- Stress and anxiety
- Blended family issues
- Trauma-focused methods
About Lisa
Lisa Whittingham is an Illinois LCPC with 15 years of clinical experience working with adults. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting, and related issues such as ADHD and compassion fatigue. She speaks English and Italian and accepts international clients.
Her style is practical and straightforward. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on steps a person can try between meetings. She uses evidence-informed methods to help people manage intense emotions, improve communication, and rebuild day-to-day routines after change or loss.
Lisa often helps people who are adjusting to new family roles, including blended family issues and co-parenting tensions. She also supports those facing medical or caregiving stress, chronic illness, or career-related strain. Conversations tend to look at habits, thoughts, and behaviors that keep problems stuck, then test small changes to see what makes life more manageable.
The work can include skills for regulating emotion, strategies to reduce worry, and focused processing of painful memories when needed. Lisa combines cognitive and behavioral tools with mindfulness and trauma-focused techniques to match the issue at hand. Sessions are practical and action-oriented while leaving room for reflection.
People seeking a therapist who breaks problems into clear steps often find this approach useful. To begin, visitors follow the site process to see online therapy options and schedule an initial appointment.
How her methods translate to online sessions
CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and testing different responses. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress management by breaking problems into concrete steps and homework tasks.EMDR, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, involves structured processing of distressing memories to reduce their hold on current life. It is commonly applied when trauma or past events continue to cause strong emotional reactions.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, brings skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. Those skills can be useful for intense mood swings, relationship conflict, or persistent anger and worry.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lisa will discuss options and choose methods together with each person based on their goals, history, and what feels manageable. That collaborative choice can change as needs shift over time.
Confirm which session formats are offered before booking, since this profile does not list specific delivery methods. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and offer a way to meet with a licensed professional while living outside the therapist's immediate area. Those practical benefits often help people sustain regular appointments and try new coping strategies in daily life.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English, Italian
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting, ADHD, and related issues such as self-esteem and sleep problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, problem-focused sessions that mix skill teaching and reflective work. The aim is to test small changes and build coping strategies between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of clinical experience as an Illinois LCPC working with adults on a range of emotional and life-change issues.
Where is she licensed and where does she practice?
She is an LCPC licensed in Illinois and lists Illinois as her practice location.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Italian.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking; the profile does not list specific formats and the site process will show available choices.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.