About Lisa
Lisa Fix is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Illinois with 33 years of experience. She began her career drawn to helping work and has carried that focus across community mental health, hospital-based eating disorder treatment, and a university counseling center.
Lisa uses an approachable, down-to-earth style that aims to make the first step easier for people who are nervous about starting therapy. She keeps sessions personal and relaxed while offering direct feedback when clients want it.
Background and approach
Lisa says she listens without judgment and lets people set their own pace. She encourages questions so people understand the process and feel comfortable speaking up. Lisa blends several therapy methods to match each person’s needs.
She draws on client-centered work to build a trusting relationship. She uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice patterns and try new responses. Mindfulness and dialectical skills are included when they fit the goals.
Her background includes counseling in community mental health settings and specialized programs for eating disorders. That variety shaped a flexible approach to stress, anxiety, mood concerns, grief, addiction-related issues, ADHD, and relationship challenges. Lisa also supports people dealing with sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, and life transitions.
Outside of counseling she enjoys exercise, gardening, coffee, chocolate, companion animals, and keeping up with social justice topics. She encourages anyone considering therapy to treat the first contact like an interview to see if the fit feels right.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a respectful, non-judgmental relationship so a person feels heard and understood; it is useful for emotional concerns, relationship questions, and when someone needs a steady, supportive space. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to test and change them, which can help with anxiety, depression, ADHD challenges, and sleep problems.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, then suggest ways to combine methods that make sense. That conversation continues over the first few sessions and can be adjusted as progress and needs change.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video calls work well for deeper conversations and skill practice, while phone sessions can fit a break at work or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text sessions offer brief check-ins, written reflections, or support between longer sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep continuity when schedules shift.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 33 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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