Lisa Dorfman, LMHC

Florida · 38 years in practice

Lisa Dorfman is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 38 years of professional experience.

License and registration

LMHC, Florida: MH2162 · expires March 2027
LMHC, Utah: 13123150-6004 · expires September 2026
NPI: 1851689764 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 38
Languages: English

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About Lisa

Lisa Dorfman is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 38 years of professional experience. She practices from Florida and brings a practical, down-to-earth approach to helping people manage stress, anxiety, eating concerns, grief, trauma, and life transitions. Her style is direct and supportive, aimed at helping clients find workable steps forward.

She blends talking, skill building, and body-focused strategies to address symptoms and daily struggles. Sessions often include mindfulness, breathing exercises, and cognitive tools to reduce worry and build confidence.

Background and approach

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is one of the tools she uses when trauma memories need focused attention. Lisa also integrates ideas from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Client-Centered Therapy to help people regulate strong emotions and clarify goals. She pays attention to practical needs like sleep, energy, and eating patterns when those affect mood and functioning.

Nutrition-informed perspectives inform conversations about body image and eating-related issues. She has worked with people aiming to improve performance in sports, careers, and daily life, and with those facing caregiver stress, post-traumatic stress, postpartum depression, and end-of-life concerns. Lisa encourages small, manageable steps that build motivation and self-respect.

Her approach is collaborative: she helps clients identify strengths, set realistic goals, and practice skills between sessions. People who want straightforward feedback and tools to use in their day will find this approach clear and action-focused.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Lisa lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Eating disorders
Self esteem
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Depression
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Eating and food-related issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Infidelity
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Self-love
Women's issues

Approaches Lisa names

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Online support

Online care using trauma-informed and skills-based approaches

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship so clients can set their own goals and feel heard. It helps when someone needs empathy and space to explore what's important to them.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches practical exercises to change patterns that increase anxiety or low mood. It is useful for worry, depression, and habit patterns. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a method used to process distressing memories; when memories are causing ongoing distress, EMDR can be one tool to reduce their emotional intensity.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, comfort, and pace. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps most.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat or text messaging can support brief check-ins, coaching, or ongoing reminders between longer sessions. These options help people work therapy into busy lives and maintain continuity when travel or relocation occurs.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, eating and body image issues, parenting strain, career stress, anger, and related concerns listed in her specialties.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is practical and collaborative, combining talking, skill practice, and body-focused strategies such as mindfulness and breathing exercises.

How long has she practiced?

She has 38 years of professional experience in counseling and related work.

Where is she licensed and based?

She holds LMHC credentials in Florida and Utah and practices from Florida.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.

How are sessions paid for?

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

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