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Lisa Rakusin, LCSW

  • Experience11 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Family
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Lisa

Lisa Rakusin is a California-licensed LCSW with 11 years of clinical experience who supports adults navigating stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, and major life changes. She centers the person's own knowledge and strengths, helping clients turn their motivations into practical steps toward greater wellbeing.

Background and approach

Her work also covers concerns such as relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, self-esteem, career questions, compassion fatigue, and ADHD. Her style blends evidence-based approaches with compassionate listening, drawing on methods like cognitive behavioral therapy, attachment-based work, emotionally focused therapy, and EMDR when appropriate.

Lisa frames therapy as a collaborative process in which the client’s goals guide treatment choices. She aims to empower people to build resilience, repair important bonds, and develop skills for handling everyday stressors and deeper wounds.

Clients can expect therapy shaped by their needs and pace rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. Lisa works with additional focus areas including women’s issues, family of origin dynamics, codependency, forgiveness, and aging-related concerns, offering practical tools alongside emotional processing to support lasting change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Work

Lisa often draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients examine and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, offering practical tools for anxiety, mood concerns, and coping with life transitions. She also uses attachment-based techniques to explore how early relational patterns influence present-day connections and emotional responses, which can be especially useful for relationship and intimacy issues. When trauma memories are central, EMDR may be integrated to support processing and reduce distress related to traumatic events.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to clarify goals, try methods that fit their needs and preferences, and adjust the plan over time so therapy remains relevant and effective for the individual.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These options allow people to engage in therapy from their everyday environments, make scheduling easier across busy lives, and maintain continuity of care during transitions or travel.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Lisa commonly address?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief as well as relationship and intimacy-related concerns, addictions, and ADHD.
How would you describe her therapeutic approach?
Her style combines client-centered listening with evidence-based methods such as CBT, attachment-based therapy, EFT, and EMDR to tailor care to each person’s needs.
What is her clinical background and experience level?
Lisa is a licensed clinical social worker with 11 years of professional experience in mental health practice.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds a California LCSW license, listed as CA LCSW 76969, and provides services based in California.
In which language can sessions be conducted?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available for working together?
Therapy can be delivered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference.
How are costs structured for appointments?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsGriefDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesCodependencyFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessMood disordersSelf-loveWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

11+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English

What Lisa can help with

Lisa Rakusin works with clients on stress and anxiety, family conflicts, grief, depression, and coping with life changes.

Lisa works with clients with Stress, Anxiety, Trauma, and Life Transitions.

How Lisa approaches therapy

Lisa's clinical approaches include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Lisa is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in California, with 11 years of clinical experience.