Works with
How Lisa works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California, Texas, Arizona, District of Columbia, Oregon, New Jersey
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Lisa
Dr. Lisa Cooney is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 25 years of experience helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anger, anxiety, grief, or addiction. She offers a calm, respectful space where clients can talk through immediate problems and learn practical ways to cope.
Her work focuses on understanding how early relationships shape current reactions. She helps people notice patterns in relationships, communication, and self-image. That can include struggles with body image, codependency, or repeating family dynamics.
Background and approach
Dr. Cooney uses a mix of approaches to meet each person where they are. Sessions may include client-centered listening, psychodynamic reflection on past influences, and techniques to process traumatic memories.
She also brings tools aimed at relief from intense symptoms. These can involve guided visualization and focused memory processing methods to reduce the hold of painful memories. The goal is to make strong emotions easier to manage day to day.
People who reach out can expect clear, direct work on practical skills for communication and emotion regulation. Dr. Cooney helps clients build routines and practices that fit their daily lives.
She works with concerns ranging from relationship and attachment issues to chronic illness and life transitions. Based in Texas, she speaks English and accepts international clients. Her practice addresses a wide set of concerns including depression, bipolar symptoms, trauma and abuse, LGBT issues, eating problems, and anger.
What Lisa works with
Everything Lisa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Lisa's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Relationship issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
Approaches Lisa lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Hypnotherapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approach and online options that fit your life
Dr. Cooney blends client-centered therapy with focused memory work to address emotional pain and recurring patterns. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and building on a person's own goals and strengths, useful for stress, communication problems, and self-image work. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, often called EMDR, is a way to process traumatic memories so they feel less overwhelming and interfere less with daily life.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow for face-to-face conversation when visual cues help the work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits a break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send thoughts between sessions and get brief support without scheduling a full call. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy lives.
Questions people ask about Lisa
What concerns does Dr. Cooney help with?
She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, bipolar symptoms, addictions, trauma and grief, and LGBT-related issues, among other challenges.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is warm and client-centered, combining attentive listening with practical strategies and deeper reflection on life patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of professional experience as a licensed therapist working with a broad range of concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LMFT credentials in California and Texas and practices from Texas while accepting clients internationally.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.