Lia Bigelow
Compassionate, goal-focused therapy for meaningful change
LMHC, LPC Florida
- Experience
- 15 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Addictions, LGBT, Anger
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Lia
Lia Bigelow brings a collaborative, evidence-informed approach to therapy grounded in cognitive behavioral principles alongside client-centered and psychodynamic perspectives.
Background and approach
Licensed in Florida and Pennsylvania, she draws on 15 years of experience working with people facing addictions, LGBTQ+ concerns, anger, life transitions, and those seeking coaching for personal or professional growth. Her work emphasizes clear goals, practical strategies, and a warm, respectful stance that honors each client’s unique circumstances.
She also addresses a range of related struggles including abandonment, body image, caregiver stress, codependency, communication problems, substance use, family of origin issues, and questions around gender identity and HIV/AIDS. Lia adapts conversations and treatment plans to match individual needs, combining skills-based interventions with attention to underlying patterns and personal history.
She frames change as a process that takes courage and offers steady support as clients explore new ways of coping, relating, and pursuing a more fulfilling life.
Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care
Many clients benefit from structured, skills-oriented work, and Lia frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical coping strategies for issues such as anxiety, addiction, and anger. Client-Centered Therapy complements that approach by centering the client’s experience, offering empathic listening and collaboration to shape goals and pace of change. Dialectical Behavior Therapy adds focused skills training in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness when strong emotions and impulsivity are central concerns.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Lia works with clients to explore which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences, adjusting techniques over time so therapy remains relevant and helpful rather than prescriptive.
Online sessions include video calls, phone appointments, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access support from home or work, and integrate therapeutic work into daily life while working together toward clearer goals and healthier coping.
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Experience
15+ years
Licensed
Florida, Pennsylvania
Languages
English