- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Grief
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Lisa
Lisa Ritter is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 20 years of professional experience. She focuses on common life stresses like anxiety and grief, and she helps people who are juggling parenting questions or seeking executive coaching. Her tone is straightforward and encouraging for someone taking the first step toward support.
She approaches sessions as a conversation where the client is the expert on their own life.
Background and approach
Lisa listens for strengths and practical options, then helps clients try small changes that fit their day-to-day routines. This makes progress feel doable even when life feels overwhelming. Lisa brings two decades of experience working with people who face relationship tensions, blended family challenges, or the strain of divorce and separation.
She also supports people processing hospice or end-of-life concerns and those sorting through money, work, or midlife questions. Conversations often focus on clearer communication, repairing trust, and managing shame or guilt. Clients can expect straightforward coaching on goals such as better workplace coping, improved self-regard, or clearer parenting choices.
Lisa uses practical problem solving and reflective conversation to move from insight to action. Sessions are aimed at helping clients make changes that feel realistic for their lives. She offers services in English and provides sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
To start, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to her availability.
What Lisa works with
Everything Lisa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Lisa helps people with.
Approaches that guide online parenting and life work
Lisa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change. One common approach is coaching-style work that sets clear goals and action steps; this helps with workplace challenges, executive responsibilities, and building routines that reduce stress. Another approach centers on grief and loss support, which involves creating space to name feelings, track practical needs, and find ways to remember and adjust after a loss.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Lisa treats the first sessions as collaborative: she will listen to your concerns, ask about what matters most, and help you decide which method or combination will fit your goals and daily life. Plans can be adjusted as progress unfolds.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video calls let you use visual cues for deeper conversations, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit quick check-ins, and text messaging works for shorter reflections or scheduling. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy days and to keep momentum between appointments.
Questions people ask about Lisa
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting questions, and offers executive coaching. Other areas include blended family issues, communication problems, divorce and separation, and workplace strain.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is conversational and practical. She listens for strengths, helps set small goals, and focuses on actions clients can try between sessions.
What background does she bring to sessions?
She has 20 years of professional experience working with clients on life transitions, grief, parenting concerns, and professional coaching.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, licensed in California.
Can sessions be provided in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging depending on what fits a client's needs.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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