- Goal focused
- Warm and direct
- Practical tools
About Lisa
Lisa Carnicelli is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York with 15 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, and changes at work and in life. Lisa offers a calm, direct presence and focuses on practical steps clients can use between sessions.
Her background includes work across nonprofit, private practice, higher education, and community settings. That variety shaped a flexible style that adapts to different goals and life stages. She draws on familiar, evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Client-Centered methods to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors.
In sessions Lisa aims to build clear goals together. She listens for strengths and patterns, then outlines small, concrete actions to test between meetings. Sessions often mix skill practice, emotional reflection, and real-world problem solving to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.
Lisa regularly supports people dealing with parenting stress, intimacy-related issues, career concern, compassion fatigue, and identity questions related to LGBT matters. She also addresses trauma, bipolar mood challenges, panic, phobias, and seasonal mood shifts with paced, goal-focused work.
Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. Clients can expect warm listening plus concrete tools. To start, follow the directory's intake flow to match and schedule with her based on current options.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening with empathy and following the client's lead. In practice that means the therapist reflects concerns, checks understanding, and helps clients name their goals and values. This approach helps when someone needs validation, clearer priorities, or a steady space to talk things through.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It uses short, practical exercises such as tracking thoughts, testing beliefs, and trying new behaviors to reduce anxiety or improve mood. CBT is useful for stress, panic, phobias, and recurring negative thinking.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify and change patterns in close relationships by noticing emotions and the interaction cycles that keep problems going. It can be helpful for intimacy issues, communication problems, and attachment-related concerns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to emphasize based on needs, goals, and personal preferences. That conversation is ongoing and can change as goals evolve.
If you plan to pursue online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow faster check-ins during a workday. It also lets people use written or visual tools between meetings to reinforce skills learned in sessions.
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Experience
15+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strain, career concerns, LGBT matters, bipolar challenges, panic and phobias, and related problems.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm, collaborative, and practical. Sessions balance listening, emotional reflection, and concrete steps to try between meetings.
What experience does she bring?
She brings 15 years of clinical experience working in nonprofit, private practice, higher education, and community settings.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) licensed in New York and practices from New York.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.