Lisa has 25 years experience as a Clinical Social Worker. Through her own journey for wellness and healing, she found her passion in providing an integrative approach focusing on holistic wellness and healing with traditional therapies. As a clinician, she enjoys incorporating mindfulness, meditation, ceremonies, breathwork, somatic experiencing and neuroscience into her work with clients in order to treat the mind, body, and spirit. She believes that every individual has unique talents, gifts, and purpose and when individuals are aligned and reconnect with their authentic selves, they can experience wellness. Lisa specializes in Women’s Issues, Anxiety and Mood Disorders, Health and Wellness, Mindfulness and Meditation, Parenting and Behavior Management, and dealing with life’s ongoing transitions.

Over 1000 children and adults have participated in Lisa’s eight week Mindfulness program. She has been a presenter and public speaker on topics such as Mindfulness, Self-Care, Parenting During the Pandemic, and Tech Addiction in Children and Adolescents.

Lisa has a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology and a Master’s Degree in Social Work. In addition to being an Illinois Licensed Clinical Social Worker she also maintains an Illinois Professional Educator License, School Social Worker.

Lisa holds advanced training and additional certificates in the following areas: Mindful Based Cognitive Therapy, Mindful Schools Educator, Mindful Based Stress Reduction, Treatment of Anxiety Disorders, Tech Addiction in Children and Adolescents, CPI (Non-violent crisis prevention), Polyvagal Theory, Somatic Experiencing and Healing, and is a Certified Mental Health Integrative Medicine Provider. Lisa has also been a Reiki practitioner and Shamanic Energy Healer since 2018.

In her free time, Lisa is an avid reader, gardener, and enjoys travel, being outdoors, meditation and spending time with her family.