- Years in practice
- 29
- Credentials
- MN Psychologist
- Licensed in
- Minnesota
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Anger management
About Lisa
Lisa Rivers is a licensed psychologist in Minnesota with 29 years of clinical experience. She blends a direct, down-to-earth style with steady support to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting challenges. Lisa explains things simply and focuses on practical steps parents can try between sessions.
Her work often centers on improving communication, managing strong emotions like anger, and rebuilding self-esteem after difficult life events. She also addresses relationship strain, intimacy-related concerns, grief, and issues that come with caregiving or major life transitions.
Background and approach
Many clients seek help for sleep problems, career stress, or coping with a recent loss. Lisa uses approaches that keep the person at the center of care. She draws on client-centered methods to listen and reflect what matters to each person.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ideas help identify unhelpful thoughts and build more effective daily habits. Mindfulness techniques are offered to reduce reactivity and improve focus in stressful moments. Solution-focused steps help set clear, achievable goals so progress is visible and manageable.
These methods are applied in simple, concrete ways that parents can use around family life. She holds the credential MN Psychologist LP 3666, which indicates licensure to practice as a psychologist in Minnesota. Sessions are offered in English and include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
Lisa aims to make therapy a practical resource for people juggling parenting and everyday demands.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Lisa lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that fit into busy lives
Lisa uses client-centered and cognitive behavioral approaches in online work. Client-centered Therapy focuses on listening, understanding each person’s priorities, and shaping sessions around their goals. It helps people feel heard and gain clarity about what they want to change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and then teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns; it is useful for anxiety, low mood, sleep issues, and stress.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, try out methods that match those goals, and adjust the plan as needed. That teamwork helps identify techniques that fit a person’s life and parenting demands rather than forcing a single method.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls let people work face-to-face from different locations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging suit short check-ins, quick skill practice, or people who need to fit help into busy breaks. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while juggling parenting and work.
Questions people ask about Lisa
What concerns does Lisa commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting challenges, grief, sleep problems, caregiver stress, and work-related strain.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and practical, mixing empathetic listening with tools from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused approaches to create manageable steps for change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 29 years of experience working with adults on mood, coping, relationship, and life transition issues.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She practices in Minnesota and holds the credential MN Psychologist LP 3666 as a Minnesota psychologist.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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