Lisa Carrillo, LMFT - Therapist in California

About Lisa

Lisa Carrillo is a licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, anger, and relationship concerns. She speaks plainly and meets people where they are. Her style centers on practical steps parents and individuals can use right away to feel steadier and more in control.

She relies on tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on Psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns rooted in past experiences.

Background and approach

Solution-Focused techniques help set clear, achievable goals and track progress. With 16 years of experience in California, Lisa has worked with a wide range of concerns, including depression, addictions, grief, trauma and abuse, and mood disorders such as bipolar and seasonal affective disorder. She also addresses issues like abandonment, codependency, infidelity, and money-related stress.

Her work is practical and goal-oriented, aimed at day-to-day improvements. Sessions can include conversations about intimacy, self-esteem, career shifts, and navigating life changes. She treats LGBT concerns and young adult issues, and she helps people cope with serious life events including cancer and domestic violence.

Lisa keeps each session focused on what matters most to the client. Care starts with an easy intake and matching process. Therapy is offered through video, phone, live chat, or text messaging so people can choose what fits their life.

She encourages small steps that build toward lasting change.

Therapeutic approaches and how online therapy fits

Lisa uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. CBT is hands-on and often includes small homework tasks to try between sessions, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress.

She also draws on Psychodynamic Therapy to look at repeating patterns that come from past relationships and experiences. That approach can help when someone wants to better understand why they react a certain way in close relationships or parenting roles.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Lisa will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then tailor methods that feel useful and realistic. Together they decide which strategies to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules, support follow-up between live conversations, and allow people to choose the format that feels most comfortable for them.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Psychodynamic Therapy

Exploring how earlier relationships and patterns still shape the present, often over a longer stretch of time. It relies on conversation and reflection rather than exercises.

Solution-Focused Therapy

Rather than examining the problem at length, this looks at what is already working and builds on it. Sessions tend to be practical and forward-looking, with small achievable steps, which translates readily to shorter online conversations.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Lisa address?

Lisa works with stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, anger, self-esteem issues, depression, addictions, and relationship and family problems.

What is her general therapeutic approach like?

She uses practical methods such as cognitive behavioral tools to change thoughts and behaviors, psychodynamic ideas to notice patterns, and solution-focused steps to set reachable goals.

How much experience does she have?

She has 16 years of professional experience working with a range of life and mental health concerns in California.

What are her credentials and where is she licensed?

She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, CA LMFT 77468, and practices in California.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What formats are available for sessions?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Parenting issues
Anger management

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 16 years
Licensed: California
Languages: English

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