Lisa Warden, LMSW, LCSW
Michigan · 16 years in practice
Lisa Warden is a licensed clinical social worker who brings 16 years of experience to her practice.
License and registration
- LMSW, Michigan
- 6801092488 · expires September 2028
- LCSW, Utah
- 128949543501 · expires September 2026
- LCSW, Maine
- LC21513 · expires July 2026
- LCSW, North Dakota
- 6456 · expires December 2027
- NPI
- 1730339375 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 16
- Languages
- English
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 Warden is a licensed clinical social worker who brings 16 years of experience to her practice. She mentions a background as a massage therapist, which informs her attention to the body-mind connection and how physical awareness can support emotional healing. Lisa aims to make the first step of reaching out feel easier and more manageable.
She has spent much of her career helping people recovering from trauma, addictions, and personality-related struggles.
Background and approach
Many clients arrive feeling stuck in survival mode; she works to help them move toward more satisfying, meaningful lives. Her approach is warm and flexible, and she often uses light humor to ease tension. In sessions she meets people where they are.
Lisa blends straightforward skill-building with chances to reflect on values and life choices. She focuses on practical steps a person can try between meetings as well as on deeper exploration when it feels right. Her work covers a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, and addiction recovery.
She also supports people dealing with chronic illness, caregiver fatigue, body image, and career transitions. Clients can expect a collaborative tone. Lisa listens closely, offers tools from several therapeutic approaches, and helps people set realistic goals.
She emphasizes steady progress and practical coping strategies rather than quick fixes.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Lisa lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- 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
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Workplace issues
Approaches Lisa names
- Existential Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic 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 her approaches translate to online care
Lisa draws on Existential Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) when working online. Existential Therapy focuses on meaning, choice, and values and can help when people feel stuck or face big life questions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy and listening, letting clients steer the conversation while the therapist offers support and reflection. CBT looks at patterns of thought and behavior and provides practical exercises to try between sessions to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood.Finding the right approach is collaborative. Lisa will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan over time based on what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people read facial cues and have deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text work well for brief coaching, check-ins, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options make therapy more flexible and help fit sessions into busy lives.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Lisa help with?
She works with many concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, burnout, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and flexible, often including humor. She combines skill-building with personal reflection and meets people where they are.
What is her professional background?
She has 16 years of clinical experience and began her career with work as a massage therapist, which shapes her attention to bodily awareness alongside emotional work.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds the credentials LMSW and LCSW and practices out of Michigan.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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