- Strengths based
- Practical coping tools
- Trauma informed
About Lisa
Lisa Rakusin is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and major life changes. She works with adults who want clearer priorities, better coping tools, and more satisfying relationships. Lisa emphasizes the strengths each person already has and supports small, steady steps toward change.
She practices in California and brings 11 years of professional experience to sessions. Lisa views clients as the experts on their own stories and treats therapy as a partnership. Conversations focus on what matters most to the client and on building practical skills to handle day-to-day challenges.
Sessions often combine exploring emotions with concrete strategies to reduce symptoms and improve relationships. Lisa uses approaches that help people notice patterns, shift unhelpful thoughts, and process painful memories when needed. She also pays attention to how attachment history and current connections shape behavior and feelings.
Topics she commonly addresses include depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, coping with life transitions, parenting concerns, career stress, and issues around self-esteem and intimacy. Additional areas of focus include codependency, family of origin problems, forgiveness, and aging and geriatric issues.
Her style is straightforward and collaborative. Clients who want a therapist who balances listening with practical guidance may find her approach helpful. To begin, follow the site’s matching steps to connect and schedule a first appointment.
How Lisa’s approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy helps people see how early relationships affect current connections and emotional reactions. Online work with this approach often focuses on building new ways of relating and noticing patterns in close relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact; it teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety and depression through small behavior changes and thought reframing. EMDR, when used, supports processing difficult memories by guiding attention while the client recalls those events, which can reduce the intensity of traumatic reactions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lisa will talk with the client about goals, symptoms, and preferences and then suggest options. Together they decide which methods fit best and how to pace the work so it feels manageable and useful.
Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, such as reducing travel time, allowing a shorter check-in during a lunch break, or avoiding a long commute. Many people find that working this way helps them stay consistent with appointments while still moving toward clearer coping skills and healthier relationships.
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Experience
11+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Lisa address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family of origin concerns, codependency, and related topics.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. She combines empathetic listening with practical strategies to manage symptoms and improve daily life.
How much experience does she have?
Lisa has 11 years of professional experience working with adults on a range of life stressors and emotional concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential (LCSW) in California and practices in that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the matching process.
How do I start working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.