Lisa Moranz

Lisa Moranz is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and mood concerns. She supports clients working to boost self-esteem, cope with life changes, and address addictive behaviors. Lisa also pays attention to relationship and intimacy issues as well as feelings of emptiness and isolation. She centers sessions on the person in front of her and treats each story as unique. Conversations focus on practical steps and skills clients can use between meetings. Lisa draws on approaches such as attachment-focused work, cognitive-behavioral techniques, and mindfulness to address patterns that keep people stuck. Her background includes more than a decade providing therapy and many years in human services. That experience informs a straightforward style that balances listening with concrete tools. She aims to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and shift small behaviors that make a meaningful difference over time. Lisa often works with people processing trauma and post-traumatic stress, using methods that are gentle and paced to each person’s needs. She also incorporates strategies from dialectical behavior therapy when emotional regulation and distress tolerance are priorities. Clients can expect a collaborative approach where goals are set together and progress is checked regularly. Lisa encourages people to try small experiments between sessions and brings attention to strengths that can be built on. If isolation or loneliness is part of the concern, she addresses it alongside attachment and communication patterns. Her practice language is English and she is licensed in New York. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking to make sure the format fits their needs.

Approaches that translate to online care

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current connections and feeling states; online sessions can use talk and guided reflection to identify patterns and try new ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical strategies to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which often fits well into brief exercises and between-session practice. EMDR is an approach used for processing trauma and can be adapted into paced, stepwise online protocols when appropriate. Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, and together they will try methods that suit the person's current needs and tolerance. Sessions may include skills practice, reflection, and short homework tasks to build momentum between meetings. Confirm current session formats before booking so you know how meetings will be scheduled. Many people appreciate that online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, or allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Talk through practical needs and scheduling options with the therapist to find an arrangement that fits everyday life.