Therapist profile
Lia Bigelow, LMHC, LPC
Florida
Licensed counselor - Addictions and life changes
Continue with LiaWhere Lia stands
- Credentials
- LMHC, LPC
- License
- LMHC, Florida / MH17273; LPC, Pennsylvania / PC009337
- NPI
- 1336688431
- Experience
- 15 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Florida
About
- Addictions
- Codependency
- CBT and DBT
About Lia
Lia Bigelow is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 15 years of clinical experience in Florida and Pennsylvania. She works with adults facing addictions, LGBTQ+ related concerns, anger, coping with life changes, and offers executive coaching. Her background includes work across settings that addressed substance use and related relationship struggles.
Lia uses a straightforward, person-focused approach in sessions. She listens to what matters most and asks practical questions to clarify patterns such as people-pleasing or difficulty saying no. Conversations often target everyday choices and behaviors rather than abstract theory.
She draws on cognitive behavioral strategies to spot unhelpful thinking and test different actions in small steps. Dialectical behavior skills are used when strong emotions and impulsive reactions make situations feel out of control. Lia also uses client-centered talking and psychodynamic ideas to help people notice long-standing patterns that come from family of origin and early attachments.
Lia helps people with codependency-related problems like losing a sense of self around another person, trouble setting boundaries, and living with someone else’s drinking or mood swings. She also addresses related concerns such as guilt, shame, isolation, and financial stress that can arise alongside these patterns.
Her practical focus includes learning clearer communication, building emotion regulation skills, and planning small behavior changes. Sessions are organized around goals the client sets, and progress is reviewed regularly to adjust what is most useful.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on open listening and reflecting what you say. It helps people feel understood and brings out priorities you want to address in everyday life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches simple experiments to change unhelpful patterns. DBT - Dialectical Behavior Therapy - offers concrete emotion-regulation and distress-tolerance skills for intense moods and impulsive responses.Deciding which approach to use is collaborative. Lia will talk with you about your goals, try methods that fit your situation, and adjust them as you notice what helps. The process is about testing practical steps and choosing what feels most useful for your life and relationships.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let a person choose whether to use video or other formats depending on comfort, camera bandwidth, and what works best for focused conversation. Licensed professionals often adapt worksheets, behavior experiments, and skills coaching to work in these formats, helping clients practice new ways of relating between sessions.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Florida, Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with addictions, LGBTQ+ concerns, anger, coping with life changes, and provides executive coaching. Additional focus areas include codependency, family of origin issues, and substance use problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is person-focused and practical, combining client-centered talking with cognitive behavioral techniques and dialectical skills. Sessions emphasize clear steps you can try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 15 years of professional experience working with adults on addictions, mood and relationship patterns, and life transitions.
What credentials and location does she hold?
She holds LMHC and LPC credentials and is licensed in Florida and Pennsylvania. Her practice is based in Florida.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know what is offered.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact rates depend on the program and region.
How do I start a first session?
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