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Lisa Moranz

Lisa Moranz, LCSW

New York

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Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Trauma and Mood

  • Attachment focus
  • Cognitive techniques
  • Trauma processing

About Lisa

Lisa Moranz is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New York with 12 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, anger, bipolar mood concerns, and compassion fatigue. She also lists focus areas including attachment issues, codependency, communication problems, dissociation, forgiveness, and guilt and shame.

Her approach is straightforward and practical. She centers conversations on what the person brings in and helps them name patterns that get in the way. Sessions include clear, problem-focused work and skills practice alongside deeper reflection about how past relationships shape current reactions.

She uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early bonds influence current relationships. She also draws on Client-Centered methods to keep the conversation grounded in the person's priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used when thoughts and behaviors need direct, structured change.

EMDR and Dialectical Behavior Therapy are among the techniques she may use when appropriate for trauma processing or skills for distress tolerance and emotion regulation. In practice she balances short-term tools with longer-term exploration of meaning and identity. She encourages practical steps people can use between sessions to test small changes.

Lisa works in New York and conducts sessions in English. Her profile notes that sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How her approaches translate to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape present-day patterns. Online sessions can be used to trace those patterns and practice different ways of relating in current relationships. Client-Centered therapy focuses on the person's priorities and uses reflective conversation to clarify what matters and what to work on next. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers practical steps to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, with specific exercises to try between sessions.

Deciding which approach to use is part of the work itself. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they review options and try the approaches that fit best, adjusting as the work progresses.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example allowing shorter check-ins during a lunch break, avoiding travel time, or joining from a location with quieter surroundings. Online sessions also make it straightforward to practice skills in everyday settings and to bring real-time examples into the conversation. Licensed professionals often combine structured CBT exercises with attachment-focused reflection and EMDR-informed trauma processing when appropriate, adapting the plan as progress and needs evolve.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesCodependencyCommunication problemsDissociationEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSomatizationYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSomatic TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

12+ years

Listed in

New York

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and related areas such as attachment issues and guilt and shame.

How would she approach shame or guilt in sessions?

She uses a mix of client-centered conversation and structured techniques to name feelings, understand where they come from, and practice alternative ways of responding.

What is her background and experience?

She holds an LCSW credential and has 12 years of clinical experience working with adults on mood, trauma, and relationship concerns.

Where is she based and what credential does she hold?

She is licensed in New York as an LCSW and practices with clients in that state.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are used?

The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with a first session?

Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.

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