Lisa Andrews (she/her/hers)

LCSW
Accepting Clients

Person-Centered, Trauma-Informed, LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapist who believes deeply in our inherent capacity to grow and heal in relationship.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Illinois

Services
  • Individual

About My Clients

My passion as a therapist is working with people around issues of complex/developmental trauma, depression, anxiety, gender identity and expression, sexuality, aging, coping with grief and loss, life transitions, caregiving, perfectionism, self-worth, parenting, and fat positivity/fat acceptance.

My Background and Approach

My approach is relational, client-centered, and strengths-based which means I will center your experiences and wisdom and work with you to co-create a safe and collaborative therapeutic space. My therapeutic style is non-directive but we can bring in other therapeutic interventions including mindfulness, self-compassion skills, and emotional regulation techniques if/when you find those helpful. I’m passionate about creating therapeutic relationships where people feel supported, understood, and safe to be themselves. I draw from my own experiences as a queer cis woman, a mother, a woman of color, a larger-bodied person, and other life experiences and strive to show up authentically in our sessions. I believe in building trust, being real with one another, and working together toward your goals in a way that feels right for you.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I am deeply committed to trauma-informed, LGBTQ+ and neurodiversity-affirming approaches to psychotherapy. I recognize and appreciate the myriad ways people think, learn, and experience the world and know that the world isn’t always a safe place for those of us who hold marginalized identities. In this recognition, I collaborate with you to find what approaches work best for you in the therapy space. I’m also deeply committed to racial and economic justice. I recognize that systems of inequality and oppression affect people in unique and harmful ways, and I strive to create a space in therapy where these issues can be acknowledged and addressed.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Person-Centered (Rogerian) Relational Therapy Trauma Therapy
Other Techniques
  • Attachment Theory
  • Culturally Sensitive Therapy
  • Humanistic Therapy
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Relational Therapy
  • Somatic Therapy: Body-Based Healing for Emotional Trauma
  • Person-Centered (Rogerian)
  • Integrative Therapy
  • Trauma Therapy

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Grief or Loss Historical/ Intergenerational Trauma LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists
Other Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Depression
  • Grief or Loss
  • Historical/ Intergenerational Trauma
  • LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Self-Esteem
  • Systemic Oppression Therapy
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Aetna
  • Cigna
  • Optum
  • Blue Choice
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
  • United Healthcare
  • Evernorth
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
I offer online counseling in the following states:

At A Glance

  • Experience: 12 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $150/session

Reach out to Lisa