Welsh Lise, MA MFT

Lise is amazing. If you are lucky enough to have the opportunity to work with her... take it. She helps me to find my truth, confront parts of myself, and grow without feeling judged by her - all while maintaining balanced and appropriate boundaries. I started working with Lise in 2004. A few years into working together, I moved away. I've continued to turn to Lisa and we've grown a phone relationship. She's opened up the ability to have phone sessions to others as well, which I feel is better for everyone. The therapist in your neighborhood may not be the best fit for you -- at least, that's been my experience. The tools Lise has given me have shifted family relationships, romantic relationships, friend relationships, my relationship with myself, my past and my body image. Needless to say, I feel very lucky to have found Lise and will be forever grateful to her.

I have been seeing Lise for well over a year now. I tried a few other therapists in town prior to being recommended to her. I can honestly say that I have grown leaps and bounds since she's become my therapist. Most significantly, she shows up authentically. We have very good boundaries as client and therapist, but I swear I feel like I'm talking to my friend when I connect with her. She keeps it real with me and has taught me the importance of being kind to myself. As a person of color, I am conscious of whether a therapist is sensitive to my unique struggles of living in a predominantly White community. She is fantastic in that sense and always validates my experiences.

As of late, Lise and I have done therapy sessions by phone, which I have found tremendously helpful because she has been available within the hour. A month ago, I was driving, frustrated about something in my relationship. I texted her and she was willing to do a session immediately. I pulled over to the side of the road, had a powerful phone conversation with her, and was able to journey through the remainder of my day with new tools to navigate my stuff.

As I said, we have very professional boundaries, but I swear I want to hug this woman all the time. I couldn't imagine seeing someone different. She's amazing!!!