Lisa Carnicelli , LMHC

Lisa Carnicelli is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York with 15 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, and issues that often affect women. Lisa uses straightforward, practical guidance to help clients move through difficult moments and build stronger coping skills.

Clients can expect a warm and collaborative approach. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Lisa listens first, then helps people identify clear steps they can try between meetings. She draws on several well-known methods to match the work to each person's needs.

Her background includes work across nonprofit, private practice, higher education, and community settings. That variety has shaped a flexible style that fits different life situations. Lisa often helps with parenting concerns, grief, intimacy-related issues, and career stress while also addressing trauma, depression, and self-esteem struggles.

She uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to translate thoughts into practical behavior changes. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is used when relationship patterns and attachment needs are central. Mindfulness and Solution-Focused techniques are added when useful for stress reduction and quick skill-building.

Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging in English. Lisa works with a wide range of concerns including LGBT issues, bipolar disorder, panic attacks, seasonal affective disorder, and compassion fatigue. To begin, people complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.

How Lisa’s Approaches Work Online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person without judgment, helping people feel heard and understood so they can name goals and try new behaviors. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions are connected and offers concrete exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, panic attacks, and seasonal mood shifts. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) is helpful when relationship patterns and emotional bonds are central, guiding people to notice interaction cycles and shift toward greater connection.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Lisa works collaboratively to choose methods that match a person's goals and preferences, and she adjusts techniques as progress is made. Clients help set the agenda and try out different tools to see what fits.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls support face-to-face interaction and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or camera use isn't desired. Live chat and text-based messaging suit short check-ins, quick coaching, or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep momentum between sessions.