Lisa Warden, LMSW, LCSW

Lisa Warden is a licensed social worker with 16 years of experience who brings a practical, down-to-earth approach to therapy. She combines an understanding of the mind-body connection with clinical care, an outlook shaped in part by earlier work as a massage therapist. Lisa emphasizes warmth, flexibility, and a bit of humor to help people feel comfortable taking the first steps toward change.

She has spent most of her career helping people recover from trauma, addictions, and personality-related challenges. Lisa notices how these struggles can trap someone in survival mode and keep them from enjoying life. She focuses on building skills that reduce symptoms and increase the ability to pursue meaningful goals.

In sessions she works to meet clients where they are. She offers encouragement alongside concrete tools so people can start to feel safer and more capable. Her style is collaborative and direct, and she adapts methods to fit each person’s needs.

Lisa uses techniques drawn from client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, existential therapy, and EMDR. She draws on these approaches to help with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, addiction recovery, attention difficulties, and coping with midlife and other life transitions.

She practices in Michigan and conducts sessions in English. International clients are accepted. To begin, people choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Approaches that guide online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person in the room and on building an honest, respectful connection. It helps people feel heard and make choices that fit their values. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, depression, and unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lisa will talk with each person about goals and preferences and help choose methods that fit their situation. She adapts techniques over time so the plan stays useful and relevant.

The therapist biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by saving commute time, allowing shorter check-ins between obligations, or removing the need to be on camera when that helps someone stay focused. Licensed professionals can use these advantages to help people practice new skills, manage stress, and work through trauma or addiction recovery in a way that matches day-to-day life.