Lisa McCarton, LCSW
Virginia · 20 years in practice
Lisa McCarton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of experience practicing in Virginia.
License and registration
- LCSW, Virginia
- 0904005382 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1013206069 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English, Spanish
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Lisa
Lisa McCarton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of experience practicing in Virginia. She meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps that address day-to-day struggles. She speaks English and Spanish and uses clear, direct conversation to help clients sort through stress and strong emotions.
Her work centers on helping people manage anxiety, depression, bipolar mood shifts, and anger. She also helps with grief, career concerns, parenting strain, relationship difficulties, and challenges tied to trauma, ADHD, or major life changes.
Background and approach
Common topics include communication problems, attachment issues, and coping after separation or loss. Lisa blends several therapeutic approaches to fit each person’s needs. She draws on existential ideas about meaning and choice, attachment-based ways of looking at close relationships, and client-centered listening that keeps the person’s goals in view.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used when practical changes to thoughts and behaviors will help reduce symptoms. Her background includes a Master of Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University and years working in residential settings with children who had experienced abuse. That early work shaped a focus on safety, routine, and concrete problem solving.
Over two decades she has continued offering hands-on strategies alongside reflective conversations. Sessions aim to be straightforward and goal-focused. Lisa helps people set concrete steps, try small changes, and review what works.
The emphasis is on realistic progress rather than quick fixes.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Lisa lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- ADHD
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Lisa names
- Existential Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Practical approaches for online therapy and meaning work
Lisa uses Existential Therapy to help people look at meaning, choice, and responsibility when life feels uncertain or empty. That approach can help when major life changes, grief, or questions about purpose are part of the problem. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current close relationships shape feelings and safety; it is useful for communication issues, attachment worries, and recurring relationship patterns.She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening, empathy, and helping the person set their own goals. Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexibility across several formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit quick check-ins, and text messaging supports brief updates or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, school, or caregiving commitments and to keep therapy consistent over time.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she commonly address?
Lisa works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood issues, anger, grief, parenting strain, relationship problems, ADHD, trauma and abuse, and major life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a practical, goal-focused style that combines talking through feelings with actionable steps to change thoughts and behaviors when helpful.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of clinical experience, including early work in residential treatment and long-term psychotherapy practice.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Virginia and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.
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