Lisa Calloway, LCSW

Lisa Calloway is a licensed clinical social worker with 24 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma, grief, and depression. She focuses on practical support and steady presence as people consider changes in their lives, including those common in midlife. Lisa aims to create a calm space where clients can speak honestly and be heard.

Her approach centers on listening first and tailoring the work to each person. She uses client-centered methods to follow what matters most to the individual and cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented with attention to real-life steps between meetings.

Lisa guides conversations about caregiving strain, communication breakdowns, divorce or separation, and workplace stress. She also supports people facing isolation, life-purpose questions, panic, or seasonal mood shifts. Her work includes trauma and post-traumatic stress concerns while keeping discussions grounded and manageable.

Clients can expect warmth and directness in sessions. Lisa encourages small experiments and practical strategies that fit daily routines. She emphasizes building self-compassion and clearer communication skills as part of long-term change.

Based in Illinois, she draws on two decades of varied clinical work to respond flexibly to each person's needs. The focus is on steady support and concrete tools to help people move toward a life that feels more balanced and meaningful.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to the person. It emphasizes empathy, respect, and the client’s own goals, which helps with issues like life purpose, relationship concerns, and grief.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses simple experiments and practical exercises to reduce anxiety, mood problems, and panic symptoms and to change unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is often a joint process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and then shape sessions around what seems most helpful. That collaborative process can include trying techniques from both client-centered work and CBT to see what fits.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know how sessions are delivered. Online therapy can make attending appointments easier to fit into a busy life, reduce time spent traveling, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people continue steady care while managing work, caregiving, or other daily demands. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework for remote sessions so the work stays practical and focused.