Lisabeth Wotherspoon, LICSW

Lisabeth Wotherspoon, LICSW is a mental health counselor in Rochester, NH. The practice specializes in trauma therapy, EMDR, and trans-affirming therapy for adults, and also works with caregivers experiencing burnout. Lisabeth works with transgender clients at all stages of transition, people stuck in traumatic memories, and caregivers who have little time left for themselves. She offers both virtual and in-person sessions and serves clients in New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts. The practice holds a rating of 4.40 based on 8 reviews.

Lisabeth graduated from Columbia University School of Social Work in 1998. Before opening her own practice, she worked primarily for community mental health clinics as both a supervisor and a clinician. Her approach is two-pronged: she helps clients identify and clarify their core values, and she emphasizes the therapeutic relationship itself. She works collaboratively with clients to recognize old patterns of relating to others that no longer serve them and to move toward healthier ways of being. She uses EMDR to help clients process traumatic memories, and she tailors therapy to each person rather than applying one method to everyone. She works with adults facing trauma and life transitions, and she has a particular focus on transgender clients seeking a more congruent life. She works with clients weekly, gives homework between sessions, and offers a free 15-minute consultation to see whether the fit is right. Sessions are 45 minutes, with EMDR sessions running 60 or 90 minutes. She is an Out of Network provider and gives clients itemized receipts to submit to their insurance.

The office is at 1 N Main St, Suite 207, near the corner of North Main Street and Wakefield Street. John Shaw Park, Rochester City Hall, and Rochester District Court are each about a tenth of a mile away.

Lisabeth brings more than two decades of clinical experience, including supervisory work in community mental health, to a practice built around trauma, caregiver burnout, and trans-affirming care in Rochester.