- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting concerns
- Attachment and abandonment
About Lisa
Lisa Tran is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with eight years of clinical work. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, parenting concerns, motivation, self-esteem, and confidence. Lisa works with adults navigating change and pressure in their lives.
Her style is straightforward and practical. She listens, asks direct questions, and helps people name what feels hard. Sessions often focus on patterns in thinking and behavior that keep problems stuck. She helps clients build small, concrete habits to test new ways of coping.
Lisa also supports people facing grief, anger, trauma and abuse, and issues around attachment and abandonment. She addresses relationship problems including infidelity, commitment worries, blended family dynamics, and fatherhood concerns. Her work includes topics tied to identity and alternative sexual cultures, such as kink and BDSM, when those issues affect wellbeing.
She brings experience working with caregiving stress, codependency, guilt and shame, and prolonged feelings of emptiness or isolation. Career and coaching tasks are part of her scope when clients want help with motivation or job-related stress. Lisa speaks English and practices in California.
People trying therapy for the first time will find sessions focused on practical steps and clear goals. To begin, clients use the platform questionnaire and schedule an initial meeting to decide on priorities and a plan.
How evidence-based techniques are used in online sessions
Lisa describes her work as drawing on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help with everyday problems. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small behavioral experiments. This helps with anxiety, low mood, and motivation by giving clients concrete steps to try between sessions.Another approach emphasizes understanding attachment and relationship patterns. Sessions look at how past experiences shape current responses in relationships, and then practice new ways of relating and communicating. This can be useful for people dealing with abandonment, commitment worries, infidelity, or blended family tensions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each client to decide which techniques fit their goals and preferences. That collaborative process helps shape goals, homework, and how progress is checked.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking, since the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. Licensed professionals often use remote sessions to keep therapy practical for people balancing school, jobs, and early-adulthood responsibilities.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting, self-esteem, and motivation. Additional focuses include grief, trauma, attachment and issues related to kink and alternative sex culture.
How would she describe her approach in sessions?
Her approach is practical and direct. She helps people name unhelpful patterns and build small, testable changes to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of professional work experience as a therapist in California.
What is her professional credential and where does she practice?
She is a California LMFT and practices in California.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted. Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
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 with therapy?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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