Lisa Hammes, LPC

Lisa Hammes is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Wisconsin with 11 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and related issues like grief, relationship struggles, and self-esteem concerns. Her style is warm and interactive, and she often brings a touch of humor to sessions to help people feel more at ease.

She uses a mix of approaches to match each person's needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Mindfulness practices are woven in to build moment-to-moment awareness.

Lisa centers sessions on each person's story and strengths. She treats clients as the experts on their own lives and helps them find practical ways forward. Conversations are collaborative and focused on clear, manageable steps rather than long lectures.

Over her career she has supported people with a wide range of concerns, including ADHD, caregiver stress, chronic illness challenges, and identity issues within the LGBT community. She pays attention to how life changes, relationships, and daily habits affect mood and functioning.

Clients can expect straightforward goals, skill-building, and gentle accountability. Lisa aims to make the work feel doable so progress fits into real life. She encourages people to take small steps and notices strengths along the way.

How her approaches translate to online work

Lisa commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy in her work. CBT focuses on spotting patterns of thought and behavior that keep problems going and then practicing new ways of thinking and acting to change outcomes. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention skills to reduce reactivity and bring more calm into daily life.

She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy for clients who need practical emotion regulation tools and distress tolerance skills. DBT offers concrete exercises that can be practiced between sessions to make overwhelming feelings more manageable.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. She collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. Together they try strategies, check what helps, and adjust the plan over time.

Confirm the current session options before booking to learn which formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and letting people join from a quieter space. Licensed professionals can use video or phone sessions to teach skills, review homework, and practice new habits so counseling work fits everyday routines.