Lisa Hanes Therapy
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Registered Nurse, Certified Nurse Midwife
Welcome
Welcome—and thank you for being here!
With a background that bridges the worlds of medicine and psychology, I bring a deeply informed and compassionate approach to therapy. Before becoming a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I spent many years working as a Registered Nurse and Certified Nurse Midwife. This experience continues to shape my perspective, grounding my work in both clinical insight and emotional understanding.
Now in private practice in Los Angeles, I offer customized therapy for individuals, couples, and families. Depending on your needs, our work together can be short-term and solution-focused or part of a longer-term process. I provide sessions in person, through secure home visits, or via a confidential telehealth platform. I also facilitate evidence-based workshops—including Partnering to Parenting and Bringing Baby Home—to support families through important transitions with clarity, empathy, and care.
To learn more or schedule a consultation please go to the Contact Me page of this website.
Los Angeles, CA
(310) 795-8335
About Me
Thank you for being here!
As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with prior clinical experience as both a Registered Nurse and Certified Nurse Midwife, I bring a comprehensive understanding of the mind-body connection to my work. My professional background includes training and experience at leading institutions such as the University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins, NYU, Mount Sinai in New York City, and Saint John’s in Los Angeles. This integrative foundation allows me to support the whole person—recognizing that emotional, psychological, and physical health are profoundly interconnected.
In our work together, I aim to help you identify and shift patterns that may be contributing to distress or limiting personal growth. Whether you are navigating fear, confusion, emotional pain, or a major life transition, I strive to create a therapeutic environment grounded in clarity, self-compassion, and purpose. My role is to walk alongside you as you move toward a more resilient, meaningful, and fulfilling life.
Theoretical approaches I draw from include, but are not limited to: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Mindfulness-Based approaches, Narrative Therapy, the Gottman Method, and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT).
All therapy is currently offered through a secure, HIPAA-compliant telehealth platform.
Individuals
Every person who comes to therapy brings a unique story, set of challenges, and hopes for change. I tailor each session to reflect your individual needs, whether you’re seeking short-term guidance or a deeper, long-term exploration.
Some areas we may focus on include:
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Depression and anxiety
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Building self-esteem and self-compassion
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Life transitions and decision-making
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EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
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Pregnancy and postpartum counseling
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Parenting and co-parenting support
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Grief and loss
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Coping with illness or health-related concerns
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Addiction recovery
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Mindfulness-based practices
All sessions are currently offered via a secure telehealth platform, ensuring both safety and flexibility.
Couples
Relationships are deeply meaningful—and often deeply complex. Whether you’re exploring the decision to commit, working through conflict, or navigating a significant transition, couples therapy can be a powerful space to rebuild trust and strengthen connection.
Together, we’ll focus on enhancing communication, deepening understanding, and aligning around shared values. My work with couples includes:
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Improving communication and resolving conflict
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Understanding and honoring each partner’s needs
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Reconnecting emotionally and physically
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Navigating life goals, finances, family expectations, and spirituality
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Adjusting to parenthood through my Partnering to Parenting framework
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Support through separation, divorce, or co-parenting transitions
Pregnancy/Postpartum & Women's Health
I have dedicated my life's work to supporting women—and their partners and families—through the deeply personal and often complex transitions of reproductive health, parenting, and emotional wellness.
With a background in medicine, nursing, and midwifery, combined with a graduate degree in psychology and specialized training as a Gottman Bringing Baby Home Educator and certification in Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, I offer a truly integrative approach to care. This allows me to support clients through every stage of the parenting journey—from relationship commitment and fertility challenges to childbirth, postpartum adjustment, and long-term family well-being.
In my Partnering to Parenting program, I provide guidance for individuals and couples as they navigate:
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Fertility and conception stress
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Pregnancy and postpartum mental health
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Identity shifts and parenting transitions
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Birth trauma and emotional recovery
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Balancing professional, personal, and parental roles
I also offer a 4-session childbirth and postpartum series, including:
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Childbirth education and preparation for delivery
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Postpartum recovery and adjustment
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Transitioning home with a new baby
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Balancing life, relationships, and parenting expectations
All sessions are conducted via secure telehealth to ensure comfort, flexibility, and privacy.
Areas I commonly support include:
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Infertility
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Pregnancy loss and perinatal grief
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Postpartum anxiety and depression
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Birth-related trauma
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Parenting support and couple relationship strengthening
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Chronic illness and cancer support
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Menopause and hormonal transitions
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Adjustment to aging and life stage transitions
Contact Me
I look forward to connecting with you. Please know that your privacy is important to me. For this reason, I ask that you avoid including confidential information in your email or contact form. These are intended for general questions or messages only.
You may also reach me directly at 310-795-8335. My voicemail is private and confidential, and I typically return all calls within 24 hours.
Thank you for visiting—I’m here when you’re ready.