Lisa Seidel

Lisa Seidel is a licensed social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and relationship concerns. She uses a straightforward, respectful approach and aims to make the first steps less overwhelming. Lisa's tone is calm and direct, and she focuses on practical conversation that fits each person's life.

With 20 years of experience in New York, Lisa adapts sessions to each person's needs. She works with people who are coping with family conflict, parenting strain, compassion fatigue, addictions, trauma and abuse, and issues affecting LGBT clients. She also gives attention to aging and geriatric topics, first responder concerns, intellectual disability, and young adult transitions.

Lisa places particular emphasis on grief and hospice and end-of-life counseling when those topics arise. In those moments she offers steady presence, clear listening, and help with practical planning and emotional processing. Her style is to talk through what feels most urgent and then build a plan from there.

Sessions focus on concrete steps people can take between meetings. Lisa tailors conversation and goals to what each person says they need. She encourages honest talk about expectations and adjusts methods if something is not working.

To begin, she asks people to describe current struggles and priorities. That information guides early sessions and helps shape a short-term plan. The work is collaborative and paced to what the person can manage.

Approaches and how online therapy can fit

Lisa emphasizes evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional support. One approach emphasizes talking through current problems, identifying small steps people can take, and practicing those steps between sessions to build momentum. Another approach focuses on grief and end-of-life concerns, offering steady listening, help with processing loss, and guidance for planning during difficult transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose strategies that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. Over the first few sessions she will check in and adjust methods so the plan feels workable and relevant.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people continue care while managing medical appointments, caregiving responsibilities, or work schedules. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and discussion to the online setting so progress stays practical and goal-oriented.