About Lisa
Lisa Allen is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience supporting people through hard moments. She practices in Illinois and helps with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and grief. Her work also addresses concerns like sleep and eating issues, parenting stress, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
Her style is direct and compassionate. She focuses on practical steps people can use between sessions. She listens for what matters most and helps people set small, doable goals.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to reduce overwhelm and rebuild a sense of control. Lisa blends mindfulness techniques with solution-focused strategies. That means she helps people notice how they are feeling in the moment while also identifying concrete next steps.
The mix is useful for coping with life changes, managing intense emotions, and improving day-to-day functioning. She pays attention to identity and relationship concerns, including LGBT issues and intimacy-related challenges. Lisa also supports those facing career strain, low self-esteem, forgiveness work, and searching for life purpose.
The focus is on practical change, not labels. In sessions she works collaboratively and respectfully. Conversations explore emotions, challenge unhelpful thoughts, and build new habits.
Clients leave with clear tools to try between appointments and a plan for gradual progress.
How mindful and solution-focused work online
Mindfulness Therapy helps people notice thoughts and body sensations in the present moment without judgment. It can reduce reactivity to stress, improve sleep, and make overwhelming emotions easier to sit with. Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on what people want to change and identifies small, realistic steps to get there. It is useful for tackling specific problems like career decisions, relationship patterns, or daily routines.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan together. Lisa uses the early sessions to see what fits and then tailors techniques to the person’s needs and preferences.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for conversation and visual cues, while phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter voice check-in is needed. Live chat or text messaging can be helpful for short updates, tracking progress, or quick coaching between longer sessions. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, family, or travel and to keep momentum between meetings.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English