- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- CA Psychologist
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Grief
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Lisa
Dr. Lisa Sullivan helps parents manage stress, anxiety, grief, and changes that come with raising children. She works with people facing parenting challenges, postpartum issues, fertility worries, and the strain of blended family dynamics.
She also supports those dealing with self-esteem struggles, depression, social anxiety, and the physical effects of stress. Dr. Sullivan is a California psychologist with a Ph.D. in clinical psychology.
She brings ten years of professional experience alongside personal insight into the pressures of a driven life.
Background and approach
Her background includes psychological testing and work with adults, adolescents, and children. In sessions she focuses on practical steps and clear goals. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to listen closely and shape sessions around what matters most to each person.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify patterns of thinking and behavior that get in the way and to build new skills. Parents can expect straightforward tools for communication, managing transitions like separation or blended family setups, and coping with mood changes after pregnancy.
She also helps with relationship concerns, intimacy-related issues, and fertility-related stress in a way that connects emotional and physical symptoms. Dr. Sullivan offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
Her approach aims to be collaborative and adaptable, focusing on what works for each person’s daily life and schedule.
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
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Midlife crisis
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
Approaches Lisa lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. Online sessions let the therapist follow the client's lead, build trust, and tailor conversations to parenting and life challenges. This approach is useful when someone needs a supportive space to sort priorities and feelings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect mood and actions. In web or phone sessions, CBT is used to spot unhelpful thinking, try small experiments, and practice new skills between meetings. It is often helpful for anxiety, depression, and managing stress related to parenting and life changes.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what methods feel useful. Together they will adjust techniques over time to match changing needs.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work face to face without travel, phone can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited, live chat fits a quick check-in, and text messaging supports ongoing short reflections or reminders. These options help fit therapy into busy parenting schedules and everyday life.
Questions people ask about Lisa
What concerns does she commonly address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting challenges, postpartum concerns, and relationship or intimacy-related issues.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She blends Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to listen closely, set clear goals, and teach practical skills for daily life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of professional experience and holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a California psychologist licensed as CA Psychologist 17800 and practices in California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does payment and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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