Lisa Kuzman , LISW

Lisa Kuzman is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) with 17 years of professional experience, licensed to practice in Iowa and South Dakota. She has built a practice focused on helping people navigate grief and loss, career challenges, significant life changes, and offers executive and professional coaching to support workplace growth and transitions.

She approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and works from a trauma-informed perspective to shape conversations and treatment plans around individual needs. Her style emphasizes listening and collaboration so that interventions reflect the unique circumstances and goals of each client.

Taking the first step toward a more fulfilling life often requires courage, and she positions herself as a steady support through that process. Her work aims to help people build coping strategies, clarify priorities, and move forward with practical and emotionally grounded guidance.

Therapeutic Approaches Adapted for Online Support

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and collaboration, creating space for clients to explore their values, feelings, and goals while the therapist follows the client's lead. This approach is helpful for people facing life transitions, questions about identity or purpose, and challenges with self-esteem.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and simple techniques to notice thoughts and bodily sensations without judgment. It can be useful for managing stress, anxiety, and the emotional fallout of grief or ongoing life change.

Motivational Interviewing focuses on strengthening a person's own motivation to change by exploring ambivalence and building commitment to concrete steps. It pairs well with coaching goals, career shifts, and situations where someone wants supportive guidance to move forward.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Lisa Kuzman works collaboratively with clients and licensed professionals to identify which methods best match an individual's needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts the plan over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions may take place as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to access consistent support from wherever the client is located within the clinician's service area.