Lisa Warden is a licensed social worker with 16 years of experience helping people move past survival mode. She draws on her background in bodywork and social work to notice how physical habits and emotions are linked. Lisa keeps sessions warm, flexible, and often lightly humorous to ease the difficulty of starting therapy.
She has spent much of her career supporting people in recovery from trauma, addiction, and personality-related struggles. Those patterns can keep someone stuck and cut off from feeling capable and fulfilled. Lisa focuses on practical steps and skill-building so people can begin to feel more like themselves again.
Sessions emphasize meeting each person where they are. She listens first, then helps identify small changes that can make daily life easier. That may include attention to stress, anxiety, sleep, eating, or managing intense emotions.
Her work blends client-centered care with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. She also uses existential ideas to help people find meaning, plus EMDR when appropriate for trauma processing. These approaches are used to address concerns like grief, relationship struggles, self-esteem, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
Lisa practices in Michigan and offers services in English. She encourages straightforward collaboration: setting goals together, practicing skills between sessions, and adjusting the plan as needed. To begin, a simple matching step and scheduling move things forward without unnecessary hassle.
How Lisa Uses Practical Approaches in Online Therapy
Lisa often blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral therapy and EMDR in her clinical work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship so clients feel heard and understood; it helps people explore values and goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches concrete skills for managing anxiety, depression, and stress.
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, or EMDR, is a trauma-focused method that can reduce the intensity of painful memories when it fits a client's needs and treatment plan. These approaches are chosen collaboratively, and Lisa works with each person to decide what fits their goals and preferences.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist and client will test methods together, adjust techniques, and prioritize what feels most helpful. For session logistics, confirm the current options before booking so you know how sessions will be scheduled and delivered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so more people can keep consistent appointments.
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTrichotillomaniaVisually impairedWorkplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
16+ years
Credentials
Michigan, Utah, Maine, North Dakota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Lisa address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and self esteem among other concerns.
How would you describe her approach in sessions?
She offers a warm, flexible style and often uses humor while helping people learn practical skills and strategies.
What is her professional background?
She has 16 years of experience and began her career as a massage therapist before becoming a licensed social worker.
Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?
She practices in Michigan and holds the credentials LMSW and LCSW.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled and what is the cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
