Lisa McCarton, LCSW

Lisa McCarton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Virginia with 20 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, bipolar disorder, relationship strain, parenting concerns, ADHD, and blended family issues among other challenges.

Lisa uses practical, hands-on approaches in sessions. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and change behaviors. She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early and current relationships shape reactions. Motivational interviewing and a client-centered stance guide how she helps people set goals and find what matters to them.

Her early work included post-master’s clinical roles in residential treatment for abused children, where she combined therapy and case management. That background informs her focus on family problems, trauma and abuse, adoption and foster care concerns, and communication difficulties. She has worked with people impacted by domestic violence, divorce and separation, and abandonment issues.

Sessions are practical and goal oriented. People can expect conversations that identify specific problems, try new ways of coping, and review what helps between sessions. Lisa pays attention to patterns such as impulsivity, dissociation, control issues, and attachment difficulties while keeping plans simple and actionable.

She offers services in English and Spanish and draws on 20 years of clinical practice to support adults navigating life changes, caregiving stress, career pressures, and the complexities of blended households.