Lisa Linger

Compassionate, practical therapy for emotional recovery

LMHC Florida

Experience: 3 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma-Focused Therapy
Languages: English

About Lisa

Lisa Linger is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem concerns, and depression.

Background and approach

Drawing on three years of clinical practice and a prior 15-year nursing career in emergency and urgent care, she combines practical health knowledge with psychotherapy to help clients better understand how nervous system responses influence emotions and behavior. Her style emphasizes compassionate, evidence-informed care that respects each person’s unique story.

Lisa uses cognitive behavioral techniques and trauma-focused methods to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns, develop actionable coping skills, and process difficult memories. She aims to collaborate with clients to build confidence, reduce symptoms such as panic or mood disruption, and find clearer direction and life purpose.

Clients working with Lisa can expect a collaborative, education-oriented approach that links body and mind. She offers a space to explore blended family dynamics, chronic illness or pain impacts, dissociation, postpartum mood concerns, and related challenges while supporting practical strategies for daily functioning and long-term growth.

Approaches for Online Healing and Skills Building

Lisa uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; this approach focuses on practical skills such as restructuring negative thinking and developing behavioral experiments to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms. Trauma-focused therapy is also part of her practice and emphasizes processing traumatic memories and their emotional impact while teaching strategies to regulate the nervous system and reduce reactivity.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She works with clients to assess needs, preferences, and goals and then tailors interventions accordingly, adjusting methods over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different lifestyles. These formats make it possible to access licensed professionals from home or work, accommodate varying schedules, and maintain continuity of care when in-person visits are difficult. The range of options supports step-by-step skill practice, check-ins between sessions, and ongoing therapeutic work in ways that fit each person’s routine.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Lisa commonly address?

She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, and depression, along with related issues such as panic, mood disorders, postpartum depression, and post-traumatic stress.

How would you describe her therapeutic approach?

Her work centers on compassionate, evidence-based methods with an emphasis on education about the brain and nervous system. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques and trauma-focused therapy to build practical coping skills.

What is her professional background?

Before becoming a therapist she spent 15 years as a nurse in emergency and urgent care, and she has three years of experience practicing as a mental health counselor.

Where is she licensed and what credentials does she hold?

She is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with the credential FL LMHC MH24842.

Does she work with clients in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available for therapy?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.

How are fees and subscriptions handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin working with her?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Self esteem Depression

Additional focus areas

Blended family issuesChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityDissociationLife purposeMood disorders Panic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stress

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Trauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

3+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English