Lisa La Rose , LPC

Lisa La Rose is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who blends practical skills and compassionate care to help people navigate stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship struggles, and life transitions. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Arts in Counseling from the University of Colorado and is currently working toward a PhD in Psychology at Northcentral University. In addition to clinical work, she teaches psychology courses at a community college, bringing both academic perspective and real-world experience to her practice.

Raised in Colorado, she values time outdoors and draws energy from hiking, reading, painting, and spending time with her dog, Luna. She also enjoys traveling with her husband. Those personal interests inform a grounded approach to therapy that emphasizes balance and meaningful change.

Her counseling philosophy centers on meeting clients where they are and uncovering the strengths that support lasting change. She uses a compassionate yet practical style, offering tools clients can apply between sessions so progress continues outside the therapy hour. She views the therapeutic relationship as a collaboration and treats each person as the expert on their own life. She often highlights Viktor Frankl's observation that 'When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves' as a way of framing growth in difficult circumstances.

Clinically, she has helped people reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety, work through trauma, and build self-esteem and confidence. She has supported many clients in changing unhelpful habits and behaviors, including substance use and other addictions such as gambling, eating, and shopping. She also has experience working with first responders and their families. Relationship work, communication skills, assertiveness training, and support during grief or major life transitions are common focuses in her practice. She draws on a range of research-informed methods, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, and client-centered approaches to tailor care to each person's needs.

Therapeutic Approaches for Effective Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice challenging thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then focus on actions that reflect their values. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and patterns that feel limiting because it emphasizes values-based change rather than symptom elimination alone.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns shape present-day connections and emotional responses. This approach can support work on intimacy-related issues, abandonment concerns, communication problems, and rebuilding trust in relationships.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers structured techniques to identify and shift unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, habit change, and managing day-to-day coping strategies.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. She collaborates with clients to select and adjust techniques based on individual goals, preferences, and life circumstances, combining methods as needed to fit each person's situation.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit care into a busy schedule, to maintain continuity during life transitions, and to access therapists from different locations. Licensed professionals can still provide focused, evidence-informed work through these formats while adapting tools and exercises to the online setting.