About Lisa
Lisa Hess is a licensed professional counselor with 15 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and ADHD find more steady footing. She creates a warm, honest space and brings compassion and a touch of humor to sessions. People who feel stuck or overwhelmed can expect straightforward support and practical steps to move forward.
Lisa emphasizes getting to know each person’s strengths and daily struggles. She listens closely and helps clients name what’s most urgent.
Background and approach
From there she works with them to try small, manageable changes that add up over time. Her approach is down-to-earth and tailored to the person in front of her. Her work draws on client-centered methods that prioritize the client’s goals and values.
She also uses cognitive behavioral tools to identify unhelpful thoughts and shift behaviors that get in the way of feeling better. Narrative ideas help clients reframe their stories and make sense of past events. In addition to mood and anxiety concerns, Lisa supports people dealing with parenting strain, relationship and intimacy questions, sleep and eating difficulties, career stress, and life transitions.
She talks through practical strategies for coping and for rebuilding routines that support wellbeing. Lisa practices from Michigan and conducts sessions in English. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can choose the format that fits their life.
To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on availability.
How her approaches work in online therapy
Lisa blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients identify what matters and make concrete changes. Client-centered methods focus on understanding the client’s goals and values, and building a trusting relationship that makes it easier to talk about difficult things. Cognitive behavioral techniques look at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offer exercises to reduce anxiety or shift unhelpful patterns.She also uses elements of narrative therapy to help people reframe painful experiences and see different possibilities in their life story. These approaches are practical and collaborative - she will work with each person to see which methods feel most helpful and adjust as goals evolve.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a deeper connection is needed. Phone sessions can be a simpler option that uses less bandwidth and fits into a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging let clients send updates, check in between sessions, or choose shorter, more frequent touchpoints. Across formats, the focus is on flexibility, accessibility, and finding the right mix of approaches for each person.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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