Lisa Edwards, PsyD

Therapy gives us the opportunity to change the relationship we have with ourselves into one of understanding, compassion, and love. My name is Lisa Edwards, PsyD (she/they/theirs), and I am a licensed clinical psychologist practicing in PA, DE, and PsyPACT states, with a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Widener University. I am part of The Open Studio Cooperative! Both my research and my clinical practice focus on minoritized populations and trauma, and exploring means of healing in a society that rhythmically retraumatizes. I want to help decrease your suffering, acknowledge your pain, and move towards a life worth living.
My work is rooted in an integrative approach including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Self-Compassion-Focused Therapy, and Relational Psychotherapy. I view therapy as a collaborative process, where I hope to flexibly meet the needs of my clients, so we can explore the impact of societal systems, upbringing, and identity on your present experience. I take a non-pathologizing, intersectional, anti-oppressive, and compassionate approach to care. My goal is to help you move towards your values and live a fulfilling life in the direction that you create.
I specialize in working with marginalized adults navigating identity-development and identity-based trauma. I have experience working with trauma and abuse, substance abuse, anxiety, depression, chronic illness, grief and loss, and neurodivergence. It is my belief that as we learn about the impact of our past and context on our present, that we can begin to learn a new way of being that brings us joy, despite the pain.