- Stress and anxiety
- Addictions support
- Trauma-informed care
About Lisa
Lisa OBrien is a Montana Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 32 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and life changes. She also addresses relationship and intimacy-related concerns, parenting stresses, and questions around self-esteem and bipolar disorder.
Her practice draws on straightforward, goal-focused methods. She commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused techniques alongside trauma-informed work. Sessions typically involve talking through current problems, identifying patterns, and trying practical steps that can be used between meetings.
Clients who have experienced adoption or foster care issues, caregiver strain, cancer-related concerns, or attachment and family-of-origin problems will find those areas among her focus areas. She also has experience with substance use and first responder stress, and with topics such as gender dysphoria, forgiveness, guilt and shame.
Lisa combines a clinical social work perspective with experience addressing addictions. That blend shapes a style that checks immediate needs while also looking at longer-term patterns. She works with individuals, couples and families to set clear goals and measure progress.
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the site. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How her online work uses practical approaches
Lisa frequently draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and many everyday stressors because it focuses on clear links between thinking, feeling and acting.She also uses Motivational Interviewing to support people who want to change behaviors, such as substance use. This method emphasizes the client's own reasons for change and helps build small, realistic steps forward.
Finding the best fit is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist and client review goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t worked before, then try approaches that match those needs. Adjustments are made as progress and challenges become clearer.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm the current options before booking. Practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into a busy week, avoiding travel time, and choosing shorter or different kinds of check-ins when that suits a schedule. Online sessions can also make it easier to keep continuity after a life change. Licensed professionals help clients pick the approach and session rhythm that fit daily life rather than promising a specific outcome.
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Experience
32+ years
Listed in
Montana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, self-esteem and coping with life changes.
How does she approach someone who feels stuck?
Her approach uses practical methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy to identify patterns and try concrete steps between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 32 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns across many life stages.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Montana LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and practices from Montana.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
International clients are accepted and sessions are conducted in English.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking by checking the online therapy options on the site and the matching questionnaire.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the platform.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.