Lisa Carnicelli

Lisa Carnicelli is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York with 15 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who feel stuck by providing steady, practical support and clear steps forward. Her work often addresses stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, and feelings of isolation and loneliness.

Before practicing privately, she provided counseling in nonprofit agencies, higher education, and community settings. That mix of settings helped her learn how problems show up in daily life and what kinds of approaches actually fit busy people.

Her style is warm and collaborative. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. Lisa listens first, then helps people notice unhelpful thinking, try small behavioral changes, and build better ways to cope.

She draws on several approaches that match the problem at hand. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) tools are used to spot thought patterns that worsen mood and stress. Client-Centered Therapy keeps the work grounded in the person's own goals and values. Emotionally-Focused ideas are used when relationship patterns and emotional bonding are central to the issue.

Lisa also uses mindfulness and solution-focused techniques to create manageable steps and reduce overwhelm. She helps people facing a wide range of concerns, including parenting challenges, career stress, trauma and abuse, LGBT issues, and intimacy-related struggles. For those feeling isolated, she works to rebuild connection and self-compassion through practical strategies and steady support.

Approaches that translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on giving the person space to set the agenda and be heard. It helps when someone needs a judgment-free place to talk and to figure out personal goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses simple exercises to change patterns that feed anxiety or low mood. This can help with stress, panic, and symptoms of depression.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will ask about your goals, what has or hasn’t worked before, and your preferences. Together you will try methods that suit your needs and adjust them over time as progress is made.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a quick touchpoint is helpful. It can also let people use practices like CBT homework and mindfulness between sessions so work continues between meetings.