- Client-centered
- CBT strategies
- DBT skills
About Lisa
Lisa Valiente is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Illinois with seven years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. She also focuses on issues such as codependency, family of origin concerns, guilt and shame, loneliness, life purpose, self-love, social anxiety and women's issues.
Lisa uses conversational, person-focused sessions to help people sort through what feels stuck. She listens for patterns that keep a problem repeating and helps identify small, practical steps to change how someone copes. Sessions are straightforward and aimed at making emotional struggles more manageable in daily life.
Her approach draws from client-centered work and cognitive behavioral techniques to surface unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. She also uses elements of dialectical behavior methods to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills. Where helpful, she brings in psychodynamic perspectives to trace how past relationships shape current feelings.
Therapy often addresses guilt and shame by gently naming the feeling and looking at its origin. Lisa helps people separate what they are responsible for now from what was shaped earlier in life. She supports finding clearer values and choices rather than pushing for immediate forgiveness.
Practical concerns are part of every conversation, including how thoughts, habits, and relationships interact. People can expect collaborative planning, straightforward tools from cognitive and skills-based methods, and room to talk about deeper history when it matters.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's own goals and experiences. In practice this means sessions are guided by what matters most to the client and the therapist reflects and clarifies concerns rather than directing every step. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) identifies unhelpful thoughts and tests small behavioral changes. CBT is useful for anxiety, low mood, and patterns that fuel guilt by challenging assumptions and trying different actions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions and tolerating distress without acting on impulses, which can be helpful when shame or overwhelming anxiety feels destabilizing.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lisa will discuss which methods fit the client's needs, goals, and preferences and adjust the plan together. That collaborative selection helps keep sessions relevant and practical as new issues arise.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten check-ins when time is tight, and allow work on cognitive and skills-based exercises between meetings. Licensed professionals can use conversation, worksheets, and practice exercises to make online sessions focused and action-oriented.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. Additional focus areas include codependency, family of origin issues, guilt and shame, isolation, life purpose, self-love, social anxiety, and women's issues.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She names the feeling, looks at where it started, and helps separate current responsibilities from old patterns. The work combines conversation with concrete strategies to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
What is her professional background?
She has seven years of clinical experience and holds the LCSW credential. Her work has covered anxiety, trauma, relationship concerns, and motivation and self-esteem issues.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She is licensed in Illinois as an LCSW and practices from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions billed?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the sign-up process.
How do I begin the process?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That starts the intake and planning conversation.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.