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Lisa Carrillo

Lisa Carrillo, LMFT

Therapist in California

Compassionate, practical therapy for everyday challenges

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  • Focus on solutions
  • Strengths-based approach
  • California licensed LMFT

About Lisa

Lisa Carrillo, LMFT, focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, mood struggles, and life changes. She speaks plainly and works to make the first steps feel manageable. Her style centers on practical problem-solving and understanding what matters most to each person.

With 16 years of experience in California, she draws on approaches that look at thoughts, past patterns, and short-term goals. Sessions often include tools to manage difficult feelings, ways to spot unhelpful thought patterns, and small experiments to try between meetings. Lisa emphasizes clients' strengths and choices while offering guidance and structure.

She commonly supports people dealing with parenting strain, relationship problems, grief, addiction concerns, and challenges tied to identity and intimacy. Lisa also addresses mood disorders, bipolar concerns, seasonal affective disorder, and difficulties that arise after trauma or loss. Her work includes attention to money stress, career transitions, and forgiveness or boundary struggles.

Lisa uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy to shape a practical plan with each person. That can mean tracking thoughts and behaviors, looking at long-standing patterns, or focusing on concrete next steps to reach a client’s goals.

She asks questions, listens closely, and helps people find small, doable changes that add up. To get started, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to the platform process.

This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.

How her approaches guide online therapy

Lisa uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT often includes clear strategies and exercises that people can try between sessions to reduce anxiety or low mood.

She also draws on Psychodynamic Therapy to look at longer-standing patterns and how past experiences shape current reactions. This approach can help when recurring relationship or emotional patterns feel stuck and you want deeper understanding.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try methods that match those needs. That collaborative process lets goals and techniques shift as progress is made.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, whether that means shorter check-ins during a workday break or sessions that remove travel time. Please confirm the current session formats before booking so you know what options are offered. Many people find that remote sessions help maintain momentum on practical skills and make follow-through on between-session tasks simpler.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Lisa commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, and mood disorders along with relationship and parenting difficulties. Additional focus areas include grief, addictions, trauma, and life transitions.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style blends practical problem solving with attention to personal history. She uses short-term goals, thought-behavior tools, and conversations about patterns to help clients move forward.

What is her background and experience?

She has 16 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and life challenges. That experience informs a flexible approach to each person’s needs.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

She is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California listed as LMFT and practices with that credential in the state.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are fees handled?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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