- Attachment-based approaches
- CBT and DBT skills
- Grief and trauma support
About Lisa
Lisa Hilton is a Michigan licensed social worker with a Master of Social Work and 20 years of practice as an LMSW. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and related concerns.
She focuses on everyday problems people bring into therapy. That includes trouble sleeping, parenting strain, career stress, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes such as loss or medical illness. She also addresses intimacy-related issues and the effects of trauma on day-to-day functioning.
In sessions she uses approaches that center the client and build a clearer understanding of attachment and emotion. She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thinking and on emotion-focused techniques to name and soothe strong feelings. Dialectical skills are used when people need tools for managing intense emotion and reducing impulsive reactions.
Lisa has worked with people facing complex, overlapping problems such as chronic pain, caregiving stress, codependency, dissociation, and mood disorders. Her background supports work on family and blended family concerns, communication problems, and issues that can follow abandonment or attachment wounds.
Practical skills and short-term coaching are part of her work when that matches a person’s goals. She helps people set reachable steps, practice new ways of coping, and track progress between sessions. International clients may be accepted, and sessions are conducted in English.
How attachment and CBT approaches work online
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationships shape feelings and expectations. Online work can help people notice patterns in close relationships and practice new ways of relating to partners, friends, or family. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. Online CBT often uses short exercises and homework to change unhelpful thinking and boost daily functioning.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lisa will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That means checking what helps in early sessions and adjusting the focus as progress is made.
Confirm which session formats are being offered before you book. Many people value online work because it can fit into a student schedule, a first job, or caregiving routines more easily. Online sessions can make it simpler to keep shorter check-ins, continue work during relocation, or avoid travel time while practicing the same emotional and behavioral skills used in person.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with for young adults?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, grief, depression, parenting strain, career challenges, and coping with life changes including trauma and medical issues.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She uses client-centered work combined with attachment-based, cognitive behavioral, dialectical, and emotion-focused approaches to help people understand feelings and try practical skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience as a licensed social worker working with a wide range of emotional and interpersonal concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LMSW licensed in Michigan and practices from that state.
Can non-US or international clients work with her?
International clients are accepted; sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats are available?
The biography does not list explicit session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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