Lisa Santos, LPC

About

Licensed Professional Counselor in Phoenix, AZ. Works with Depression, Coping Skills and Trauma and PTSD. Sees clients in person and online. Takes Aetna, United Healthcare and other plans. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Depression
• Coping Skills
• Trauma and PTSD
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Family Conflict
• Grief
• Life Coaching
• Life Transitions
• Relationship Issues
• Self Esteem

Types of therapy

• Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)Helps people make room for difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, and commit to actions that fit what matters to them.
• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)A structured, practical therapy that looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other, and teaches skills for changing unhelpful thinking and habits.
• Culturally SensitiveTakes a person's culture, identity, background and values into account, and shapes the work so it fits their life.
• Dialectical Behavior (DBT)A skills-based therapy grown out of CBT. Teaches ways to manage intense emotions, get through crises, stay present and handle relationships.
• EMDREye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. A structured trauma therapy in which a person recalls distressing memories while following side-to-side eye movements or taps.
• Family SystemsSees a person as part of their family as a whole, and explores roles, patterns and communication across the family rather than one person's problems alone.
• InterpersonalA structured, time-limited therapy focused on relationships and life events, such as conflict, loss or big role changes, and how they affect mood.
• Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)Combines mindfulness practice, paying attention to the present moment without judgment, with ideas from cognitive therapy.
• MulticulturalRecognizes how culture, race, ethnicity and other identities shape experience, and makes them part of the work.
• NarrativeHelps people separate themselves from their problems and retell the stories they hold about their lives in ways that feel truer and more helpful.
• Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)A short-term, goal-focused approach that spends less time on problems and more on what already works and the small steps toward what the person wants.
• Trauma FocusedTherapy for people affected by trauma. Puts safety and pacing first, and helps process painful memories so they have less hold on daily life.

More details

Sessions

Both in-person and online

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Depression, Coping Skills, Trauma and PTSD, Anger Management, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Codependency, Dissociative Disorders (DID), Dual Diagnosis, Emotional Disturbance, Family Conflict, Grief, Infidelity, Life Coaching, Life Transitions, Mood Disorders, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Self-Harming, Suicidal Ideation, Veterans, Women's Issues

Insurance

Aetna EAP, ComPsych, CuraLinc Healthcare, Lyra Health, Mutual of Omaha, UnitedHealthcare / Optum EAP

Payment methods

Cash, Zelle

Ages

Teen, Adults, Elders (65+)

Works with

Individuals, Family, Group

Ethnicity

Hispanic and Latino

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Education

Argosy University School of Psychology

Years in practice

12

Other offices

Phoenix, 85002

Education & qualifications