About Lisa

OBJECTIVE: To provide outstanding therapy to my clients and to train therapists to be competent, compassionate, and outstanding clinicians and trauma therapists.

 

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Lisa Larson, MA, LMFT, is the Founder and Clinical Director of Pacific Counseling and Trauma Center, one of Northern California's premier trauma-specialized counseling centers. With more than 25 years of clinical experience, she is internationally recognized for her expertise in complex trauma, attachment, Brainspotting, Internal Family Systems, and intensive trauma treatment models. Her clinical innovations have advanced the practice of trauma therapy. As a Senior Brainspotting Trainer, international speaker, consultant, and developer of Expansion Brainspotting, Lisa has trained more than 10,000 mental health professionals throughout the United States and internationally. Her innovative clinical frameworks integrate neuroscience, attachment theory, Brainspotting, Internal Family Systems, and experiential therapies to promote profound healing and lasting transformation. She is passionate about mentoring clinicians to become exceptional trauma therapists and helping trauma survivors experience lasting freedom.

Lisa's mission is to help trauma survivors experience lasting freedom while equipping therapists around the world with practical, compassionate, and highly effective methods for healing trauma.

Clinical Expertise:

  • Complex Trauma & PTSD 
  • Brainspotting 
  • Expansion Brainspotting 
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS) 
  • EMDR 
  • Attachment Trauma 
  • Couples Therapy 
  • Trauma Intensives 
  • Clinical Supervision 
  • Therapist Training & Consultation 
  • Treatment Planning 
  • Shame & Self-Loathing Recovery 
  • Betrayal Trauma 
  • Dissociation