I am a licensed mental health counselor in New York and Massachusetts with over 10 years of experience providing mental health and addiction counseling to individuals and couples and over 30 years as a holistic healing arts practitioner and teacher of somatic and energy-based therapies that integrate bodywork, counseling, movement, and mindfulness.
I have worked in addiction treatment, at college counseling centers, with cancer patients and their families, and at community health centers as well as in private practice. I work with people of diverse ages, ethnic/cultural backgrounds, and spiritual traditions with different reasons for seeking therapy, including anxiety, mood disorders, grief, trauma, addictions, serious health problems, relationship issues, life transitions, and explorations of gender, sexuality, spirituality, and meaningful life purpose.
Whatever reasons you may have for reaching out at this moment, I am ready to work with you as part of a collaborative relationship in which you feel respected, supported, and free to express your feelings and talk about anything without fear of judgment. I will listen with care to help you identify personal gifts, abilities, and resources you might not be aware of and draw on a variety of therapeutic models and approaches so that together we can effectively meet your needs and goals.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Attachment issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain illness and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Communication problems, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Domestic Violence, Emptiness, Expats, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Gender Dysphoria, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Immigration Issues, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Military and Veterans Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders , Multicultural Concerns, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Phobias, Polyamory / Nonmonogamous Relationships, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and Discrimination, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Women's issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
MA LMHC 12029
NY LMHC 008372
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Lisa Marie Schimski. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
I worked with Lisa over the course of about 6 months. She's an extremely compassionate and down-to-earth person with awesome insight into the human behaviors that result in suffering and anguish. Lisa has helped me reassess a lot of beliefs I had that were causing me stress and anxiety, and provided some truly unique perspectives on issues I've been struggling with.
Written on May 18, 2022 after therapy with Lisa Marie for 5 months on issues concerning depression, and stress, anxiety
Lisa and I have had two sessions so far, and I'm SO grateful to have been connected with a kind, knowledgeable, seasoned therapist! She is easy to talk to, super understanding, works with me to process and digest my issues, and helps me look at things at different angles that I hadn't even considered. On our first session, I dove in quickly and she responded in all the ways I needed her to. I haven't been this excited to work with a therapist in a long time! Thank you, Lisa and Better Help!
Written on Apr 20, 2022 after therapy with Lisa Marie for 1 month on issues concerning relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, anger management, and adhd
Extremely knowledgeable of Veteran needs and PTSD mental health experience as well as challenges to getting back to civilian life with it all. Great ideas to apply
Written on Mar 02, 2022 after therapy with Lisa Marie for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, anger management, and compassion fatigue
Lisa is great, she really listens well and pays attention to small details.
Written on Jan 18, 2022 after therapy with Lisa Marie for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd
I love her she has helped me finally open up to therapy
Written on Dec 13, 2021 after therapy with Lisa Marie for 8 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Lisa is just amazing.
Written on Dec 05, 2021 after therapy with Lisa Marie for 5 months on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, anger management, and adhd