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- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Focus on self-love
About Lisa
Lisa Allen is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 25 years of experience working with adults on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma, and grief. She practices in Illinois and offers therapy in English. Lisa focuses on helping people manage life changes, emotional overwhelm, and long-term patterns that interfere with daily functioning.
Her work often addresses intimacy-related issues, parenting stress, sleep and eating concerns, anger, and career strain. She also supports people navigating ADHD and bipolar-related challenges, and attends to compassion fatigue. Additional areas of focus include forgiveness, life purpose, and building self-love.
Lisa uses mindfulness therapy to help people notice thoughts and bodily signals without getting stuck in them. She also draws on solution-focused therapy to identify small, practical steps that produce quick relief and forward motion. Sessions tend to emphasize concrete strategies alongside reflective moments.
In sessions she listens for patterns that maintain distress and helps people practice different responses. Conversations aim to be direct and actionable, with exercises and brief experiments between meetings when those fit the client’s goals. The approach is collaborative and goal-oriented.
People choosing her work can expect clear discussion of goals and pragmatic tools to try between sessions. Before scheduling, confirm current session formats and scheduling details through the platform's matching and booking process.
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How her approaches are used remotely
Mindfulness Therapy helps people become aware of thoughts, feelings, and body sensations in the moment. It is often used to reduce reactivity to stress and to improve sleep and emotional regulation. Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on practical steps and small changes that produce noticeable improvement. It is useful for people who want concrete goals and quick strategies to try between sessions.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Lisa will collaborate with each person to decide whether more mindfulness practice or more solution-focused tasks fit their goals and preferences. That choice can shift over time as needs change.
Confirm current session formats before booking, as specific delivery methods are not listed in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists commonly adapt exercises for remote meetings so clients can practice skills between appointments and apply them in everyday contexts.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and grief, as well as eating, sleeping, and parenting challenges.
What therapy approaches does she use?
Mindfulness Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy are the main approaches. Sessions combine noticing habits with brief practical steps.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 25 years of clinical experience working with adults on a wide range of emotional and life issues.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - practicing in Illinois.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.