Lisa Westcoat, LMHC - Therapist in Florida

About Lisa

Lisa Westcoat is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, and parenting challenges. She works in Florida and brings 14 years of full-time experience in mental health and addiction treatment. Her style is straightforward, warm, and down-to-earth to put people at ease quickly.

She focuses on practical steps that change thoughts and behaviors. Sessions often include talking through patterns, learning new coping tools, and practicing simple skills to reduce overwhelm.

Background and approach

Lisa also draws on experience with addiction, codependency, and family conflict to address problems that affect home life. Her training includes approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy. She adapts techniques to match each person’s needs instead of sticking to one method.

Lisa commonly helps with issues like trauma and abuse, depression, bipolar mood concerns, anger, intimacy-related struggles, and compassion fatigue. She also works with people facing abandonment, adoption and foster care matters, infidelity, and communication problems within families. In sessions she aims to be genuine and encouraging while also direct when needed.

People can expect a collaborative plan that targets clear goals and practical changes. Getting started involves a short sign-up and scheduling step to connect and begin work.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on what matters most. It combines practical action with paying attention to the present moment and can be useful for stress, anxiety, and life changes.

Client-Centered Therapy centers on a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist listens closely and follows the client’s lead. This approach supports people who need empathy and space to find their own answers.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to change patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and problems that involve repeated unhelpful behaviors.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Lisa will collaborate with each person to decide which mix of methods fits their needs, goals, and preferences. That choice can change as progress is made and new challenges appear.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy family schedules, reduce travel time, and keep momentum between visits. Licensed professionals can use these formats to deliver the same structured tools and supportive conversations they would in person.

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 can Lisa help with?

She helps with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting issues, trauma and abuse, grief, and addictions among other concerns listed in her profile.

What is her general approach in sessions?

Sessions focus on practical skills, clear goals, and exploring patterns that keep problems going. Techniques are tailored to each person and discussed openly so clients know what to expect.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Lisa has 14 years of full-time experience in the mental health field, including work in addiction treatment.

What credentials and location apply to her practice?

She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor - FL LMHC MH19506 and practices in Florida.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats does she use?

Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are fees and payments handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What steps should I take to begin working together?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 14 years
Licensed: Florida
Languages: English

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