Lisa Whittingham brings 15 years of clinical experience to her work in Illinois.
01About Lisa
Lisa Whittingham brings 15 years of clinical experience to her work in Illinois. She holds an IL LCPC and focuses on helping people who are coping with big life shifts and intense emotions. Lisa aims to make the first steps toward help feel manageable and clear.
She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through stress, anxiety, grief, relationship struggles, and identity concerns. Sessions center on practical steps and clearer communication.
Background and approach
Lisa helps clients build tools to handle everyday pressures and sudden changes. Her work often addresses trauma, parenting strain, compassion fatigue, sleep and eating concerns, and ADHD-related challenges. She also supports people facing chronic illness, caregiving burdens, and the emotional fallout from loss or major transitions.
Lisa pays attention to how attachment, abandonment, and blended family dynamics affect current relationships. Clinically she uses cognitive behavioral techniques and dialectical behavior ideas to shift unhelpful patterns and manage intense feelings. Trauma-focused methods and EMDR are part of her approach when trauma is involved.
Mindfulness practices are woven in to increase self-awareness and reduce reactivity. Lisa aims to partner with each person on clear goals. She values straightforward plans, regular check-ins, and practical coping skills.
Her style is warm and direct, helping clients move from feeling stuck to having day-to-day strategies that make life easier.
02Credentials
- LCPC (Illinois)
- License 180.002937 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1053566422 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Lisa lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Lisa names
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Lisa names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Therapeutic methods and online care
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing the behaviors that follow. It helps with anxiety, depression, sleep and eating issues, and stress by building practical routines and problem-solving skills. DBT, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, adds emotion-regulation and interpersonal effectiveness skills for people who feel overwhelmed by strong emotions or recurring conflicts. EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is used when past traumatic memories continue to cause distress and interfere with daily life; it aims to help the brain process those memories so they are less triggering.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about symptoms, goals, and preferences. Together they choose or blend methods so sessions fit the person and their situation, and they adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full conversations and teaching new skills. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text are good for quick check-ins, coaching-style support, or when someone prefers writing. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to connect from different locations.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, ADHD, sleep and eating issues, anger, self-esteem, career changes, and related topics.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is warm and direct, focusing on practical skills, clearer communication, and step-by-step plans to manage strong emotions and everyday problems.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working with adults through life transitions, trauma recovery, and stress-related concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed as IL LCPC and practices in Illinois.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Italian, and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different scheduling and communication needs.
How does payment or cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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