Lisa Ford , LICSW, MD, LCSW-C

Lisa Ford is a licensed clinical social worker with 15 years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, trauma, career struggles, and depression. She holds LICSW, MD, and LCSW-C credentials and practices from Maryland. Lisa approaches work with respect for each person’s story and strengths. She believes clients know themselves best and builds sessions around their goals. Conversations are collaborative and straightforward. She focuses on practical steps people can use between sessions to feel steadier and more capable. Lisa often helps people cope with life transitions, caregiver strain, workplace pressure, and the fallout from past hurt. She also addresses panic, mood disorders, social anxiety, and issues around pregnancy and childbirth. Women’s issues are listed among her focuses when gender-specific concerns arise. Her therapeutic style draws from client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral ideas. That means listening first, then offering tools to change thoughts and habits that keep problems stuck. Sessions mix reflection with concrete strategies. People can expect a calm, respectful approach that aims to reduce overwhelm and increase self-trust. Lisa supports clients who want clearer communication, firmer boundaries, or relief from guilt and isolation. She works at a pace set by the client and adjusts methods to suit individual needs.

How Lisa’s Approaches Work Online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding your experience. The therapist creates space for you to tell your story and helps you identify your own goals and strengths. This approach is useful for people who want support making sense of their feelings and choices. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. It uses exercises and simple experiments to change patterns that increase anxiety or depression. CBT can be helpful for stress, panic, mood challenges, and work-related problems. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and try methods that match your needs, adjusting as you go. Together you decide what tools are most useful and what pace feels manageable. Online sessions offer flexibility for different life demands. Video calls let you use face-to-face conversation when it helps. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, homework, or maintaining momentum between longer sessions.