Hi. Welcome.
I’m Lisa. I use she/her pronouns. Cats are fine but I prefer dogs. 😉
I could tell you my story, but I’d rather hear yours.
What I do
I call myself a therapist, yet really what I do is serve as witness to change. I work to understand my clients deeply, and reflect back what I learn, so that they can understand themselves in new ways. I’m a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in the state of California and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of Washington, which means I can work with you if you are in either of those states.
My clinical background
I’ve been practicing psychotherapy since 2019. I meet with clients on Zoom. I was trained to do teletherapy even before the pandemic, and am now a Board Certified TeleMental Health Provider, which means I went through specific training and passed a comprehensive exam on providing therapy using these video technologies.
I chose to become a clinical counselor, rather than a marriage and family therapist, because of the focus on individual empowerment that’s integrated within the profession of clinical counseling. You can read more about my approach here. I now have both a master’s and a PhD in the counseling field.
I only work with individual adults (no kids, no couples). My strengths are working with people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, unappreciated, frustrated, or lost. I work with a lot of people who are trying to figure out who they are, such as young adults transitioning to college, adult children of immigrants experiencing pressures from expectations of their parents, people who are in conflict with their partners including over political beliefs, individuals exploring their romantic attractions, relationship styles, gender identity, whether they want to have kids, and people who are just trying to survive in capitalism and a warming planet when everything is so expensive and it feels like there is no hope for our future. Kink, poly, queer, GNC, trans, the rainbow is welcome here. Straight people too! 🙂 I also have specific interest in working with people of color, and with white people trying to understand racism.
My specialty is helping with emotions.
I appreciate being part of the trajectory for someone who simply feels like it’s a time for change and wants to discover new ways of living more authentically, who knows that life offers more than what they’re currently experiencing and is ready to find out what that’s like.
If you think perhaps I could become part of your story for a time, as you work on the parts of life that are currently holding you back, please reach out.
Lisa Wenninger, MA, MBA, PhD, LPCC, LMHC, NCC®, BC-TMH™
- California Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor #14315
- Washington Licensed Mental Health Counselor #LH61478356
- National Certified Counselorâ„¢
- Board Certified TeleMental Health Providerâ„¢
- Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Northwestern University (CACREP accredited)
- PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision, Antioch University Seattle (CACREP accredited)
