About Lisa
Lisa Johnson is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of practice in Wisconsin. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety and supports those struggling with low self-esteem and depression. She works with people who are facing major life changes and relationship concerns.
Her style centers on listening first and building on each person's strengths. She treats clients as the experts on their own lives and asks questions to understand what matters most.
Background and approach
Conversations are practical and aim to leave people with things they can try between sessions. Lisa has worked with people facing caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and workplace pressures. She also helps with isolation and loneliness, communication problems, and issues that come with divorce or separation.
Pregnancy, childbirth, and women's health topics are also within her experience. Over the past decade she has supported people dealing with impulsivity, mood difficulties, social anxiety and phobia, and the search for life purpose. Sessions often include pacing goals, simple coping skills, and clearer ways to handle daily stressors.
She invites anyone who feels stuck to take the first step and reach out. To begin, clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule sessions that fit their needs. Lisa aims to make therapy a practical part of life, not an extra burden.
Evidence-based techniques for online care
Lisa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and problem solving. One common approach emphasizes skill-building for managing anxiety and stress, teaching breathing, pacing, and short behavioral experiments to test what helps in daily life. Another approach focuses on improving mood and motivation with structured goal-setting and small, achievable steps that rebuild confidence and momentum.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and day-to-day realities, then try methods that fit those needs. Adjustments happen as therapy progresses so the plan stays useful and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video lets people work face to face when needed, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and short text or chat exchanges are useful for quick check-ins or when a full session isn’t possible. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and provide different ways to connect based on what feels most manageable.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
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