Lisa Warden, LMSW, LCSW

Lisa Warden is a licensed social worker with 16 years of clinical experience. She draws on her early background as a massage therapist to pay attention to the body-mind link. Lisa focuses on helping people move out of survival mode and toward more satisfying, manageable lives.

She has spent much of her career supporting people in recovery from trauma, addiction, and personality-related struggles. That work includes helping with anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and a broad range of life transitions. Lisa also lists aging and geriatric issues among areas she addresses.

Lisa uses a warm, flexible style in sessions and often brings gentle humor. She aims to meet each person where they are and to offer encouragement alongside practical skills. Sessions emphasize real-life tools people can try between meetings.

Her approach pulls from client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, existential ideas, and EMDR when appropriate. She pays attention to patterns that keep people stuck and helps them test alternatives in small steps.

People who want a straightforward, compassionate clinician may find her style helpful. She works collaboratively and focuses on what a person wants to change. To begin, readers can use the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire to schedule based on availability.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following the person's goals. The therapist creates a supportive space so people can talk through what matters and choose their next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches clear, practical tools to change patterns like worry, avoidance, or unhelpful habits. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) builds skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships by blending acceptance and change strategies.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each client about their goals, life situation, and preferences. That collaborative discussion guides whether to emphasize CBT skills, DBT strategies, a client-centered stance, or other methods like EMDR when relevant.

The original biography did not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter or more frequent check-ins when needed. It also lets people keep therapy consistent through life changes while the therapist and client test which approaches and rhythms work best.