Lisa Carrillo, LMFT

Lisa Carrillo is a California licensed marriage and family therapist with 16 years of experience. She helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, or major life changes. Parents, people facing relationship strain, and those coping with loss or trauma often seek her practical guidance.

She uses straightforward conversation and goal-focused tools to tackle problems. Lisa draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns tied to past experiences and solution-focused techniques to set clear, achievable steps forward.

Sessions look at what is happening now and what could be different. Lisa emphasizes small, concrete changes you can use between meetings. She listens for strengths you already have and builds on those to manage anger, addictions, grief, or mood shifts.

Her work is aimed at people who want clear strategies and real movement on everyday problems. She explains options in plain language and helps create practical plans for family problems, intimacy concerns, career stress, and financial anxiety. Lisa is a California LMFT and conducts work in English.

Beginning therapy with her usually involves a short intake conversation and collaborative planning. She encourages people to take the step that feels right for them and supports steady progress over time.

How her approaches work online

Lisa uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going, which can be useful for anxiety, mood issues, and stress. She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to notice repeating patterns that come from past relationships and experiences, helping clients understand why they react a certain way.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She meets clients where they are and together they try methods that match the person's goals and preferences. That collaborative process helps decide whether to focus on thought-behavior work, look deeper at patterns, or set short-term practical goals.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexible ways to keep therapy on track. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging fits quick check-ins or brief reflections between sessions. These options let people fit therapy around work, school, and family life while keeping momentum on their goals.