- Thoughts and everyday habits
- Evidence-based methods
- Long-term experience
About Lisa
Lisa Adler is a licensed professional counselor with a focus on practical, evidence-based help. She brings 26 years of experience working with common life stresses like anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship struggles. Lisa aims to support people without judgment and to recognize the strengths they already bring to change.
She believes the client is the expert in their own story and partners with them to set realistic goals. Sessions emphasize straightforward strategies to manage thoughts and everyday habits that get in the way of daily life. Lisa uses approaches grounded in research to guide work on coping skills, mood management, and problem solving.
Her background includes long-term clinical practice across varied concerns such as parenting challenges, addiction, trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping problems, and compassion fatigue. That breadth of experience helps when life changes bring multiple stressors at once. She also addresses issues related to ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and caregiving strain.
In sessions she aims to be open and honest in assessment while offering practical tools to try between meetings. Communication about progress and challenges is part of the process. Lisa notes she checks messages several times a day and asks for patience when responses take longer due to professional or personal responsibilities.
People who choose her often want straightforward guidance and concrete steps to change habits, handle strong emotions, and improve relationships. Her work keeps a clear focus on daily thinking patterns and routine behaviors that influence wellbeing.
She believes the client is the expert in their own story and partners with them to set realistic goals. Sessions emphasize straightforward strategies to manage thoughts and everyday habits that get in the way of daily life. Lisa uses approaches grounded in research to guide work on coping skills, mood management, and problem solving.
Her background includes long-term clinical practice across varied concerns such as parenting challenges, addiction, trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping problems, and compassion fatigue. That breadth of experience helps when life changes bring multiple stressors at once. She also addresses issues related to ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and caregiving strain.
In sessions she aims to be open and honest in assessment while offering practical tools to try between meetings. Communication about progress and challenges is part of the process. Lisa notes she checks messages several times a day and asks for patience when responses take longer due to professional or personal responsibilities.
People who choose her often want straightforward guidance and concrete steps to change habits, handle strong emotions, and improve relationships. Her work keeps a clear focus on daily thinking patterns and routine behaviors that influence wellbeing.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Experience
26+ years
Credentials
South Dakota
Languages
English
How therapy approaches translate to online support
Lisa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques in a way that focuses on changing thoughts and everyday habits. One common approach emphasizes identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing them with small real-life experiments to reduce anxiety and low mood. Another approach centers on building practical routines and coping skills that improve sleep, organization, and daily functioning for issues like ADHD or chronic stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. That collaboration includes trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together over time.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing appointments from a convenient location. It can also let people use shorter check-ins when needed, or pick options that reduce the need for video if bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Confirm the specific session formats offered before booking so arrangements match personal needs and daily schedules.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Lisa address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship issues, parenting challenges, addictions, trauma and many related life difficulties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is practical and evidence-based, focusing on clear strategies to change thoughts and everyday habits that affect daily life.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has 26 years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns from mood and anxiety to trauma, caregiving stress, and behavioral challenges.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a licensed professional counselor, LPC-MH, practicing in South Dakota.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options before booking to know what formats are offered.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.