- Person-centered care
- Family and parenting
- Trauma informed
About Lisa
Lisa Mbriwa is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 15 years of experience in community mental health and counseling. She aims to hear each person's story and walk alongside them through stressful life moments. Her style centers on respect, authenticity, and genuine care for wellbeing.
She began her career working in community-based settings, supporting people facing trauma, stress, anxiety, and depression. Over the years she has worked with situations involving relationship conflict, communication problems, infidelity, grief, pregnancy and childbirth transitions, and parenting challenges.
Lisa has experience with adoption and foster care and with families involved in the child welfare system. She also brings counseling experience from a Christian perspective and can help clients navigate concerns such as church hurt while honoring individual beliefs.
Her approach blends cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, and psychodynamic techniques and is adjusted to meet each person’s needs. Sessions focus on listening, exploring patterns, and building practical skills like clearer communication and healthier boundaries.
People who benefit from her work often want help managing stress or anxiety, sorting through relationship and family issues, or recovering from trauma and abuse. Lisa aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can move toward healing at their own pace.
Approach and online therapy that fit your needs
Lisa often uses cognitive-behavioral techniques, which focus on identifying unhelpful thinking and changing behaviors to reduce stress and anxiety. These techniques can help with panic, persistent worry, and patterns that affect relationships.She also draws on humanistic, person-centered work that emphasizes listening and respect. This approach supports people who want a steady, empathetic relationship to process life changes and emotional pain.
Her mention of psychodynamic ideas means she pays attention to patterns that repeat over time and how past experiences shape current reactions. That can help with relationship patterns, family of origin issues, and feelings of emptiness or disconnection.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that match those needs. If something isn’t working, adjustments are made together so the work fits the person.
Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Ask about the available formats and schedule to find what works best for everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
15+ years
Credentials
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting issues, trauma and abuse, and depression. Additional areas include adoption and foster care, blended family issues, caregiver stress, codependency, and communication problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is compassionate and person-centered. She blends cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, and psychodynamic techniques and adapts methods to each person's needs.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working in community-based mental health and counseling settings. That work included a wide range of concerns and family systems involvement.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds the LPC credential, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, and practices in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Specific rates are provided during intake.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling based on the therapist's availability.