Lisa Dorfman, LMHC

Lisa Dorfman is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 38 years of professional experience. She helps people who want to improve performance, relationships, and day-to-day wellbeing. Her work often focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, eating and body-image concerns, and the ups and downs of major life changes.

She uses a mix of approaches in sessions, including client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, EMDR, and mindfulness practices. Sessions can include practical coping skills, breathing and mindfulness exercises, and guided discussion about goals and obstacles. Nutrition and lifestyle factors are considered alongside emotional work when relevant.

Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She helps people build motivation, self-esteem, and confidence by drawing on their existing strengths. Conversations aim to be direct and useful so clients can try new ways of coping between sessions.

Lisa often works with people managing trauma, caregiver stress, first responder issues, postpartum mood concerns, and career or relationship strain. She also supports those facing end-of-life and hospice related challenges, grief, and issues tied to military or veteran life.

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted. Prospective clients can follow the site process to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and supporting a person's own goals. It helps people feel heard and build confidence to make changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, depression, and unhelpful behavior.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and suggest techniques that fit. Clients and therapist make adjustments as they learn what helps most.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and remove travel time. They also let people use mindfulness exercises, breathing practices, and skills coaching in their normal routine, which can speed learning and make new habits easier to keep.