Lisa Wyatt, LMFT
Calm, practical therapy for life’s hard moments
Details
| Name | Lisa Wyatt |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMFT |
| Based in | California |
| Licensed in | California |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 19 |
About Lisa
Lisa Wyatt is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with 19 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, relationship struggles, or life changes. Lisa aims to help clients feel more confident in handling difficult situations and make choices that fit their lives.
She works in a straightforward, person-centered way that lets each person set the pace and priorities for sessions.
Background and approach
Lisa draws on Narrative Therapy to help people reframe stories they tell about themselves. She also uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early connections affect current relationships. Lisa blends practical tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Mindfulness exercises are offered to help calm strong emotions and build steady habits. Sessions may also include motivational strategies when someone is working through addiction, change, or tough decisions. Her background includes long experience with trauma and abuse, parenting and blended family challenges, chronic pain or illness, intimacy and kink-related concerns, and workplace compassion fatigue.
She supports people processing abandonment, codependency, guilt, shame, and communication or commitment issues. Lisa values collaboration and realism. She offers a neutral perspective, helps clients name what is working, and supports step-by-step changes that fit day-to-day life.
Reaching out is the first step, and she aims to make the process clear and practical.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Lisa works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Lisa among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Lisa among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Lisa among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Lisa among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Lisa among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Lisa among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Lisa among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Lisa directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Lisa directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Narrative, Attachment, and Person-Centered Work Translate Online
Lisa uses Narrative Therapy to help people notice and rewrite the stories they tell about themselves, which can change how they cope with relationships, shame, or life transitions. Attachment-Based ideas are used to look at patterns in close relationships and how those early patterns still influence reactions today. Client-Centered (person-centered) work means the client sets the pace and topics, with the therapist following the client's lead and reflecting what matters most.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Lisa discusses goals and tries different methods to see what feels useful. She checks in regularly about what helps and adjusts the focus so sessions stay practical and relevant to daily life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone works when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and messaging make it easier to fit sessions into busy days or to keep a running conversation between meetings. These options make scheduling more flexible and help people continue work even when travel or time is an obstacle.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Lisa commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues. Other focuses include trauma and abuse, addictions, parenting stress, and compassion fatigue.
What is Lisa’s general therapy style?
She uses a person-centered, Narrative-informed style that centers the client's perspective. Sessions combine listening, reauthoring personal stories, and practical skill building.
How much clinical experience does she bring?
Lisa has practiced therapy for 19 years and has worked with people facing long-term stress, trauma, and relationship challenges.
Where is Lisa licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, licensed in California and provides services from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not accepted.
What session formats are available?
Work can take place over video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference.
How does pricing work for therapy?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Lisa?
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