Lisa Whittingham, LCPC

Lisa Whittingham is a licensed clinician with 15 years of experience helping people through difficult life changes. She works with adults in Illinois, offering steady support for stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, and trauma-related concerns. Lisa uses clear, practical steps to help people feel more steady day to day.

Her approach is conversational and goal oriented. Sessions focus on what is most pressing and useful right now. She helps clients spot patterns, try new ways of responding, and build routines that reduce overwhelm. Practical coping skills are paired with attention to painful memories when needed.

Lisa draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, mindfulness, and trauma-focused methods. She blends these approaches to match each person’s needs rather than using a single technique. This lets her shift between skill-building, emotional regulation, and trauma work as the situation requires.

She also offers coaching-style support for career questions, caregiver stress, and life transitions. Lisa pays attention to communication and attachment patterns that often underlie recurring conflicts or self-doubt. Her style remains warm and direct, with an emphasis on small, usable changes.

Sessions are offered in English and Italian, and she accepts international clients. To begin, people select the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

How her approaches translate to online work

Lisa commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing as part of her work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying different behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and low mood. EMDR involves guided processing of painful memories to lessen their intensity and the emotional responses linked to them.

She also integrates Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness techniques to teach emotion regulation and present-moment awareness. DBT skills are useful for managing strong emotions and improving communication, while mindfulness supports calmer attention and stress reduction.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will review your goals and preferences and recommend a path that may combine skill-building, mindfulness, and trauma-focused work. Clients and therapist check in regularly to adjust methods as progress unfolds.

The original biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let work or caregiving responsibilities continue uninterrupted. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, skills practice, and trauma-focused interventions to work well across remote sessions.