Lisa McCarton, LCSW
Therapist in Virginia
Lisa McCarton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of practice in Virginia.
- Licensed inVirginia
- License0904005382
- NPI 1013206069
- Experience20+ years
- LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
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About Lisa
Lisa McCarton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of practice in Virginia. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting challenges, and major life changes. Her manner is straightforward and practical, aimed at making therapy useful from the first sessions.
She focuses on attachment-related concerns alongside other common struggles such as trauma, family conflict, anger, ADHD, and mood disorders. Lisa draws on methods that emphasize understanding relationships and how early patterns affect present life.
Background and approach
She also uses clear, skills-based strategies to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. Early in her career she provided care in a residential setting for children who had experienced physical and emotional abuse. That work included therapy and case management for children and their caregivers, and it shaped her commitment to steady, supportive work with parents and individuals navigating complex family histories.
In sessions she blends client-centered care with goal-focused techniques. Conversations are geared toward identifying concrete steps and practicing new ways of coping between meetings. Lisa frames therapy as a collaborative process where the person sets meaningful goals and they work toward them together.
She offers services in English and Spanish and brings two decades of clinical experience to common life struggles. Her style is practical, compassionate, and oriented to helping people regain stability and move forward.
Credentials
- LCSW (Virginia)
- License 0904005382 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1013206069 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Lisa lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- ADHD
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Lisa names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Online support
How attachment work and practical methods translate online
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. Online sessions let clients talk through relationship themes and practice new ways of relating using conversation and reflective exercises. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s perspective; this often creates space to name feelings and priorities in a calm session. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets thinking and behavior patterns by identifying unhelpful thoughts and rehearsing alternative responses, which can be practiced between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide whether attachment-focused conversations, client-centered listening, CBT exercises, or a mix feels most helpful. Goals, preferences, and real-life demands guide how therapy is shaped together.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls are good for deeper conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work when bandwidth or screen use is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in more briefly between sessions or fit a shorter moment into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting it into everyday life.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does she help people with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting stress, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, anger, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is client-centered and practical. She mixes attachment-informed thinking with goal-focused strategies and skills you can use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience practicing social work and psychotherapy in Virginia, including work in residential treatment settings early in her career.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Virginia and practices from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a therapy process with her?
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