- Client-centered focus
- Attachment-informed
- Strengths-based work
About Lisa
Lisa Wyatt is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with 19 years of clinical experience. She helps people who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure about how to handle relationship, family, work, or personal struggles. She listens without judgment and aims to help clients feel more capable of managing hard situations.
Her approach is grounded in putting the client’s perspective first. She leans on client-centered work that follows the pace and priorities the person brings to sessions. She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early connections shape current relationships, and on cognitive-behavioral methods to notice how thoughts and actions interact.
Sessions often focus on practical steps people can try between meetings. She highlights existing strengths and builds on what is already working in a person’s life. That can mean small behavior changes, communication techniques, or clearer boundaries when relationships feel out of balance.
Lisa has spent nearly two decades supporting people through stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and abuse, addiction concerns, parenting strain, and career pressure. She also works with issues like codependency, attachment wounds, blended family matters, and intimacy-related concerns. Her background includes helping people in helping professions who face compassion fatigue and burnout.
People who want a collaborative, steady therapist may find her style helpful. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability. The process aims to make therapy fit into everyday life while addressing real problems that are causing distress.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It can help when people struggle with trust, closeness, or repeated relationship conflict by tracing how those patterns began and how they repeat now.Client-Centered Therapy puts the person in charge of session pace and topics. The therapist listens deeply, reflects what she hears, and supports people in making their own decisions about change.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, needs, and preferences, and then recommend ways to proceed. That decision is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. It may reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and help people maintain continuity when schedules shift. Specific session formats are not listed here, so confirm current options before booking. The aim is to offer care that works with everyday responsibilities while focusing on manageable steps toward change.
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Experience
19+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Lisa commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, parenting challenges, and related issues such as codependency and attachment wounds.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and person-centered, letting clients set priorities while she offers perspective and practical options to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Lisa has 19 years of experience working with a wide range of concerns, including compassion fatigue and burnout among those in helping roles.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, practicing in California.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced and billed?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions 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.