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Online therapist

Lisa Rosario

Compassionate family-focused therapy

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
25 years
Licensed in
New York
Languages
English, Spanish
Format
Online sessions

About Lisa

Lisa Rosario is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of experience based in New York. She greets new clients warmly and understands how hard it can be to reach out for help. Lisa speaks English and Spanish and brings a calm, steady presence to sessions.

Her work often centers on family and parenting concerns among a wide range of life challenges. Lisa begins by asking straightforward questions to understand what has been happening and what matters most to each person.

Background and approach

She listens for strengths, relationships, and goals. Next she and the client map out practical next steps and a plan that feels manageable. Sessions focus on clear skills, communication, and coping tools that can be tried between meetings.

Her approach blends practical techniques with a person-focused attitude. Lisa draws on methods like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help with anxious thoughts, mood shifts, and unhelpful behavior patterns. She also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy strategies when relationship or intense emotion work is needed.

Clients often work on parenting challenges, relationship repair, handling grief or trauma, and everyday stress. Lisa also supports people with body image, addiction-related struggles, ADHD symptoms, and caregiver fatigue. She talks plainly about what to try and what to expect from treatment.

Sessions are available through video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging. The practice uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and session cost varies by location and therapist availability. To begin, a short questionnaire helps match needs and schedule an initial appointment.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Lisa commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and then act on values that matter. This can be useful for chronic worry, parenting stress, and life transitions.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors. CBT offers clear exercises and homework that fit well into an online format, and it helps with anxiety, low mood, and coping skills.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. Lisa will talk with each person about their goals, history, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try first and adjust the plan as needed over time.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy families and people with limited travel options. Video calls let therapists see interactions and body language, phone sessions are convenient when screens aren’t available, and live chat or text messages work for brief check-ins or coaching between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a hectic schedule while still working on relationships, parenting, and emotional coping.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

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 kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief. Family and parenting issues, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating and body image problems are also listed.
What is her style in sessions?
She uses a straightforward, compassionate style and focuses on practical steps. Sessions include listening, goal-setting, and concrete skills to try between meetings.
How long has she practiced?
Lisa has 25 years of clinical experience practicing as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
Where is she based and licensed?
She is based in New York and holds a New York LCSW with license number NY LCSW 070226.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are available for meeting?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.
How does billing and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
25 years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English, Spanish

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