Lisa Hilton

Practical, compassionate therapy with skill-building focus

LMSW Michigan

Experience: 20 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages: English

About Lisa

Lisa Hilton is a licensed social worker with 20 years of practice in Michigan who blends cognitive behavioral perspectives with client-centered care to help people manage distress and build lasting skills.

Background and approach

She draws on practical, evidence-informed strategies alongside empathic listening to address anxiety, depression, stress, and the ripple effects of trauma and grief. Her work often focuses on relationship and intimacy-related concerns, sleep and parenting challenges, anger and self-esteem, and coping with major life changes.

Across a broad clinical range that also includes bipolar mood work, career questions, compassion fatigue, chronic illness and pain, and caregiving stress, she tailors sessions to each person’s situation. Additional areas of attention include attachment struggles, body image, codependency, dissociation, blended family dynamics, and issues related to aging or serious medical conditions.

Lisa emphasizes collaboration and practical skills while honoring the emotional experience that underlies difficult patterns. Holding the Michigan LMSW credential, she offers a respectful, nonjudgmental approach that supports problem solving, emotional regulation, and relational repair.

Prospective clients who want structured tools and thoughtful exploration of life transitions may find her approach well suited to their needs.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life

Lisa integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy as primary tools in online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them through concrete behavioral experiments and skill practice, which can help with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress-related patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relational patterns and early connection experiences to help people understand and change how they relate to others, which is useful for intimacy issues, abandonment concerns, and communication problems.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to clarify goals, try different strategies, and adjust methods over time so the work fits the client’s needs and preferences rather than forcing a single model on every situation.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to schedule consistent sessions while maintaining momentum between meetings, access care from different locations including international clients, and bring therapeutic tools into daily life in manageable ways.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related issues, sleep and parenting problems, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, bipolar symptoms, and coping with life changes among other areas.

What is her therapeutic style and approach?

Her approach combines client-centered listening with techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to provide practical skills alongside emotional exploration.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She brings 20 years of professional experience supporting people through a wide range of emotional and relational challenges.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She holds an LMSW and practices in Michigan; her credential is listed as MI LMSW 6801092158.

Does she work with nonlocal or international clients and in what languages?

She accepts international clients and provides services in English.

Which session formats are offered?

Sessions are available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.

How are costs and payment structured?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin therapy?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse Grief Depression

Also works with

Family conflictsIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

Michigan

Languages

English