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Lisa Scott

Compassionate, practical therapy for life transitions

LMSW Michigan

Experience
32 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Anger, Self esteem
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English
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About Lisa

Lisa Scott is a Michigan-licensed clinical social worker with 32 years of experience guiding people through stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and other life transitions. She focuses on practical skills and emotional understanding to help clients manage symptoms like low self-esteem, anger, addictive behaviors, and trauma-related responses.

Background and approach

Her work addresses a broad range of concerns including grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting stress, career challenges, and ADHD-related struggles. Drawing on a blend of evidence-informed methods, Lisa emphasizes collaboration and interpersonal clarity while helping clients explore patterns that undermine wellbeing.

She attends to attachment dynamics, communication problems, codependency, and the particular strains of caregiving, blended families, and prejudice or discrimination. Her practice aims to combine thoughtful listening with concrete strategies so people can build resilience and clearer self-direction.

Clients find her approach rooted in decades of clinical training and practice as an LMSW in Michigan. She brings attention to both immediate coping needs and longer-term personal growth, offering tailored guidance that responds to each person’s circumstances and goals.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care



Lisa uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and develop practical strategies to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, compulsions, and problematic coping. She also integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which focuses on clarifying values, increasing psychological flexibility, and learning to live with difficult emotions while still pursuing meaningful goals. Finally, client-centered therapy informs her work by prioritizing the individual’s experience, offering empathic listening and validation as foundations for change.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist and client discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful in early sessions, and adjustments are made along the way so that techniques and focus align with the client’s needs and values.

Online therapy is offered through multiple formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care during busy periods or transitions, while allowing therapists to tailor session length and frequency to what helps each person make progress.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Lisa commonly address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting, career changes, and ADHD.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
Her style mixes active listening with skill-building and exploration of emotional patterns, drawing from approaches like CBT, ACT, client-centered therapy, EFT, and existential ideas.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Lisa has practiced for 32 years, bringing long-term clinical experience to help clients address both immediate concerns and longer-term personal growth.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She holds an LMSW and practices in Michigan; her credential is listed as MI LMSW 6801061645.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients at this time and sees people located in Michigan.
What session formats are available for online work?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.
How are sessions priced and billed?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAnger managementSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesFamily problemsImpulsivityInfidelityObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Social anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

32+ years

Licensed

Michigan

Languages

English