About Lisa
Lisa Fix is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) in Illinois with 33 years of experience. She chose this path because her upbringing drew her toward helping others, and personal work in therapy gives her insight into the client experience. She has worked in several settings, including community mental health, a hospital-based eating disorders program, and a university counseling center.
Those experiences shape a practical approach to common struggles like anxiety, depression, grief, stress, and relationship or intimacy-related issues.
How Lisa works
Lisa uses a mix of approaches to match what each person needs. She draws from client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior skills, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to create a plan together. Sessions are conversational but focused, with clear feedback when it helps progress.
Her style is personal and relaxed. She aims to make people feel heard and to move at a pace that fits them. She also offers direct reflections and gentle challenges when someone is ready for that level of work.
Outside of clinical work she enjoys exercise, gardening, coffee, chocolate, time with companion animals, and keeping up on social justice topics. She encourages people to ask questions and to treat the first meeting as an interview to see if the fit feels right.
Lisa lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Lisa works with
The areas below are the ones Lisa selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- 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
Training and background
| Register | LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 33 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful relationship so people feel understood and comfortable talking about hard things. It helps with emotional distress, relationship concerns, and navigating life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and uses practical skills to change patterns that cause distress. It is often helpful for anxiety, depression, panic, and obsessive thoughts.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches skills for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and tolerating stress. It can be useful for mood swings, anger, and patterns that feel overwhelming.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose or combine methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That plan can change as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people read facial cues and have a face-to-face conversation, phone calls can use less bandwidth and fit a break at work, live chat is useful for short check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the focus on practical skills and real change.
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