Lisa Edwards (she/they)

PsyD
Not Accepting Clients

I am a licensed psychologist practicing in PA, DE, and PsyPACT states - specializing in trauma and identity development.

Psychologist in Pennsylvania

Services
  • Individual

About My Clients

Are you a marginalized adult navigating identity-development and identity-based trauma? Do you feel stuck in the past and unable to move forward? My goal is to help you move out of suffering, acknowledge your pain, and move towards a life worth living.

My Background and Approach

My name is Lisa Edwards, PsyD (she/they/theirs), and I am a licensed clinical psychologist practicing in PA, DE, and PsyPACT states, with a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Widener University. I specialize in working with marginalized adults navigating identity-development and identity-based trauma. I have experience working with trauma and abuse, substance abuse, anxiety, depression, chronic illness, grief and loss, and neurodivergence. My work is rooted in an integrative approach including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Self-Compassion-Focused Therapy, and Relational Psychotherapy. PsyPACT States: AL, AR, AZ, CO, CNMI, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, ME, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NV, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY I currently accept Highmark/BCBS insurances and can help folks with superbills for out of network services.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I view therapy as a collaborative process, where I hope to flexibly meet the needs of my clients, so we can explore the impact of societal systems, upbringing, and identity on your present experience. I take a non-pathologizing, intersectional, anti-oppressive, and compassionate approach to care. It is my belief that as we learn about the impact of our past and context on our present, that we can begin to learn a new way of being that brings us joy, despite the pain.

Techniques I Use

Other Techniques
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Attachment Theory
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Culturally Sensitive Therapy
  • Eclectic Therapy
  • Feminist Therapy
  • Harm Reduction Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Relational Therapy
  • Solution Focused Brief Therapy
  • Integrative Therapy
  • Internal Family Systems
  • Trauma Therapy
  • Cognitive Processing Therapy

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Systemic Oppression Therapy
Other Issues
  • Abuse
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Body Image Issues
  • Burnout
  • Chronic Pain or Illness
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Gender Identity Therapy
  • Grief or Loss
  • Historical/ Intergenerational Trauma
  • LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Racial Identity
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Systemic Oppression Therapy
  • Women's Issues
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Out of Network
  • Aetna
  • Oscar
  • Optum
  • United Behavioral Health (UBH)
  • Allied Benefit Systems
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
  • United Healthcare
  • UMR
  • Meritain Health
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • UHC Student Resources
  • Aetna Student Health
  • UnitedHealthcare (UHC)
I offer online counseling in the following states:

At A Glance

  • Experience: 4 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $100 - 185/session

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