Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
How Lisa works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCPC
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English, Italian
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Lisa
Lisa Whittingham is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) based in Illinois with 15 years of experience. She works with people facing strong emotions and life transitions, including stress, anxiety, grief, and anger. Lisa aims to build a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk honestly and start making small, useful changes.
She uses straightforward tools to help clients manage distress and improve day-to-day functioning. That can mean learning skills to reduce anxiety, practicing new ways to communicate, or finding steps to cope after loss.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear goals and practical strategies rather than long explanations. Lisa includes trauma-focused techniques when trauma or past abuse is part of the story. She also uses cognitive behavioral methods to spot unhelpful thinking and dialectical skills to manage intense feelings.
Mindfulness practices are woven in to help people stay present and reduce reactivity. Her work addresses a wide range of worries such as parenting strain, relationship conflict, changes at work, caregiving stress, chronic illness, body image, and issues around attachment and abandonment. Lisa also supports people facing compassion fatigue and career pressures.
People who choose Lisa often want concrete tools and a calm therapist who listens closely. She speaks English and Italian and offers sessions in several online formats to fit different schedules. If someone wants focused help with anger or other strong emotions, she helps them map a clear plan forward.
What Lisa works with
Everything Lisa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Lisa's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Lisa lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Lisa’s Approaches Work Online
Lisa draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT breaks problems into small parts so clients can test new ways of thinking and acting, which often helps with anxiety, anger, and low mood.She also uses trauma-focused therapy and EMDR techniques when past events continue to cause distress. These approaches focus on safe ways to process painful memories and reduce their hold on current feelings and reactions.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client discuss symptoms, goals, and preferences, then try methods that fit the situation. That may mean mixing skill work, mindfulness practice, and trauma-focused techniques over several sessions.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video allows face-to-face interaction for skill teaching and guided exercises. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging work well for ongoing coaching, quick skill reminders, or when writing helps someone organize thoughts. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and varied routines.
Questions people ask about Lisa
What concerns does Lisa address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, grief, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, sleep and eating concerns, self-esteem, career changes, and related areas.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are practical and goal-oriented with an emphasis on skills people can use right away. The tone is warm and direct, balancing emotional support with clear strategies.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working with adults through life transitions and emotional challenges.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LCPC, which stands for Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, practicing in Illinois.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and Italian, and she also accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.