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Lisa Rivers

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Lisa Rivers, MN Psychologist LP 3666

Minnesota

Psychologist - Relationships and Mood Concerns

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Where Lisa stands

Credentials
MN Psychologist LP 3666
License
Psychologist, Minnesota / LP 3666
NPI
1649281635
Experience
29 years
Languages
English
Location
Minnesota

About

  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Mindfulness techniques

About Lisa

Lisa Rivers is a Minnesota psychologist (MN Psychologist LP 3666) with 29 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, grief, and transitions. Her practice also addresses issues such as codependency, caregiver stress, intimacy concerns, and self-esteem problems.

She uses straightforward conversation to help people sort through what feels most overwhelming. Sessions focus on practical steps for clearer communication, managing strong emotions, and improving sleep and daily functioning. Lisa blends listening with concrete tools so people can practice new habits between meetings.

Her work draws on Client-Centered methods to keep the client's perspective central. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and teach different ways to respond. Mindfulness techniques and Solution-Focused strategies are used when they fit the goals people bring to sessions.

Lisa has handled a wide range of concerns across nearly three decades, including mood disorders, workplace stress, and challenges connected to major life changes. She supports people coping with loss, parenting strain, blended family dynamics, and relationship disruption without assuming a one-size-fits-all path.

People who have spent a lot of energy looking after others often come to her to relearn boundaries, reduce people-pleasing, and find steadier ways to manage intense emotions. She asks clear questions, offers behavioral options, and helps people set realistic steps to try between sessions.

How sessions work

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy places the client's experience first and focuses on listening and clarifying what matters most. Online sessions can use that approach to map priorities, hear what is hardest, and set immediate next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete tools to change unhelpful patterns. That method often includes homework like tracking thoughts or trying small behavioral experiments between sessions.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. She checks what a client wants to change, what has worked before, and how a person prefers to work. Together they pick methods and adjust them over time so sessions feel useful and doable.

If you want to book, confirm the current session options before scheduling since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid being on camera if that feels better. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework for remote meetings so people can practice changes in everyday life without assuming a particular outcome.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesAnger managementSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Sexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

29+ years

Listed in

Minnesota

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, caregiver strain, and codependency among other concerns listed in her profile.

What is her therapeutic style?

She uses a mix of Client-Centered listening and active techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness to help people change patterns and try new behaviors.

How much experience does she have?

She has 29 years of clinical experience practicing as a psychologist in Minnesota.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is listed as MN Psychologist LP 3666 and practices in Minnesota.

Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

Which session formats does she offer?

If you need to confirm current session formats, please check the online therapy options before booking to see what is available.

How are costs handled for sessions?

Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with therapy?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.

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