- Calm practical guidance
- Bilingual English Spanish
- ASL communication skills
About Lisa
Lisa Encinas is a California-based licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with seven years of professional experience. She helps people who are feeling stressed, anxious, low in self esteem, or struggling with depression. She also supports those facing relationship strains and major life changes.
Her approach is direct and practical. She focuses on creating an open, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about what matters most. Sessions aim to clarify what is getting in the way and to try small, doable steps that can help people feel more steady day to day.
Lisa has worked with a wide range of concerns beyond the main areas above, including abandonment, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, codependency, communication problems, and issues tied to family of origin. She also has experience supporting people affected by cancer, HIV/AIDS, and hearing impairment.
She speaks English, Spanish, and American Sign Language, which helps when language or communication style matters in therapy. Lisa wants people to feel seen and heard and to leave sessions with practical ideas to try between meetings.
To begin, she asks people to take the first scheduling steps and then together they map out goals. Her style is collaborative and grounded, with an emphasis on clear next steps and realistic changes.
Her approach is direct and practical. She focuses on creating an open, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about what matters most. Sessions aim to clarify what is getting in the way and to try small, doable steps that can help people feel more steady day to day.
Lisa has worked with a wide range of concerns beyond the main areas above, including abandonment, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, codependency, communication problems, and issues tied to family of origin. She also has experience supporting people affected by cancer, HIV/AIDS, and hearing impairment.
She speaks English, Spanish, and American Sign Language, which helps when language or communication style matters in therapy. Lisa wants people to feel seen and heard and to leave sessions with practical ideas to try between meetings.
To begin, she asks people to take the first scheduling steps and then together they map out goals. Her style is collaborative and grounded, with an emphasis on clear next steps and realistic changes.