About Lisa
Lisa Alberty is a licensed clinical social worker in New York with eight years of experience. She is bilingual in English and Spanish. Lisa focuses on helping people facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and self-esteem struggles.
Her approach is straightforward and respectful. She listens first, then works with each person to build a plan that fits their needs. Conversations are shaped around what is most useful right now, whether that's learning new ways to manage anger or processing a painful loss.
Background and approach
Lisa uses methods that center the client and their story. She draws on attachment ideas to look at how early bonds affect current relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Mindfulness and motivational strategies can support steady coping and clearer decisions. Sessions are adapted to each person’s pace and goals. Some people want practical tools for day-to-day life.
Others want space to tell their story and feel seen. Lisa aims to balance emotional safety with straightforward steps for change. She supports people dealing with family of origin issues, codependency, body image and control issues, dissociation, divorce and separation, and feelings of emptiness or isolation.
Lisa also addresses first responder concerns, forgiveness work, guilt and shame, impulsivity, communication problems, and life purpose questions. Clients who prefer Spanish can speak in their first language. Lisa frames therapy as a collaborative process and tailors sessions to each person’s situation.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns shape current interactions. Online sessions can help identify these patterns, improve emotional connection, and practice new ways of relating in everyday life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. In virtual sessions CBT is used to map unhelpful thinking, try alternative behaviors, and track progress between meetings. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and build calm. These exercises can be guided during video or phone sessions and practiced between meetings. Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk about different methods and pick what fits the person’s goals and preferences. Adjustments are made as therapy continues so the work stays relevant and helpful. Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people see facial cues and use worksheets together. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or a camera is not wanted. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, quick coping prompts, or when a written record of ideas is useful. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and try techniques between sessions.Frequently asked questions
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
Also works with
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English, Spanish