Lisa Halkias

Lisa Halkias is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people through major life transitions and strong emotions. She supports people dealing with depression, anxiety, and stress. She also helps with family and parenting concerns and with building self-esteem.

She has particular experience guiding people through divorce and separation. She also addresses caregiver stress, money worries, communication problems, control issues, and wounds around abandonment. She helps with social anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and issues many women face.

Her style is direct and respectful. She focuses on listening and understanding each person's values and priorities. Sessions emphasize honest conversation about what matters most in daily life.

In therapy she helps clients name patterns, practice new ways of relating, and make practical changes that fit their routines. Work can include improving communication, managing intense emotions, and planning next steps during big life changes.

Lisa brings three years of clinical experience as a Vermont LICSW. She aims to walk alongside people as they rebuild confidence, sort priorities, and move through life transitions at their own pace.

Evidence-based approaches and online care

Lisa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage distress and navigate change. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and replacing them with more helpful habits; this is useful for anxiety, low mood, and stress. Another approach centers on practical skills for communication and relationship patterns, which can help with family conflict, parenting strain, and separation challenges.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to understand their goals, preferences, and daily life, then try techniques that match those needs. If an approach isn’t helping, adjustments are made together until the work feels useful.

If you are considering online therapy, 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 schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when days are tight. It can also make it simpler to continue support through transitions like separation or caregiving changes. Licensed professionals and therapists can adapt tools and exercises for remote sessions so progress continues even when life is changing.