Lisset Pickens

Compassionate counselor for relational and life challenges

LPC Georgia

Experience: 15 years in practice
Focus areas: Relationship, Family, Parenting
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Lisset

Lisset Pickens is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia with 15 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people navigate relationship and family challenges, parenting concerns, and work-related stress while addressing self-esteem, motivation, and confidence.

Background and approach

Her approach blends practical problem-solving with attention to emotional experience, tailoring conversations and plans to each client's circumstances. Clients find that Pickens applies a respectful, sensitive, and compassionate stance while working through issues such as anxiety, depression, intimacy-related concerns, coping with life changes, and decision-making around career or parenting.

She also brings focused attention to attachment dynamics, blended family and fatherhood challenges, caregiver stress, communication and commitment difficulties, and matters like forgiveness and family of origin patterns. Initial steps are honored as courageous, and the therapeutic process is framed collaboratively to match goals and needs.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a warm, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist listens closely and mirrors the client's perspectives to foster self-understanding and growth; this approach can be especially helpful for people seeking a supportive space to explore identity, values, and motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and developing practical strategies to change behaviors and coping skills, making it useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on mapping emotional experiences and interaction patterns to improve connection and intimacy, which is often beneficial for relationship and attachment-related challenges.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to consider goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful in session, adjusting methods over time so the work stays relevant and responsive to changing needs.

Online therapy with this practitioner is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats allow clients to engage in the therapeutic work from varied locations and to choose the communication style that best supports their progress.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?

Lisset Pickens works with relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, self-esteem and career concerns, stress, anxiety, intimacy-related problems, depression, and coping with life changes. She also addresses additional areas like attachment issues, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, commitment and communication problems, and forgiveness.

What is her therapeutic style and approach?

Her style emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while tailoring dialog and treatment plans to individual needs. She uses evidence-informed approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 15 years of professional work experience supporting clients with relationship, family, parenting, career, and personal growth concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with the license GA LPC LPC007153 and practices in Georgia.

Does she work with clients who speak other languages or live abroad?

Sessions are conducted in English, and she accepts international clients for online work.

Which session formats are available for therapy?

Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and preferences.

How are costs and subscriptions handled?

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

What is the process for beginning therapy?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficulties

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyIntimacy-related issuesDepression Coping with life changesCoaching

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessImmigration issuesInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

Georgia

Languages

English