About Lisa
Lisa Bessette is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and relationship difficulties. She aims to make the first steps toward change less daunting by offering steady support and practical help. Lisa uses a calm, direct approach so clients can speak openly about what matters to them.
With 15 years of professional experience, she has worked with people facing big life changes and low self-esteem.
Background and approach
She helps clients build confidence and find motivation after loss or during transitions. Communication problems, divorce and separation, family of origin issues, and veteran and armed forces matters are among the areas she addresses. In sessions, Lisa emphasizes creating an open space without judgment.
She listens for what’s getting in the way day to day and helps people try small, achievable steps toward feeling better. Conversations are straightforward and aimed at practical coping skills that fit each person’s life. Her practice is informed by evidence-based therapeutic techniques and shaped by years of experience across different settings.
Lisa is licensed to practice in Virginia as an LCSW and also holds licensure in Louisiana. She offers a mix of conversation and structured tools based on what each person needs. People who choose her often want a supportive partner in making changes.
Lisa works at a steady pace and helps clients set realistic goals they can act on between sessions. The focus is on useful, everyday strategies that help people move forward.
How evidence-based approaches fit with online care
Many clients benefit from practical, evidence-based techniques that teach coping skills and improve day-to-day functioning. One approach focuses on building coping skills for anxiety and stress by teaching simple breathing and thinking strategies that reduce worry and reactivity. This helps people manage strong feelings and handle stressful moments more calmly.A second approach addresses grief and life transitions by helping people process loss and re-establish routines and meaning. Work is often concrete and paced to match how much someone can manage between sessions, with small tasks to try at home that support recovery.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Lisa collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, values, and comfort level. She adjusts plans over time based on what helps and what doesn’t, making decisions together rather than imposing a single method.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for this work. Video calls let the conversation feel close to an in-person visit, phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text sessions allow brief check-ins or ongoing support between visits. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to continue progress even when life is hectic.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also works with
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Virginia, Louisiana
- Languages
- English