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Lisa Fix

Compassionate counselor with decades of experience

LCPC Illinois

Experience
33 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Grief
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Lisa

Lisa Fix is an Illinois-licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) with 33 years of experience who entered the helping professions shaped by her upbringing and personal experience in therapy.

Background and approach

She has worked across settings including community mental health, hospital-based eating disorder treatment, and a university counseling center, drawing on that varied background to tailor support to each person's needs. Lisa emphasizes a collaborative process, encouraging questions and active participation so people understand their options and feel engaged in treatment.

Her therapeutic manner is described as caring and nonjudgmental, with a relaxed interpersonal style that still offers direct feedback and gentle challenges when appropriate. She attends to a broad range of concerns such as stress, anxiety, mood disorders, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and body-image problems, trauma and abuse, addiction, ADHD, and compassion fatigue among others.

Lisa aims to create a sense of being heard and to move at a pace comfortable for the client while helping them build practical coping skills and insight.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Lisa commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people identify and adjust unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, often focusing on practical strategies for anxiety, depression, and mood regulation. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes empathic listening and meeting clients where they are to build self-understanding and confidence. In addition she incorporates elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) when teaching emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills for intense emotional experiences.

Determining the best approach is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist works collaboratively with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences. Conversations early in care focus on what feels most useful and comfortable so recommended techniques evolve together over time.

Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different lifestyles and schedules. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, and other commitments, and they allow therapists and clients to try different formats to find what supports progress most effectively.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Lisa address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, eating and body-image concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, addictions, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is caring and nonjudgmental yet direct when appropriate; she offers personalized support and can provide feedback and challenges at a pace the client finds comfortable.
What is her professional background?
She brings 33 years of clinical experience spanning community mental health agencies, hospital-based eating disorder programs, and university counseling centers.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is licensed as an LCPC in Illinois with license number IL LCPC 180.000656 and practices from that state.
Does she provide services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available for working together?
Clients can work with her through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their preference and scheduling.
How is cost handled for sessions with her?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin a therapy relationship?
Prospective clients select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGriefEating disordersDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Avoidant personalityBody imageCommunication problemsDependent personalityDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

33+ years

Licensed

Illinois

Languages

English