Lisa Zwagerman, LPC

Lisa Zwagerman is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Wisconsin who brings three years of counseling experience to her practice. She has worked as a mental health counselor, career counselor, and life coach. She aims to be warm and approachable while helping people navigate stressful seasons and life transitions.

Clients often come for help with anxiety, depression, parenting stress, relationship and family concerns, grief, and challenges after trauma. She also supports people facing career changes, caregiving strain, chronic illness, and issues around adoption and foster care.

Her approach centers on the person in front of her. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to listen and follow each person's priorities. She pairs that with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

She also uses Mindfulness Therapy and Solution-Focused techniques to help clients notice patterns and build practical steps forward. Motivational Interviewing is part of her toolkit for people ready to make specific changes.

Sessions focus on practical skills and honest conversation. Lisa aims to work alongside clients as they set goals, try strategies between sessions, and adjust the plan as needed. People looking for down-to-earth support for life changes and relationship stress may find her style helpful.

Therapeutic approaches that translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to the person. In sessions the therapist reflects what she hears, asks questions, and helps people set the agenda so the work matches their priorities. This approach is useful for navigating relationship stress, parenting strain, and major life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice patterns in their thoughts and behaviors and then try concrete experiments to change them. It often involves setting small goals, practicing new skills between meetings, and reviewing what helped. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and coping with stressful events.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose which methods fit best given a person's goals, preferences, and the issues they bring. That means trying approaches, adjusting as needed, and focusing on what produces useful change.

Confirm the current session options before booking so you know which online formats are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They can also let people meet from a location that works for them and keep momentum between in-person visits when life gets hectic.