Therapist profile
Lisa Westcoat, LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor - Family and parenting concerns
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- Stress and anxiety
- Addiction support
- Mindfulness and ACT
About Lisa
Lisa Westcoat is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with 14 years of experience in mental health and addiction treatment. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, parenting worries, grief, and related issues like low self-esteem and coping with life changes.
She takes a direct but down-to-earth approach. Sessions are practical and focused on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She uses a mix of methods to address patterns such as impulsivity, codependency, anger, control issues, and challenges around intimacy and commitment.
Her background includes long experience in drug, alcohol, and process addiction care and work with family conflict and the integration of twelve-step ideas. That foundation shapes how she helps people interrupt destructive cycles and build different habits of thinking and reacting.
In sessions she draws from cognitive behavioral techniques, acceptance and commitment ideas, mindfulness, existential perspectives, and client-centered work. Expect conversations that look at beliefs behind emotions and practical steps to test new ways of coping and relating.
She also addresses areas like abandonment, adoption and foster care concerns, domestic violence impacts, guilt and shame, infidelity, and isolation. People who come for support often want clear strategies and straightforward feedback to help them manage life at home and in relationships.
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How Lisa’s approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small committed actions despite uncomfortable thoughts or feelings. It can help with anxiety, avoidance, and making changes that matter in daily life.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches specific skills to test and change unhelpful thinking. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, anger, and many relationship-related patterns.
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an attentive, respectful therapeutic relationship and gives space for people to find their own solutions. It is useful when someone needs a steady, listening approach while working through decisions or painful experiences.
Choosing an approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals and preferences. That might mean mixing techniques across sessions and trying different exercises to see what helps.
Confirm which session formats are offered before booking, because the original biography does not list explicit online session types. Online work can make it easier to schedule sessions around parenting, work, or appointments and can allow shorter check-ins when time is limited. Many people find it convenient to continue regular skill practice between sessions and bring those experiences back for discussion.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
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What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction issues, relationship strain, parenting-related stress, grief, and self-esteem concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a down-to-earth, direct approach that mixes practical skill-building with reflective conversation and some humor.
How much experience does she have?
She has 14 years of full-time experience in the mental health field, including addiction treatment work.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LMHC, licensed in Florida and practicing from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific session formats.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.