Lissa Elliott St.Clair, LPC - Therapist in Pennsylvania

About Lissa

Lissa Elliott St.Clair uses a client-centered style to create a calm, practical space for people who feel overwhelmed. She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with nine years of experience. Lissa listens first, and then helps people find concrete steps to feel steadier.

Many reach out with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting questions, or big life changes. She focuses on understanding what matters most to each person and tailoring straightforward strategies that fit daily life.

Background and approach

Lissa blends talk-based work with skills training drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. That means sessions pair reflection with tools for managing intense feelings and changing unhelpful thinking. She also uses mindfulness and solution-focused ideas to ground moments of panic and set short-term goals.

Her approach is warm and nonjudgmental. Lissa helps clients sort through guilt, shame, grief, compassion fatigue, or relationship struggles like communication problems and codependency. She emphasizes small, doable changes rather than sweeping promises.

Sessions aim to build practical skills for coping and improving mood. People who work with her often focus on areas such as anger, career concerns, life purpose, and midlife transitions. Lissa also supports those dealing with trauma, bipolar disorder, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, and seasonal mood shifts.

She explains options clearly and helps people choose strategies that match their goals. Lissa practices in Pennsylvania and offers sessions in English. Her style is collaborative - she partners with each person to set priorities, try techniques, and adjust the plan as needed.

Therapy approaches and how they work online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful relationship. The therapist follows the client's lead, helping people feel heard and clarifying what matters most to them. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, pairs noticing unhelpful thoughts with practical exercises to change thinking and behavior, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and panic symptoms. Dialectical behavior therapy, DBT, teaches skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening coping strategies when feelings feel overwhelming.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify goals, try methods, and adjust what they do based on progress and preferences. Clients help shape which tools get used so therapy fits their daily life and needs.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. That variety lets people schedule support around work, parenting, and other responsibilities. It also makes it possible to practice skills between sessions and check in by message when challenges arise. These options aim to make regular, consistent care easier to use.

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 concerns does Lissa address?

She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, parenting questions, grief, trauma and compassion fatigue, as well as mood and panic concerns.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style is client-centered and warm, mixing listening with practical tools from CBT and DBT to manage feelings and change thoughts.

How much experience does she have?

Lissa has nine years of experience as a licensed professional counselor and uses that background to guide treatment choices and skills practice.

Where is Lissa licensed to practice?

She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with licence number PA LPC PC012907.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

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

How are fees handled?

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

How do I begin working with her?

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

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Experience: 9 years
Licensed: Pennsylvania
Languages: English

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