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Lisa Allen, LCSW

  • Experience25 years
  • LocationIllinois
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesMindfulness Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy
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About Lisa

Lisa Allen is an LCSW with 25 years of clinical experience helping people navigate difficult emotional and life transitions. She has spent her career working with clients around stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and grief, and a wide range of other concerns including ADHD.

Background and approach

Her background includes experience supporting people with disabilities such as autism and ADHD, and she brings that understanding into conversations about coping, functioning, and daily challenges. Her style is grounded in compassion and collaboration, guiding clients to strengthen self-love, clarify life purpose, and practice forgiveness when it supports healing.

Lisa blends practical problem-solving with reflective work, encouraging exploration of feelings while also identifying steps that lead to change. She creates a respectful, tailored space where people can question limiting beliefs, build resilience, and craft strategies for emotional well-being.

Working from Illinois, Lisa uses evidence-informed approaches to help clients address issues from parenting and career stress to intimacy, bipolar challenges, and compassion fatigue. Her focus is on partnering with each person to discover meaningful pathways toward growth and more authentic connection with themselves and others.

Mindful and Solution-Focused Care Online

Mindfulness Therapy involves cultivating present-moment awareness and gentle self-observation to reduce reactivity and improve emotion regulation. It tends to help people who want tools for calming anxiety, managing stress, and increasing self-compassion through regular practice and reflection.

Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on identifying practical, achievable steps toward desired change by building on existing strengths and resources. This approach is useful for clients seeking targeted strategies for specific problems, clearer goals, and quick, concrete progress.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Lisa works with each person to understand their needs, goals, and preferences, and together they determine whether mindfulness practices, solution-focused techniques, or a blend of methods will best support the work ahead.

Online therapy offers flexibility to fit care into a busy life through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to access consistent support from licensed professionals while balancing scheduling, location, and day-to-day responsibilities.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Lisa commonly address?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, ADHD, and related areas such as self-esteem and career concerns.
What is her therapeutic approach and style?
Her practice emphasizes compassion and collaboration, combining mindfulness techniques with solution-focused strategies to help clients explore emotions and identify practical steps forward.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 25 years of experience as a practicing therapist, providing long-term clinical perspective across many presenting concerns.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She holds an LCSW credential and practices from Illinois; her license is listed as IL LCSW 149020179.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English; she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preferences and availability.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGrief

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

ForgivenessLife purposeSelf-love

Therapeutic approaches

Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

25+ years

Licensed

Illinois

Languages

English