Getting sick of what's bothering you? Are your thoughts feeling tough to control? Been challenging to unwind, enjoy yourself, or get a good night's sleep? Feeling emotionally lonely, frustrated with family, or disappointed with your friends?
You may be successful professionally and still experience dips in your self-esteem, mood, and energy. Imposter syndrome goes hand in hand with perfectionism, procrastination, and productivity. The irony is you may be working harder than most people around you, and yet feel worse about yourself than they do.
You don't have to keep living like this. Therapy can help you understand how your mind works and optimize accordingly. For example, you can catch self-defeating negative thoughts and reframe them to be more helpful for you through CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy).
You have the right to feel better too.
Client Focus
Session Format: Individual sessions.
Age Specialty: Adult, Senior, Young Adult
Demographic Expertise: Asian, Jewish, Men, Persons with Disabilities, Women clients.
Languages: Russian
Treatment Approach
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) Helps people accept difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, while committing to actions that reflect their values. It blends mindfulness with practical behavior strategies.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) One of the most widely used approaches, CBT helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with healthier patterns. It is effective for anxiety, depression, and many other concerns.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Combines CBT with mindfulness to help regulate emotions, tolerate stress, and build stronger relationships. Originally designed for borderline personality disorder, it’s now used more broadly.
- Internal Family Systems (IFS) Helps clients heal by working with different ‘parts’ of themselves, like inner critics or wounded children. It fosters harmony within the self.
- Psychoeducational Therapy Provides education and coping tools about mental health conditions. It empowers clients with knowledge and practical skills.
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) Focuses on solutions and future goals rather than past problems. It is practical, short-term, and goal-driven.
Approach Description: Let's optimize your self-talk to be more empowering through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) strategies. Learn self-regulation, stress management, & boundary setting skills through Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). Break through the barriers to your dreams through Motivational Interviewing.
Fees & Insurance
Fees
- Average Session Fee $250
- Affordable sliding scale therapy: apply if you may be eligible.
- For any clients with a household income below $90,000, I offer sliding scale rates.
- Out of Network
- Out-of-Network; Can Provide Superbills on request; Lyra; CCA
Education & Credentials
Lisa Andresen LCSW
- Female
- License # LCSW 104761
- Licensed in California
- Practicing Since 2017
Education: I'm a Stanford and Columbia trained therapist, entrepreneurial mental health researcher, former start-up founder, and marketer from Microsoft based in San Francisco.
Lisa Andresen Practice Details
Therapy Sessions
- Available In-Person in San Francisco, CA 94107 and San Francisco, CA 94104
- Available Online for residents of California
- Online Therapy Details: Zoom
Lisa Andresen, LCSW supports high-achievers and entrepreneurs with depression, anxiety, shaky self-esteem, and irritability. Specialties include the links between trauma and achievement, narcissistic relationships, and family estrangement.