About Lia
Lia Bigelow is a licensed mental health counselor who uses practical, person-focused methods to help people get unstuck. She brings 15 years of experience and a calm, straightforward presence to sessions. Lia works from Florida and holds credentials as LMHC and LPC.
She meets people where they are and shapes conversations around each person's needs. Common concerns she addresses include addictions, anger, and big life changes. She also supports clients facing LGBT-related issues, coaching needs, and struggles with isolation or guilt.
Background and approach
Lia blends several approaches to match the problem at hand. She uses client-centered methods to follow what matters most to the person in front of her. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to identify unhelpful thinking and build new coping skills.
When emotion runs hot or impulses feel hard to manage, Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills can help with regulation and clearer decisions. Motivational Interviewing is used when someone needs support finding the will to change, especially around substance use and addictive behaviors. Sessions focus on practical steps, clearer communication, and stronger self-understanding.
Lia can help explore family of origin issues, codependency, body image, money stress, and caregiving strain. She works to create a plan that fits each person's goals and daily life.
Practical therapy approaches for online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following what matters to the person. It helps clarify goals and builds a respectful, nonjudgmental working relationship that guides the rest of treatment.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thinking patterns and behaviors that cause problems and teaches concrete skills to change them. It is often used for anxiety, depression, addiction-related behaviors, and daily stress management.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, provides tools for regulating strong emotions and managing impulsive actions. It can be helpful when anger, impulsivity, or emotional overwhelm interfere with relationships or decision making.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Lia will collaborate with each person to choose strategies that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That process may blend methods and will be adjusted as progress is made.
Online sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. Video allows face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, chat or text can work for short check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, and other responsibilities.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Anger management
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Florida, Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English