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Lisa Young, LCSW

  • Experience15 years
  • LocationPennsylvania
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Grief, and Depression
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Lisa

Lisa Young is an LCSW with 15 years of clinical experience who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma, and related concerns such as ADHD, intimacy issues, anger, and low self-esteem.

Background and approach

She brings a compassionate, curious, and practical approach to care, blending therapeutic intervention, education, and coaching to meet each person where they are. Lisa emphasizes a trauma-informed CBT stance while integrating other tools to respond to shifting needs over time.

Her work often centers on reducing isolation and shame, addressing hospice and end-of-life concerns, and supporting recovery from post-traumatic stress. A late-diagnosis ADHDer herself, she understands the lived experience of navigating care and diagnosis and uses that perspective when collaborating with clients.

Outside of practice she balances family life and creative interests while tending a small farm, which informs a grounded, relatable style in sessions. Lisa practices in Pennsylvania and offers sessions in English.

She focuses on helping clients build meaning, set achievable goals, and develop practical strategies to cope with life changes so they can move toward greater wellbeing and functioning.

Integrating approaches for online healing

Internal Family Systems is a gentle, parts-based way of working that helps people notice and relate to different inner experiences with curiosity and compassion; it can be useful for addressing internal conflict, self-criticism, and trauma-related parts. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thought and behavior that contribute to distress and teaching practical strategies to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method that helps process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity through guided processing techniques.

Finding the right therapeutic fit is part of the collaborative process. The therapist will work together with each client to identify goals, try different approaches as needed, and select methods that match the client’s needs, preferences, and pace rather than prescribing a single path from the start.

Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, online therapy can make consistent care more flexible and easier to fit into busy lives. These formats allow licensed professionals to provide regular contact, skill coaching, and accountability while accommodating different communication styles and schedules.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Lisa commonly address in sessions?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, ADHD, intimacy-related issues, anger, self-esteem, and related challenges such as guilt, shame, isolation, and post-traumatic stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is trauma-informed and collaborative, combining cognitive behavioral techniques with coaching and skill-building to meet changing needs in each client.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has 15 years of experience working with a broad range of concerns and draws on both clinical therapy and coaching methods to support clients' growth.
What credentials and location are associated with this therapist?
She is licensed as an LCSW in Pennsylvania with license number PA LCSW CW017594.
Does she provide services in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for appointments?
Clients can choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.
How does payment and cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyGriefDepressionCoping with life changesADHD

Also works with

LGBTTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCoaching

Additional focus areas

Guilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessPost-traumatic stress

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Motivational InterviewingTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

Pennsylvania

Languages

English