Lisa Hammes

Lisa Hammes is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Wisconsin with 11 years of clinical experience. She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and parenting challenges. Her manner is warm and interactive, and she often brings a touch of humor into sessions to ease tension and build connection.

Lisa works from a practical, person-first stance. She treats each client as the expert on their own life and looks for strengths to build on. She aims to meet people where they are and to move at a pace that feels manageable.

Her approach draws from several methods so she can match strategies to a person's needs. Techniques come from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy, plus solution-focused work and mindfulness practices. She tailors tools rather than using a single fixed method.

Lisa emphasizes clear, down-to-earth conversation. Sessions focus on real problems, concrete skills, and small steps that help with everyday functioning. She encourages people to try strategies between meetings and to notice what helps.

Clients can expect collaborative planning, straightforward feedback, and an effort to make hard topics easier to talk about. Lisa supports people through life transitions, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, and issues like ADHD, caregiver stress, and chronic illness challenges. She aims to help people find steadier footing and clearer goals.

How these approaches translate to online care

Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people address the effects of painful or frightening events by focusing on safety, processing, and building coping skills. It can be used to work through memories, reduce overwhelming reactions, and strengthen a sense of control.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the person's own perspective. The therapist listens closely, reflects what is said, and supports clients in making choices that fit their values and goals. This approach suits people who want a collaborative, paced way to explore concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches specific strategies for changing unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and many daily problems.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work together with each person to decide which methods make sense for their goals and preferences. That choice can change over time as needs shift.

For practical online work, confirm the session options before booking since specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow for different check-in styles such as more skills practice or brief midweek touchpoints. Discussing scheduling and session routines ahead of time helps ensure therapy fits daily life.