Lisa Whittingham, LCPC
Illinois · 15 years in practice
Lisa Whittingham is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) practicing in Illinois with 15 years of experience.
License and registration
- LCPC, Illinois
- 180.002937 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1053566422 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English, Italian
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Lisa
Lisa Whittingham is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) practicing in Illinois with 15 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, relationship and family concerns, and changes in life circumstances. Lisa creates a calm, non-judgmental space so people can talk about what matters most to them and start making practical changes.
She uses straightforward tools to help people manage overwhelming feelings and improve daily functioning.
Background and approach
That work can include building coping skills for anger, sleep, eating concerns, or compassion fatigue. Lisa also supports people facing identity questions, career shifts, or medical-related challenges like chronic illness and cancer caregiving stress. Trauma-focused work and EMDR are part of her practice when appropriate, offered alongside mindfulness, cognitive behavioral techniques, and skills drawn from dialectical behavior approaches.
Sessions are aimed at lowering distress and strengthening skills for handling symptoms such as panic, low mood, or intrusive memories. Lisa pays attention to patterns such as attachment issues, abandonment wounds, codependency, and communication problems. She also works with people managing blended family dynamics, aging and geriatric concerns, and other practical relationship stresses.
The goal is clearer thinking and better day-to-day coping. She conducts therapy in English and Italian and offers a collaborative, respectful style. People who want a warm but practical therapist to help them make steady progress tend to fit well with her approach.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Lisa lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Lisa names
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Lisa Uses Evidence-Based Approaches Online
Lisa commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and change patterns that feed anxiety and low mood. CBT often involves practical exercises and clear steps people can try between sessions to notice shifts in thinking and behavior.She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) as part of trauma-focused work when it fits a person's needs. EMDR focuses on processing distressing memories and reducing their emotional impact through structured sets of attention and bilateral stimulation alongside talking through the memories.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Lisa will talk with clients about their goals, try techniques that match those goals, and adjust the plan over time. She aims to combine skills training, trauma work, and mindfulness in ways that feel doable and relevant to each person.
Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video is useful for in-depth sessions and EMDR-style work, phone can be a simpler check-in with lower bandwidth, and chat or messaging can support quick skill coaching and ongoing check-ins. These options help people fit therapy into work, family, and caregiving routines while keeping the focus on meaningful progress.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Lisa address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and family issues, parenting concerns, and a range of life changes. Additional focuses include body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and communication problems.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and practical with a focus on skills. She blends trauma-focused work, mindfulness, CBT, and DBT-informed strategies to help people manage symptoms and learn new ways of coping.
What is her background and experience?
She holds an Illinois LCPC credential and has practiced for 15 years supporting people through complex life transitions and emotional challenges.
Where does she practice and what is her credential?
She is licensed in Illinois as an LCPC. Her practice operates out of that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Italian, and she can work with international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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