Lisa Brown

Lisa Brown is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Virginia. She has two decades of experience in therapeutic settings. She provides calm, straightforward care for people managing stress, anxiety, mood concerns, grief, and major life transitions.

Her background includes work in outpatient clinics, residential treatment, hospitals, and schools. She also teaches graduate social work courses, mainly about the impact of childhood trauma. That teaching informs how she listens and asks questions in sessions.

She has experience treating trauma and supporting people after sexual assault and abuse. She also works with mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder, and helps with ADHD-related struggles and compassion fatigue. Sessions focus on practical coping skills, managing intense feelings, and making changes that fit daily life.

Lisa favors clear goals and a steady, paced approach. She aims to help people sort through relationships, parenting challenges, career stress, and other life changes. The work tends to be direct and grounded in real problems rather than abstract theory.

Weekday daytime hours are typical for scheduling. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and appointment times are set based on availability. Prospective clients are encouraged to use the Start Therapy button to begin the matching process.

How evidence-based approaches guide online care

Lisa draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and navigate life changes. One approach emphasizes trauma-focused work that helps people process painful memories and reduce their impact on daily life; this often includes grounding and paced memory work to reduce distress. Another common method targets mood and anxiety symptoms with structured strategies such as behavioral activation for depression and practical anxiety management skills to lower daily stress and boost routine activity.

Deciding which approach to use is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, symptoms, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they choose methods and adjust them over time so the work fits the person’s pace and needs.

For online therapy, confirm the session formats before booking since specific formats are not listed in the biography. Many people find remote work helpful because it can make scheduling easier around day jobs, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Online visits can also let someone continue therapy while managing caregiving, work, or school commitments, with the therapist and client arranging times that fit everyday life.