About Lisa
Lisa Sack is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in Virginia. She brings 19 years of clinical experience to conversations about stress, anxiety, depression, and ADHD. She works with people facing relationship and parenting strain, grief, and problems with sleep or eating.
Her approach is grounded in respect for each person's story and strengths. She emphasizes practical steps and steady support rather than quick fixes. Sessions focus on identifying patterns that get in the way and trying small, manageable changes.
Background and approach
Lisa encourages clients to notice what already works and to build on those strengths. Her background includes nearly two decades of direct clinical work in the community. That time has included work with people coping with trauma and abuse, addiction concerns, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue.
She also has focused experience with first responder and veteran issues and seasonal affective disorder. Therapy sessions are collaborative and straightforward. Lisa listens first, then offers ideas that fit daily life.
She helps people prioritize goals and practice skills between sessions so progress carries into real situations. People seeking help for intimacy-related concerns, self-esteem, career transitions, or self-harm thoughts can expect a respectful, nonjudgmental space. Lisa aims to support clients as they try new ways of handling hard moments and move toward more balance in everyday life.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Lisa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on concrete skills and real-world changes. One common approach helps people identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, then replace them with practical experiments to test new ways of coping; this is useful for anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, and everyday stress. Another approach centers on strengthening relationships and communication by teaching clear, respectful ways to express needs and set boundaries, which often helps with intimacy-related issues and family conflict.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lisa will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then collaborate to choose methods that fit day-to-day life. That process includes checking what helps and adjusting strategies as needed so the plan stays relevant to the client's needs.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that is helpful. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits the day. Live chat and text messaging make it simple to share quick updates between sessions or to have ongoing written support that fits a busy schedule.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Experience
- 19 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
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