Lisa Longo, LMHC, LPC

Therapist in Florida

Practical, solution-focused counseling

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Hands-on guidance
Goal oriented
Supportive listening

About Lisa

Lisa Longo is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida and a licensed professional counselor in Oregon. She brings a practical, interactive style to sessions and focuses on helping people address what feels most urgent right now. Her aim is to create a setting where clients feel seen and heard as they work through stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns.

With six years as an LMHC and LPC noted in this profile, she builds on a longer career in mental health and human services. She uses solution-focused methods that combine support, insight, and direct feedback to tackle current problems while also looking at patterns from the past.

Clients can expect a hands-on approach that emphasizes practical steps and clear goals. Lisa talks through coping strategies for sleep, anger, and addictive behaviors, and she helps people navigate life changes and career pressures. She also addresses intimacy-related issues, communication problems, and self-esteem concerns.

Her background includes work with adoption and foster care topics, caregiver stress, and aging-related issues. She also pays attention to attachment, codependency, and personality-related challenges such as avoidant or dependent traits. This breadth lets her adapt conversations to the specific problem a person brings.

Sessions are presented with straightforward guidance and feedback rather than abstract theory. Lisa frames therapy as a collaborative process and invites people to try practical steps between meetings. She welcomes the chance to be part of a person’s healing journey and to help them move toward clearer solutions.

This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.

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Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoaching

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purpose Midlife crisis Mood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues Young adult issues

Experience

6+ years

Credentials

Florida, Oregon

Languages

English

Licenses listed

LMHC, Florida: MH22297
LPC, Oregon: C8018
NPI: 1902813819

As listed on the therapist's profile. You can check a license with the state licensing board and an NPI in the national registry.

Approaches that focus on practical change and support

Lisa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques with a practical bent. One common approach she favors is solution-focused work, which narrows in on concrete goals and small steps you can try between sessions to see real change. This method helps with issues like stress, sleep problems, and getting unstuck when facing life transitions.

Another approach she draws on emphasizes insight and direct feedback. That style examines patterns from the past that keep repeating today and pairs that understanding with clear strategies for new behavior. It can be useful for relationship difficulties, attachment struggles, and issues tied to self-esteem or codependency.

Finding the right style is part of the process, and Lisa treats it as a collaborative effort. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adjust techniques over time. Clients and therapist work together to test methods and keep what helps most.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the therapist's session formats before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also support continued work during life transitions by keeping momentum between in-person visits and helping maintain regular contact with a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Lisa address in therapy?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, anger, addictions, self-esteem, and career concerns.

What is her style of therapy like?

Her style is practical and interactive, using solution-focused conversations with insight and direct feedback to help people make changes.

What experience does she bring to sessions?

She has six years listed under her LMHC and LPC credentials, and she has worked in mental health and human services for over twenty years overall.

Where is she licensed and based?

She holds an LMHC in Florida and an LPC in Oregon and practices from Florida as noted in this profile.

Which languages are supported for therapy?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people from other countries use her services?

She is not currently accepting international clients according to the profile information provided.

How are sessions paid for or billed?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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