Lisa Whittingham

Lisa Whittingham is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) in Illinois with 15 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, and the lasting effects of trauma. Lisa offers a calm, accepting presence so clients can talk about hard things without judgment.

She uses clear, practical tools to help people manage symptoms and make changes that matter day to day. Sessions often include learning new ways to handle strong emotions, improving communication, and building routines that support sleep, eating, and energy. Lisa also helps people cope with work stress, caregiver strain, and complex medical or chronic conditions.

Her approach brings together evidence-based methods like cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness alongside trauma-focused work and other techniques. In sessions she helps clients notice unhelpful patterns, practice different responses, and create steady steps toward goals. The emphasis is on skills you can use between sessions as well as talking things through during them.

Lisa works with people who are dealing with identity shifts, attachment and abandonment worries, blended family challenges, and codependency concerns. She also supports those facing aging or serious illness, and people managing ADHD symptoms alongside other struggles. She speaks English and Italian and can work with international clients.

To begin, readers select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. The booking process uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and cost varies with location and therapist availability.

How Lisa Uses Therapy Methods Online

Lisa integrates cognitive behavioral therapy and trauma-focused techniques into her online work in straightforward ways. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors; it is often useful for anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating concerns. Trauma-focused therapy concentrates on healing from past hurt and reducing trauma symptoms by processing memories and building coping skills.

She also draws on mindfulness practices to help clients stay grounded and manage strong emotions between sessions. Mindfulness involves simple attention exercises and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and improve focus over time.

Picking the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their history, current goals, and what feels most manageable. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time so therapy can happen around work or caregiving duties. Because the biography does not specify session formats, confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to maintain continuity of care when life is unpredictable and to practice skills between meetings.