- Years in practice
- 16
- Credentials
- LMSW, LCSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan, Utah, Maine, North Dakota
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Lisa
Lisa Warden is a licensed social worker with 16 years of clinical experience. She draws on her background as a massage therapist to notice how the body and mind connect. Lisa focuses on helping people move past survival mode and toward more satisfying lives.
She has spent much of her career supporting people recovering from trauma, addictions, and personality-related struggles. Lisa pays attention to symptoms that can keep someone feeling stuck.
Background and approach
She looks for small changes that free up energy for daily life and relationships. Her style is warm and flexible. She often uses light humor and meets people where they are.
Sessions include practical skills and encouragement aimed at clear, realistic goals. Lisa uses several approaches to fit different needs. She draws from client-centered methods to follow a person's lead, cognitive behavioral ideas to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and EMDR for trauma work when appropriate.
Dialectical behavior tools and existential conversations also appear when they match a client's goals. People come to her for a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, grief, addiction, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses chronic illness, caregiver stress, body image, and work-related strain.
Lisa practices from Michigan and offers sessions that aim to build skills, resilience, and a clearer sense of direction. Her approach is collaborative and focused on practical steps a person can use between appointments.
What Lisa works with
Everything Lisa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Lisa helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- 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
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Workplace issues
Approaches Lisa lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic 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.
Approaches and online care that fit your needs
Client-centered therapy focuses on following the person's concerns and building understanding. It helps when someone needs a compassionate space to talk and to feel heard before making changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. It offers concrete tools and exercises that people can practice between sessions to reduce anxiety, depressive patterns, or unhelpful routines.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is a method used for processing traumatic memories. It can reduce the hold painful memories have and help people move toward feeling safer in their lives.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, history, and preferences. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when a camera is not wanted. Live chat or text-based messaging works well for short check-ins, coaching-style support, or when someone prefers writing to talking.
Questions people ask about Lisa
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
Her style is warm, flexible, and often includes light humor. She focuses on meeting people where they are and teaching practical skills to support change.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has 16 years of experience and has worked extensively with people recovering from trauma, addictions, and personality-related struggles.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LMSW and LCSW credentials and practices from Michigan.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and routines.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started?
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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