Lisa Ward

And ... you aren't feeling it. Are you feeling stuck, lost, unmotivated, … blasted by the blaring emotional panic alarms? Rest assured; you are HUMAN! I suspect some parts of you are needing some attention, to be seen and heard. I am here to listen and witness. I would be honored to have an opportunity to work with you. I hope you experience the profound influence I suspect you (and yours) will have on me. Working with, listening to and connecting with authentic folks, like you is what makes my toes tingle. I describe myself, at present, to be genuine, open to … whomever and whatever shows up. I am curious and want to listen to your perspective, beliefs, understanding of what's going on and why. I don’t believe anyone is broken or needs to be “fixed” despite your feeling like you and/or your partner/family member might be or might need to be tweaked, just a bit. For me, it's important to enhance genuine relationships with your essence and the essence of others. I will do my best to create a space for you to exhale and perhaps be a bit vulnerable. That said, I am honest, transparent and will let you know what I am sensing and thinking which you might find uncomfortable. My personal world view and understanding of human states of being align with the Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) models. If you are interested in meeting me just to get a sense of who I am and whether you feel we might work well together, please contact me … Let's see! • e-mail: lisa120ward@gmail.com • Phone: 617-480-3164 (you can text)  I have a Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) license in M.A. and am only able to accept M.A. residents.  I am not accepting medical insurance at this time.  Standard fee is $150/45 min.  I conduct sessions via telehealth and in-person. I am open to seeing clients in my home in Arlington, M.A. Areas of expertise: • Couples, communication • Anxiety • Depression • Grief • Panic • Shame I tend to focus on self-acceptance. Whatever you are feeling, experiencing, perceiving … and however you are behaving, interacting … is a reflection of what’s going on inside, your state of being. I will spend time working with clients to acknowledge, witness, and engage with all of their internal “parts” to help shed light on what aspects of themselves are needing attention and to heal.