Lisa Encinas, LMFT

Lisa Encinas is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in California with seven years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, low self-esteem, and depression. Lisa also helps people navigate major life changes and the early steps of therapy. Her first aim is to make it easier to begin the work of feeling better.

She creates an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about difficult feelings. Conversations are straightforward and focused on what matters most to each person. Lisa listens for practical patterns and offers ways to try different responses outside of sessions.

Her practice includes support around abandonment hurts, body image worries, and the emotional strain of cancer and chronic illness. She also helps with caregiver stress, codependency, communication problems, and family history issues. Clients looking for help with guilt, shame, or the effects of domestic violence will find steady attention to those topics.

Lisa works with people affected by hearing loss and provides services in American Sign Language, Spanish, and English. She acknowledges the courage it takes to start therapy and aims to partner with clients at their own pace. Sessions are paced to match what each person can manage.

To begin, prospective clients use the site's Start Therapy flow and complete a brief matching questionnaire. Scheduling is arranged based on therapist availability, and subscription sessions can be canceled at any time.

Approach and online therapy options

Lisa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on clear goals and practical change. One common approach is short-term problem solving which breaks big issues into small steps and helps people try new behaviors between sessions. Another approach emphasizes processing feelings and relationships to reduce shame, improve communication, and build healthier self-regard.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, daily life, and what feels manageable. Together they decide which techniques to focus on and adjust the plan as progress is made.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten commute time, and allow for a consistent check-in when life gets hectic. It can also allow people to meet without needing to be physically present at an office and to use different communication styles that suit their needs.