Lisa Parise, LICSW, LCSW

Lisa Parise welcomes people who are seeking support during difficult times and approaches clinical work with compassion and respect. She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in Massachusetts and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Virginia - LICSW and LCSW are professional social work licenses that authorize her to provide clinical services. She earned a Master of Social Work from Fordham University in 2006 and has completed training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.

In addition to traditional psychotherapeutic training, she has studied Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY), an evidence-based approach for trauma, and is a Registered Somatic Movement Therapist and a Registered Yoga Teacher. She integrates mindfulness and attention to the body's signals into therapy, believing that bodily awareness can support emotional healing.

Her clinical work has included supporting people experiencing trauma-related symptoms, depression, anxiety, and stress. She draws on multiple approaches - including attachment-based work, client-centered principles, cognitive behavioral and dialectical strategies, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, somatic methods, trauma-focused techniques, and Internal Family Systems - to tailor care to each person's needs. She brings a compassionate stance and a belief in each person’s capacity for insight and growth, and she looks forward to working with clients who are ready to explore change.