Key details
- CredentialsLCSW
- LicenseLCSW, Illinois / 149020179
- NPI1255161378
- Experience25 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationIllinois
About
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused work
- ADHD and neurodiversity
About Lisa
Lisa Allen is an Illinois-licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 25 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, trauma and abuse, anger, and other life changes. She also supports people dealing with sleep and eating concerns, ADHD, career questions, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem.
Her practice concentrates on helping people notice what triggers their reactions and on practical steps to respond differently. Sessions focus on short-term, workable strategies as well as moments of reflection. Lisa also pays attention to forgiveness, life purpose, and building self-love as parts of longer-term recovery.
She uses mindfulness-based tools to help calm racing thoughts and to increase awareness of bodily signals. She also draws on solution-focused techniques that break big problems into small, achievable steps. The emphasis is on what can be tried between sessions, and on measuring small changes over time.
Lisa has experience supporting people with neurodiversity, including ADHD and autism, and addresses how those differences interact with daily stress and relationships. Her approach is collaborative and plainspoken, so clients leave with clear next steps rather than abstract talk.
People who come to see her are often looking for ways to manage anger that shows up at work or at home, rebuild intimacy, or regain steadiness after loss or trauma. She works with each person to set realistic goals and practical ways to reach them.
How sessions work
Using Mindfulness and Solution-Focused Approaches Online
Mindfulness Therapy teaches people to notice thoughts, bodily sensations, and emotional shifts without getting swept up in them. It often uses short grounding exercises and breathing practice to reduce reactivity, which can be useful when anger flares or anxiety rises. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on clear, achievable changes. It breaks problems into small steps and looks for what is already working so clients can build on it.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Lisa will collaborate with each person to choose practices and brief strategies that match their goals, preferences, and daily routines. The initial sessions are used to clarify goals and pick a focused plan to try for a few weeks.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They also let people try mindfulness exercises during the week with coach-style follow up, and support steady practice of small behavior changes recommended in solution-focused work.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, sleep and eating concerns, and related life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Sessions blend mindfulness practices and solution-focused techniques to build awareness and create small, practical changes between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of clinical experience as a licensed social worker.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Illinois and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin scheduling a session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.