Lisa Encinas

Lisa Encinas is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with seven years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical steps that help people handle stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship strain, and depression. Lisa speaks English, Spanish, and American Sign Language, and she encourages anyone who is nervous about starting therapy to recognize that the first step takes courage.

Lisa keeps sessions straightforward and down to earth. She aims to create an open space where clients can say what they think and feel without judgment. In early meetings she helps people set clear goals and picks small, usable strategies they can try between sessions.

Her background includes work with concerns around body image, abandonment, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and the emotional effects of cancer and HIV/AIDS. She also supports people dealing with family of origin problems, communication difficulties, codependency, divorce and separation, and feelings of guilt or emptiness.

When someone needs language access, Lisa can work in Spanish or use American Sign Language to support conversations. She describes therapy as a collaborative process where clients and the therapist try approaches and adjust them to fit the person’s life and needs.

To begin, prospective clients use the site’s Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire. Scheduling then follows based on the therapist’s availability and the platform’s process.

Clinical approaches and how they work online

Lisa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and make practical changes. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and behaving, which can reduce anxiety and lift mood. Another approach emphasizes setting concrete goals and practicing small behavioral changes between sessions to build confidence and improve daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client will talk about goals, try methods that suit the person, and adjust the plan based on what helps. This means the work can shift over time as needs and priorities change.

Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm the available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten commute time, and allow for check-ins when a full in-person visit is difficult. It can also make it simpler to include language supports like Spanish or American Sign Language when arranging sessions, depending on format availability.