Lisa Gercie, LPC

Lisa Gercie is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania with 26 years of clinical experience. She blends traditional counseling with a holistic outlook that draws on mindfulness, health, nutrition, fitness, and financial literacy to support whole person well-being. Her approach combines practical skills and reflective work to help people manage stress, anxiety, and life transitions while building greater resilience and self-awareness.

Lisa works with individuals who identify as empaths, sensitives, and intuitives, offering tailored guidance for those whose emotional experiences can feel overwhelming. She also focuses on relationship concerns, communication difficulties, motivation, self esteem, and confidence, and she provides coaching-style support for clients seeking clearer life purpose or facing midlife challenges. Her additional focus areas include forgiveness, self-love, social anxiety and phobia, and issues commonly affecting women.

As a clinician, Lisa centers the therapeutic relationship and adapts conversations and treatment plans to each person’s needs. She emphasizes the mind-body-spirit connection and approaches every client with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Lisa frames therapy as a collaborative process and aims to empower clients to take courageous first steps toward a more fulfilling, balanced life. She is also available to work with international clients through a range of remote session formats.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Practice

Lisa draws on client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and mindfulness therapy to shape online sessions that meet practical and emotional needs. Client-centered therapy focuses on creating an accepting, nonjudgmental space where the therapist follows the client’s lead and explores personal goals and values; it is useful for building self-esteem and clarifying life purpose. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps people identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors that contribute to stress, anxiety, and relationship difficulties. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple awareness and grounding techniques that reduce reactivity and support coping with overwhelming emotions and life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic work. Lisa collaborates with each person to determine which methods fit best based on their goals, preferences, and the issues they bring to sessions, and she adjusts the plan as progress unfolds. This collaborative process helps ensure therapy feels relevant and effective for the individual.

Online therapy with Lisa is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to maximize flexibility and access. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, connect from different locations including international settings, and maintain continuity of care during transitions or travel.