Lisa Westcoat, LMHC

Lisa Westcoat is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with 14 years of full-time experience in the mental health and addiction treatment fields. She builds counseling relationships rooted in acceptance and respect, and is often described as genuine, encouraging, and at times direct. Lisa works with a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship and communication difficulties, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, and challenges linked to life transitions.

Her background includes extensive work with substance and process addictions, family conflict, guilt and shame, and codependency, with experience integrating twelve-step approaches when appropriate. Lisa also supports people struggling with anger, control issues, domestic violence, commitment struggles, intimacy-related concerns, parenting challenges, and patterns of self-destructive thoughts or behaviors. She aims to help clients interrupt unhelpful cycles by examining and challenging irrational beliefs and patterns.

Lisa’s approach is warm and empathic, blending professional experience and a down-to-earth manner with a sense of humor. Sessions are tailored to each person’s needs, drawing from evidence-informed methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy. She focuses on practical strategies and collaborative planning to support meaningful change and improved day-to-day functioning.