Lia Bigelow , LMHC, LPC

Lia Bigelow is a licensed mental health counselor who brings 15 years of experience to therapy. She works with people facing addictions, LGBTQ concerns, anger, life transitions, and those seeking coaching for work or purpose. Lia aims to create a respectful, compassionate space and tailors conversations to each person’s needs.

She uses practical talk and clear goals to help people manage change. Lia blends client-centered listening with approaches that target behaviors and emotions. This means sessions focus on what matters most to the person and on steps they can try between meetings.

Lia draws on techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thinking patterns. She also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills for emotional regulation and motivation strategies when addressing substance use or hard-to-change habits. Psychodynamic ideas are woven in when understanding past relationships helps explain present struggles.

Her practice emphasizes respect and sensitivity to gender and sexual identity, and she includes LGBT and gender dysphoria concerns among her focus areas. She also addresses body image, codependency, caregiver stress, grief and family-of-origin issues when they affect daily life.

Sessions typically explore immediate problems and build concrete tools. Lia helps people set achievable goals and checks in on progress over time. She practices in Florida and holds the credentials LMHC and LPC.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Client-centered therapy is built around the person in front of the therapist. It emphasizes listening, respect, and adapting sessions to the client’s priorities so people feel heard and understood. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and practicing new behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and patterns that feed addictions or anger. Dialectical behavior therapy, DBT, teaches concrete skills for regulating intense emotions, managing impulsivity, and improving stressful relationships.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Lia will work with each person to try methods that match their goals and needs. Together they review what helps, adjust strategies, and set short-term goals so progress feels measurable and realistic.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility for people with busy lives. Video calls allow full face-to-face conversations when depth and nuance matter. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit a break during the day. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to check in between sessions or to get short, focused support without scheduling a full appointment.