- Client-centered approach
- Focus on thoughts
- Practical skills
About Lisa
Lisa Hilton, LMSW, uses a client-centered approach to help people sort through stress, anxiety, and relationship concerns. She focuses on how thoughts and everyday habits affect mood and behavior. Her style is straightforward and supportive, with practical steps clients can use between sessions.
With 20 years of practice in Michigan, she guides people dealing with grief, trauma, depression, and major life changes. Sessions often look at current patterns and small, doable changes that reduce distress and improve daily functioning. Lisa pays attention to attachment and how early relationships shape present interactions.
She combines approaches like cognitive behavioral ideas and emotion-focused work to address both thoughts and feelings. That means helping people notice unhelpful thinking, try new behaviors, and also explore how emotions drive choices. Mindfulness and skills from dialectical behavior therapy can be introduced when clients need tools for managing intense emotions.
Her background centers on helping people rebuild after loss, manage chronic stress, or cope with medical and caregiving challenges. She also supports those working through intimacy-related issues, parenting stress, and career concerns. Lisa aims to make therapy useful and relatable from the first visit.
People can expect a collaborative tone in sessions, with attention to practical strategies alongside emotional understanding. The work is paced to each person's needs, balancing problem-solving with deeper exploration of patterns and attachment dynamics.
With 20 years of practice in Michigan, she guides people dealing with grief, trauma, depression, and major life changes. Sessions often look at current patterns and small, doable changes that reduce distress and improve daily functioning. Lisa pays attention to attachment and how early relationships shape present interactions.
She combines approaches like cognitive behavioral ideas and emotion-focused work to address both thoughts and feelings. That means helping people notice unhelpful thinking, try new behaviors, and also explore how emotions drive choices. Mindfulness and skills from dialectical behavior therapy can be introduced when clients need tools for managing intense emotions.
Her background centers on helping people rebuild after loss, manage chronic stress, or cope with medical and caregiving challenges. She also supports those working through intimacy-related issues, parenting stress, and career concerns. Lisa aims to make therapy useful and relatable from the first visit.
People can expect a collaborative tone in sessions, with attention to practical strategies alongside emotional understanding. The work is paced to each person's needs, balancing problem-solving with deeper exploration of patterns and attachment dynamics.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Family conflictsIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Michigan
Languages
English
Approaches that address thoughts, emotions, and daily habits
Lisa combines cognitive behavioral ideas with attachment-focused and emotion-oriented work. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try out different behaviors to reduce anxiety or improve mood. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and closeness in relationships. Emotionally-focused approaches help people notice, name, and process strong feelings so those feelings no longer drive repeating problems.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which tools and strategies fit each person’s needs, goals, and comfort level. That means trying techniques, seeing what helps, and adjusting the plan together over time.
Session formats were not listed in the biography, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, whether that means shorter check-ins during a work break or avoiding travel time for appointments. It also lets people access licensed professionals from different locations and try approaches that focus on thinking, habits, and emotional change without rearranging a whole day.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns can be addressed here?
Lisa focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and relationship and intimacy-related issues, plus caregiving and chronic illness concerns.
How would you describe the therapy style?
The approach is client-centered and collaborative, combining attention to thoughts and everyday habits with emotion-focused work to help people change patterns.
How much experience does this therapist have?
There are 20 years of clinical experience working with adults on a wide range of emotional and life challenges.
Where is the therapist based and what credential do they hold?
Lisa practices in Michigan and holds an LMSW, which stands for Licensed Master Social Worker.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.