About Lisa
Lisa Johnson is a licensed professional counselor who brings 18 years of experience to her work. She practices as an LPC and as a licensed mental health counselor in Indiana and helps people manage everyday struggles. She writes plainly and meets clients where they are.
She focuses on stress and anxiety, relationship concerns, family conflict, and parenting strain. She also supports people facing addiction, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem, bipolar disorder, depression, and ADHD.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to be direct and practical so people can notice small changes quickly. In sessions she encourages clear, honest conversation. She creates space for clients to speak without judgment and to try out new ways of coping.
The work often includes setting simple goals and practicing skills between meetings. Her background includes nearly two decades working with adults across a range of concerns. That experience shapes a straightforward style that balances listening with concrete suggestions.
She draws on approaches that have been shown to help with mood, behavior, and relationship problems. Starting therapy is framed as a step people take for themselves. The intake process is simple: complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
Lisa emphasizes collaboration so each person finds a path that fits their life.
How evidence-based techniques fit into online therapy
Lisa uses well-established therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and emotional understanding. One common approach emphasizes learning concrete coping skills for anxiety and depression, such as breathing exercises, behavioral activation, and breaking problems into manageable steps. These tools help when mood or worry makes daily tasks harder.Another approach centers on improving communication and problem-solving in close relationships and family interactions. This method helps people notice old patterns, try new ways of talking, and set clearer boundaries to reduce conflict. Both approaches tend to be active and skill-focused, which suits remote sessions where homework and short practice are helpful.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, try techniques that match those goals, and adjust as needed based on what is helpful. That collaborative process aims to keep the plan practical and relevant to the client's life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful for deeper conversations and role-play, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is low, live chat can work for quick check-ins, and messaging allows short updates or coaching between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule while keeping the focus on meaningful progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Indiana, Texas
- Languages
- English