BIO

Lisa Thaler, LCSW has maintained a private psychotherapy practice in New York City since 1991. She received her BA from Amherst College, her MSW from New York University and completed her post-graduate Psychoanalytic training at The Women’s Therapy Centre Institute. She has treated individuals, couples and families. In addition to her private practice, she has run groups for the Renfrew Center, New York University’s Counseling Center and The Women’s Therapy Centre Institute. She also is an adjunct faculty member of the Women’s Therapy Centre Institute and has taught and supervised other Psychotherapists in training.

In addition to her professional accomplishments, Lisa always has enjoyed a passion for rock and roll. An avid music fan for most of her life, she began to play guitar in 1994. She has fronted her band, Frisky Business, from 1999 to the present and performs regularly in venues in New York City.

Lisa’s extensive professional background and the joy she experiences while playing music have lead her to bring her two passions together. It is this confluence that makes Lisa an ideal clinician for providing therapy to bands. From both a personal and professional standpoint, she deeply understands the enjoyment that playing music can bring, the internal depths of emotion from which music is created and expressed, the sense of connection that arises from playing music together, as well as the maladaptive dynamics and conflicts that arise within a group.