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Lisa Longo

LMHC, LPC Florida 6 years of experience

Practical, solution-focused counseling for life changes

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Lisa Longo
  • Practical guidance
  • Goal oriented
  • Warm directness

About Lisa

Lisa Longo is a licensed mental health counselor - LMHC in Florida and a licensed professional counselor - LPC in Oregon. She brings a straightforward, practical style to sessions and focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationships, grief, addiction, and coping with life changes. Her manner is interactive and goal-oriented, aimed at getting real relief and clearer next steps.

She draws on more than six years of formal practice as a licensed clinician and over twenty years working in mental health and human services. That background means she has seen many common patterns and knows ways to interrupt them. She offers plain feedback, tools you can try between sessions, and space to talk about what matters most right now.

In sessions she mixes immediate problem-solving with attention to how past patterns keep showing up. Conversations include insight and practical suggestions, not just listening. She aims for therapy that feels useful and doable, not vague or overwhelming.

Clients can expect to work on things like sleeping problems, parenting stress, anger, self-esteem, intimacy-related concerns, and career pressures. She also supports people facing adoption or foster care issues, caregiver stress, and recovery from trauma or abuse. The tone is warm and direct, with an emphasis on finding workable change.

To begin, people use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

Approaches that guide online sessions and practical change

Lisa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear, applied work. One common approach adapts problem-solving methods to help break large problems into small, doable steps and develop concrete coping strategies for stress, sleep, or work issues. Another frequently used approach looks at how past relationship patterns affect current behavior, helping people recognize those patterns and try different ways of connecting or setting boundaries.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and how they react to different techniques. Together they will choose or adjust methods so sessions match what the person wants to accomplish and feel manageable week to week.

If you are considering online work, confirm the current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people continue care during moves or life transitions. The therapist will discuss what will be most useful and practical for your situation when you begin.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoaching

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

6+ years

Credentials

Florida, Oregon

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, trauma and abuse, addictions, and coping with life changes among other areas.

What is her therapy style like?

Her approach is practical and interactive, combining problem-solving with attention to past patterns. Expect insight, feedback, and tools to try between sessions.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She holds six years as a licensed clinician and has worked in mental health and human services for over twenty years.

What credentials and location apply?

She is an LMHC in Florida and an LPC in Oregon and practices from Florida.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can I work with her from outside the United States?

International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are limited to supported locations.

How are sessions paid for?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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