Lisa Morris

I had a complete career transition five years ago after working as a healthcare executive in the private sector for about 21 years. I worked on the health insurance side and had a long career in sales and account management with increasing levels of responsibility over that 20-year career. When I decided to become a therapist, I started working at various private practices to gain a particular skill set, especially working with couples, which is not an easy thing to do. I spent about four years training to get all the certifications in the Gottman Method, which is a particular type of therapy for couples that I'm primarily focusing on. I also have a particular interest in working with adolescents and children that have specific learning disorders, ADHD primarily among them, and working with their families. So if I had to characterize what I'm doing with my practice, it is really focused on couples, families, and adolescents - that's the population I'm trying to serve. I just opened my own private practice this month in Newport Beach with a very strong focus on serving the community I live in. I offer a hybrid model with both the physical office and online therapy, since I spent the past two and a half years doing completely virtual therapy. I thought it would be nice to have a combination of both and just get back into the office and be able to make that connection with people who want that in-person experience.