Lisa Whittingham, LCPC
Licensed in Illinois · 15 years in practice
Lisa Whittingham is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with 15 years of experience helping people through hard seasons.
License and registration
- LCPC, Illinois
- 180.002937 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1053566422 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English, Italian
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About Lisa
Lisa Whittingham is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with 15 years of experience helping people through hard seasons. She practices in Illinois and offers sessions in English and Italian. Her style is direct but compassionate, focused on practical tools that fit everyday life.
She works with common struggles like anxiety, depression, stress, grief, and issues around relationships and intimacy. Lisa also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, parenting strain, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and career or identity changes.
Background and approach
She helps clients sort priorities and make plans that actually feel doable. In sessions she mixes talking, skill practice, and short exercises so learning carries into the week. She uses approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and trauma-focused work to reduce distress and improve coping.
When appropriate, she also uses EMDR and dialectical behavior ideas to address intense emotions and traumatic memories. Her practice emphasizes clear communication and small, measurable steps. Clients can expect focused goals, simple tools for managing strong feelings, and guidance on improving communication with others.
She pays attention to patterns that keep people stuck and helps replace them with healthier habits. Lisa aims for therapy that fits a person’s life and schedule. She offers a range of session formats and works collaboratively to choose approaches that match each person’s needs.
The overall goal is steady, realistic change rather than quick fixes.
Focus 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
Approaches Lisa names
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Lisa commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. It often involves short exercises and homework that fit well into remote sessions.She also incorporates trauma-focused methods, which help people process upsetting memories and reduce their hold on daily life. These approaches can be adapted to talk-based or guided processing work online, with pacing set to each person’s needs.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with clients to decide which methods feel most helpful and adjusts the plan over time based on progress and preference. That shared decision making helps build a practical path forward.
Online therapy offers flexible options like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversations, phone can be easier when bandwidth is low, chat suits quick check-ins, and text works for brief reflection or ongoing support between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work and family life while keeping consistent momentum.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, caregiving stress, body image, eating and sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, career shifts, and ADHD related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach is practical and compassionate, combining discussion with skill practice. Sessions focus on small, achievable steps and clear communication.
What experience does she bring?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working with people facing complex life transitions and emotional challenges.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds an IL LCPC credential and practices in Illinois.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Italian, and international clients may be accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
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