- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma-informed approaches
- Goals and motivation
About Lisa
Lisa Dorfman is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 38 years of clinical experience. She works with people who want to reduce stress, manage anxiety, and recover from trauma. Her background also covers eating and body-image concerns, grief, career strain, and life transitions.
She blends talking therapy with practical skills. Sessions often focus on breathing, mindfulness, and building motivation and confidence. Lisa uses approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques and dialectical behavior tools to help clients change unhelpful patterns.
Her work includes addressing trauma and post-traumatic stress with methods that can involve eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. She also brings attention to nutrition-related concerns and the ways eating and energy affect mood and performance.
Lisa frames therapy as a collaborative process. She aims to help people draw on existing strengths and set concrete, manageable steps toward goals. The tone is supportive and goal-focused rather than purely academic.
People seeking help for caregiver stress, first responder issues, postpartum concerns, or coping with natural or human-caused disaster may find relevant experience in her practice. She also supports clients facing forgiveness, guilt, career crossroads, and relationship strain.
Sessions are offered in English and Lisa accepts international clients. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule based on therapist availability.
Therapeutic approaches you can use remotely
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the client, helping people set their own goals and move at a pace that feels right. It’s helpful when someone wants a supportive, collaborative space to sort priorities and feelings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It’s often used for anxiety, depression, and stress by practicing small behavior changes and new ways of thinking.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an approach used to address traumatic memories and reduce their emotional intensity by combining focused recall with guided bilateral stimulation techniques.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and specific symptoms to recommend whether client-centered work, CBT techniques, EMDR, or a combination makes the most sense. This is a collaborative decision and may change as progress is made.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Because the original biography does not list specific session formats, confirm current options before booking. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises like mindfulness, breathing, and CBT worksheets for remote sessions so therapeutic tools fit into everyday life.
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Experience
38+ years
Credentials
Florida, Utah
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Lisa commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, eating and body-image issues, self-esteem, parenting strain, career problems, and life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are collaborative and practical, with a focus on skills such as mindfulness, breathing, and behavioral changes to meet daily challenges.
How much experience does she have?
She has 38 years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns related to mental health, performance, and recovery.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds the LMHC credential and practices in Florida; the profile notes licensure in Florida and Utah as FL LMHC and UT LMHC.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.