Lisa Rakusin, LCSW
California · 11 years in practice
Lisa Rakusin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 11 years of experience supporting people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or worn down by life.
License and registration
- LCSW, California
- 76969 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1891920716 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
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About Lisa
Lisa Rakusin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 11 years of experience supporting people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or worn down by life. She meets clients where they are and helps them take small, practical steps toward clearer thinking and steadier moods. Her style is straightforward and compassionate, aimed at making change feel possible rather than overwhelming.
Lisa focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, and life changes.
Background and approach
She also works with issues like addiction, relationship struggles, intimacy concerns, parenting stress, anger, and low self-esteem. Additional areas she attends to include codependency, family of origin issues, aging and geriatric concerns, and women’s issues. Her approach centers on understanding emotions and attachment patterns so people can feel more connected to themselves and others.
She blends emotion-focused work with client-centered conversation and practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy. For people with traumatic memories, she can incorporate EMDR-informed strategies alongside mindfulness practices to ease overwhelming reactions. Sessions aim to build on each person’s existing strengths.
Lisa helps identify what’s working, teaches ways to manage intense feelings, and offers exercises to try between sessions. She emphasizes respectful pacing so progress matches a person’s comfort level. Lisa practices in California and conducts sessions in English.
She values collaboration and clear communication, and she supports clients who want a steady partner while they navigate change, heal from loss, or rebuild how they relate to others.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Lisa lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Codependency
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Mood disorders
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Approaches Lisa names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Using Emotion and Attachment Work Online
Lisa uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify core feelings and change patterns that get in the way of closer connections and emotional relief. EFT focuses on the here-and-now of feelings so people can better understand what drives their reactions and relationships.She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationship patterns shape current responses. That work helps people notice automatic ways of seeking comfort or shutting down and experiment with new approaches that feel safer and more effective.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and history, then try methods that fit. That may mean mixing emotion-focused sessions, client-centered conversation, and practical CBT tools for coping between sessions.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls are useful for in-depth conversation and nonverbal cues, phone can work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and chat or text can be a good option for quick updates or ongoing support between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule while staying connected to a licensed professional.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she help address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, life changes, and relationship or intimacy issues, plus related topics like addiction, parenting strain, anger, and self-esteem.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style blends emotion-focused work with client-centered conversation and practical cognitive behavioral techniques to help people manage feelings and change habits.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 11 years of professional experience as a clinician working with a range of emotional and life concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in California and practices there.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference.
How are sessions billed or priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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