- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship concerns
- Life purpose work
About Lisa
Lisa Valiente is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Illinois with seven years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. Lisa also focuses on issues such as codependency, family of origin problems, guilt and shame, loneliness, social anxiety, women's issues, self-love, and questions about life purpose.
Her sessions are conversational and client-centered. She listens first, then helps people name what feels stuck. Lisa uses straightforward strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and from dialectical behavior therapy to teach coping skills for high emotion.
She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at how past patterns affect present choices. Motivational interviewing is used when someone needs help finding internal motivation to make changes. Together these approaches shape a practical plan rather than a fixed protocol.
People meet with her to talk through what matters now after big life changes such as shifts in work, relationships, or health. Lisa aims to help clients clarify priorities, build coping skills, and try small experiments that test new ways of living. Sessions focus on what can be done between meetings as well as what happens in the room.
Lisa practices in Illinois and conducts sessions in English. Before booking, readers should confirm current session options through the platform's scheduling flow.
How her therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Lisa commonly uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy in her practice. Client-centered work means she listens closely and shapes conversations around what the client brings each week; this helps when a person feels unsure what to focus on. Cognitive behavioral therapy involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying new behaviors to change how someone feels and functions, which can be useful for stress, anxiety, and low mood.She also integrates dialectical behavior therapy skills for emotional regulation and distress tolerance. DBT tools give concrete steps to manage intense feelings and improve coping in difficult moments. Together these methods offer both reflective conversation and actionable practice between sessions.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. She will collaborate with clients to decide what fits their needs, goals, and preferences rather than imposing a single method. That choice can evolve as people try techniques and see what helps.
The platform’s booking flow explains current session options, so confirm available formats before scheduling. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy day, allow brief check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time. Discussing practicalities at the first appointment helps shape sessions that work with everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and depression. Additional focuses include codependency, family of origin issues, guilt and shame, loneliness, and life purpose.
How does she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
Her style is conversational and client-centered, listening first to understand. She combines practical CBT skills and DBT coping tools with psychodynamic reflection to clarify patterns and options.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of professional experience working with adults on the concerns listed above.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Illinois and practices there.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted. Sessions are arranged for people located where her Illinois licensure applies.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the platform’s billing steps.
What are the steps to start working with her?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the platform.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.