Lisa Hilton , LMSW

Lisa Hilton is a licensed social worker with 20 years of clinical experience. She uses a client-centered approach to help people struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. Lisa works with adults facing life changes, grief, trauma, and intimacy-related issues, and she pays close attention to concerns that commonly affect women.

Her work focuses on practical skills and clear conversations. Sessions help people spot unhelpful thoughts, practice new ways of relating, and manage strong emotions. Lisa draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and emotion-focused methods to create short-term tools and longer-term insight.

Attachment-based ideas are woven into sessions when relationship patterns are part of the problem. That helps people understand how early bonds affect current interactions. Dialectical behavior therapy strategies may be used to build emotional regulation and distress tolerance skills.

Lisa also supports people facing chronic illness, caregiving stress, body image and career struggles, and those coping with loss. She pays attention to co-occurring issues like dissociation, avoidant tendencies, and codependency so care fits the whole person.

Based in Michigan, Lisa offers therapy in English and accepts international clients. Her practice is described by straightforward listening, gentle challenge, and collaborative planning so people leave with clear next steps.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions that fit your life

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. In a few sessions this approach can help someone see why they react a certain way in close relationships and practice new, healthier responses.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on changing thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. It is practical and task-oriented, and it often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and career stress by teaching tools to change unhelpful thinking.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and together decide which methods to use. That collaborative process makes it easier to try strategies and adjust as needed.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video makes it possible to work closely on body language and emotion. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or when scheduling a longer session is difficult. These options give flexibility so therapy can fit work, caregiving, or travel commitments.