Therapist profile

Lisa Hilton, LMSW

Michigan

LMSW therapist - relationships and anxiety

Where Lisa stands

Credentials: LMSW
License: LMSW, Michigan / 6801092158
NPI: 1134454598
Experience: 20 years
Languages: English
Location: Michigan

About Lisa

Lisa Hilton is a Licensed Master Social Worker, LMSW, practicing in Michigan with 20 years of experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and related concerns including codependency.

She uses clear, straightforward talk to help people notice what keeps repeating in relationships. Sessions often focus on communication patterns, boundaries, and emotional reactions. Lisa draws on approaches that look at attachment and how early relationships shape current behavior.

Clients bring a mix of problems such as sleep disruption, parenting strain, caregiver stress, chronic illness, or work-related pressure. Lisa helps people name the patterns - people-pleasing, trouble saying no, or getting lost in someone else's needs - and then practice different ways of responding.

Her work mixes client-centered conversation with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and DBT to manage intense feelings and change unhelpful behaviors. Emotionally-focused and attachment-based ideas guide conversations about closeness, trust, and how people reconnect after hurts.

Practical steps are a theme in sessions. People leave with short exercises to try between meetings, clearer options for setting limits, and ways to steady mood day to day. To start, prospective clients use the site's matching process and schedule a first session after completing a brief questionnaire.

How sessions work

How attachment work and practical skills translate online

Attachment-based therapy looks at how early relationships shape the way people connect now. It helps when patterns of clinging, avoidance, or fear of abandonment get in the way of close relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and offers concrete strategies to test and change unhelpful thinking. Emotionally-Focused Therapy centers on emotional experience in the moment and helps people name feelings and ask for what they need.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and then try methods that fit those needs. That collaborative process means approaches can shift as the client learns what helps most.

Confirm the exact session options before booking if you need a particular format. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments around work or caregiving, reduce travel time, and let people use shorter check-ins when a quick touchpoint helps. Many people find that doing the same therapeutic exercises discussed in person can also be effective through remote sessions with a licensed professional.

Areas of focus

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 problems Control issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgiveness Guilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelity Isolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purposeMidlife crisisMood disorders NarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacks Personality disorders Post-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobia Women's issues Workplace issues Young 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

Listed in

Michigan

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and many related concerns including codependency.

What is her therapy style like

She practices client-centered therapy and combines that with practical techniques from CBT and DBT to help manage emotions and change patterns.

How much experience does she have

She has 20 years of clinical experience working with adults on interpersonal and emotional issues.

What credential does she hold and where is she based

She is an LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker) practicing in Michigan.

Do sessions happen in languages other than English

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her

She accepts international clients.

How are sessions scheduled and paid for

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

How do I begin working with her

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.

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