior work across human services, Lisa brings practical experience rather than abstract theory.

She explains things plainly and focuses on what will help now. People who choose her often want clear steps, steady support, and a collaborative plan. Sessions are offered in English and are available through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

The profile lists New York as her practice location and shows her New York Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, LCSW.

How evidence-based methods translate to online care

Attachment-Based Therapy helps people see how early relationship patterns affect current connections. Online sessions can use this work to name attachment habits and practice different ways of relating with others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms. In remote sessions clients learn simple exercises and homework they can do between meetings. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is a trauma-focused method that guides processing of painful memories; elements of EMDR can be adapted for video or phone work when appropriate.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and what feels most manageable. From there she will suggest methods to try and adjust the plan as progress unfolds, so people stay involved in choosing their path forward.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls let clients meet face to face from home, phone sessions remove travel needs, and live chat or text sessions provide shorter check-ins or support between appointments. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting it into work, school, or parenting schedules.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, depression, addictions, relationships, family concerns, parenting, anger, bipolar symptoms, and coping with life changes.

What is her general therapy style?

Her style is direct and practical. She listens first, helps clients identify what matters most, and teaches tools to manage emotions and daily challenges.

What background does she bring to sessions?

She has 12 years of experience as a therapist plus additional years in human services, bringing hands-on work with people through hard situations.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in New York with license number NY LCSW 092173-01 and practices in New York.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.

How does billing and cost work?

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

How do I begin therapy with her?

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

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Experience: 12 years
Licensed: New York
Languages: English

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