Lisa McCann, LICSW, LCSW

Lisa McCann is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in New Hampshire. She holds a Vermont LICSW and a New Hampshire LCSW and brings six years of experience to her work. She focuses on practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, and trauma. Lisa emphasizes each person's strengths and helps them take concrete steps toward change.

Clients can expect a direct and respectful approach. Lisa helps people name the problems that matter and tries to keep sessions focused on doable steps. She pays attention to how life events, relationships, and past hurts affect daily functioning. Sessions often include skill-building for emotion regulation, clearer communication, and decision-making during transitions.

Her background includes work with adults dealing with relationship strain, ADHD-related challenges, caregiving stress, and issues tied to adoption, abandonment, or attachment. She also addresses concerns such as substance use, isolation, and financial or work-related stress. Lisa draws on client-centered principles to keep the person’s goals in view while using structured tools when they help.

Therapeutic methods used include elements of cognitive behavioral work to spot unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, dialectical behavior ideas to improve emotion control, and solution-focused steps to move forward between sessions. Lisa treats people with respect and aims to partner on realistic goals for change.

To begin, prospective clients use the site’s Start Therapy button to complete a brief matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How these approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s lead. The therapist reflects concerns, helps set priorities, and supports decisions that match the client’s values. This approach is useful when someone needs a space to sort out feelings and identify goals.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets how thoughts and behaviors influence mood and actions. Sessions include simple exercises to notice patterns and try new responses, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships through practical tools such as distress tolerance and emotion regulation.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. Plans are adjusted as progress is made so the work stays relevant and manageable.

If you are interested in online options, confirm the current session formats before booking since specific formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce time spent traveling. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and DBT exercises to virtual visits so clients can practice skills between sessions.