How Lissa works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Lissa
Lissa Elliott St.Clair is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who focuses on helping people manage strong emotions and stressful life moments. She offers a calm, patient presence and listens for what matters most to each person. She uses approaches that center the client and build practical skills.
Sessions often look like talking through what feels overwhelming, identifying unhelpful thinking, and practicing new ways to respond to stress and anger. The aim is to make day-to-day life feel more manageable and steady.
Background and approach
Her practice addresses anxiety, depression, mood swings, and anger. She also helps with grief, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes. Career stress, self-esteem, and questions about life purpose are frequent topics in her work.
Over nine years of experience inform a straightforward and respectful style. She leans on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness, client-centered work, and solution-focused strategies to shape sessions that fit each person's needs. Sessions pay attention to both feelings and actions.
That means learning concrete skills for calming intense emotions, improving communication, and breaking unhelpful patterns. The work is collaborative and paced to what the person can manage. People in Pennsylvania can expect a therapist who values empathy and practical change.
Lissa aims to help people feel heard, regain control over strong emotions like anger, and move toward clearer goals and healthier habits.
What Lissa works with
Everything Lissa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Lissa's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Lissa lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Using skills-based approaches online for emotion regulation
Client-centered work focuses on listening and building a collaborative relationship so the person feels understood and clear about goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood swings, and change unhelpful patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness to help when feelings feel overwhelming.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with the person to figure out which methods fit their goals, preferences, and the problems they want to address. Decisions about technique and pace are made together so the plan feels realistic and useful.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversations and skill practice. Phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief updates, written skills practice, and people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep progress moving between visits.
Questions people ask about Lissa
What concerns does Lissa commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, mood disorders, trauma and related issues such as grief, compassion fatigue, and self-esteem struggles.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is empathetic and straightforward, blending client-centered listening with skill teaching from CBT and DBT and brief, solution-focused work.
How many years has she practiced?
She has nine years of clinical experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor working with a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
Where is she located and licensed?
She practices in Pennsylvania and holds the LPC credential listed as PA LPC.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she offer?
She meets using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to start, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a time.