Lisa Simpson, LMHC

Lisa Simpson is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 12 years of experience helping people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, stress, or past trauma. She speaks plainly and listens closely to understand what is getting in the way of daily life. Her approach is practical and focused on small, steady steps toward feeling better. She works with adults and teens to address problems that spill into relationships, work, and home life. Sessions often focus on improving sleep and concentration, managing mood, and rebuilding interest in activities that used to bring joy. Lisa also supports people facing grief, parenting strains, addiction concerns, and major life transitions. Lisa uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered methods, and psychodynamic ideas to tailor care to each person. CBT helps change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. Client-Centered work creates space for people to set the pace and goals. Psychodynamic approaches look at patterns that repeat over time and how past experiences shape current reactions. Her practice pays attention to family of origin issues, blended family dynamics, adoption and foster care concerns, and codependency. She also addresses communication problems, commitment worries, control issues, and isolation. This mix helps when life feels stalled or confusing. Based in Indiana, Lisa offers several online session formats to make therapy fit busy schedules. She guides people through a clear starting process and helps them choose practical tools to use between sessions.

How Lisa’s approaches translate to online care

Lisa combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered work to give practical support in online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, sleep, and concentration problems. Client-Centered methods center the conversation on what matters most to the person, letting goals and pace come from you.

She may also draw on psychodynamic ideas to notice repeating patterns and how past experiences affect current relationships. Deciding which approach to use is collaborative - the therapist and client review early sessions and choose methods that fit the client's needs and preferences. That collaboration helps shape goals and the rhythm of sessions.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversations, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and chat or messaging offers brief, flexible check-ins between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, and travel schedules while keeping therapy practical and focused on daily life.