Lisa McCarton, LCSW

Lisa McCarton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Virginia with 20 years of experience. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, mood concerns such as depression and bipolar disorder, and parenting and relationship challenges. Lisa also supports people dealing with grief, ADHD, self-esteem struggles, and life changes that feel overwhelming.

Her style is practical and goal-focused. She centers sessions on each person's priorities and works to make therapy useful in daily life. Lisa often helps clients notice unhelpful thinking and then try different ways of responding so they can feel steadier and more capable.

Lisa trained at Virginia Commonwealth University, earning a Master of Social Work in 2000. Early in her career she provided therapy and case management at a residential program for children who experienced emotional and physical abuse. That background informs her work with trauma and family-related concerns.

In sessions she combines attachment-based ideas with client-centered listening and cognitive behavioral techniques. She aims to build trust first, then set clear, achievable goals. This approach makes room for both emotional healing and practical skill-building.

Lisa offers help in English and Spanish. People who want to begin are asked to use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current ways of connecting. It helps people who struggle with trust, closeness, or repeating painful patterns in relationships by exploring those patterns and trying different ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and acceptance, giving people space to tell their story while the therapist follows their pace and priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts influence feelings and actions, teaching practical skills to shift unhelpful thinking and change behaviors.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to identify goals and then suggests which approaches might help most. Clients and the therapist check in together and adjust methods based on what feels useful and realistic for their daily life.

Please confirm current session options before booking since specific formats are not listed in this profile. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and reduce travel time so people can use a break at work or tend to family needs without a long commute. Licensed professionals can use these methods effectively in remote sessions while tailoring tools and homework to each person's situation.