Lisa Pedersen (she/her)

LCSW
Accepting Clients

Someone who cares, listens and wholeheartedly believes that our relationship can help you grow and heal from anxiety, depression and trauma.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California

Services
  • Individual
  • Couples

About My Clients

If the culture of how you interact with the world has been met with, “There’s no way I am I gonna talk to a therapist!”, here I am, appealing to you. Anxiety. Trauma. Depression. Individuals. Couples. I want to work with you. Remember that the process of growth starts with your willingness to change. My job is to be there to listen and offer tools from my tool kit from my 20+ years of experience. There's something magical about therapy. Come learn more with me as your guide.

My Background and Approach

Can we simply erase these last few years? We can’t, just like we can’t do the same with feelings around relationships, work and any other problem/s no matter what year, month or day it is. I have 20+ years experience in counseling, having learned its benefits for managing stress and how it can impact all aspects of our lives, especially mentally and physically. There are many buzz words like CBT, mindfulness, body psychotherapy, strengths-based and solution oriented therapy. Bottom line? I tailor my approach based on the progress you experience in our work together. I like to use stories and analogies in our work together. Picture you being the driver of your car with me in the back seat. You are in charge of how fast or slow we go in therapy, especially with trauma. There needs to be time to digest our work together. Are you ready to grow, heal and change? Whatever your reason for reaching out, I applaud you for listening to that voice that has told you to do so.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

Art can change lives. This has been an area where I've volunteered time and energy through the years. I love how it serves as the bridge for people that are old, young, black, white, speak a language that I may have never encountered before. And that's just it. Art can bind us. I have loved connecting with the human spirit in this way.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Exposure Therapy Trauma Therapy
Other Techniques
  • Attachment Theory
  • Exposure Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Culturally Sensitive Therapy
  • Harm Reduction Therapy
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Somatic Therapy: Body-Based Healing for Emotional Trauma

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Anxiety Codependency Depression
I offer online counseling in the following states:

At A Glance

  • Experience: 29 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $225 - 300/session

Reach out to Lisa