Licensed Therapist Serving Adults Throughout Michigan

Helping adults make sense of anxiety, stress, perfectionism, people-pleasing, burnout, relationship struggles, and grief by understanding the patterns that have shaped them, so they can live their lives with confidence and ease.

Hi, I’m Lisa.

If we work together, you'll quickly learn a few things about me:

I'm compassionate, deeply curious, and I have a knack for connecting dots that other people often miss. I'm also spiritual (without being religious), I believe laughter belongs in therapy, and yes...I swear sometimes.

I don't believe therapists should pretend to have it all together. I've done—and continue to do—my own inner work because I believe growth is a lifelong journey. Some of the most meaningful lessons I've learned have come from being on the other side of the therapy room myself.

Over the past 25+ years, I've worked with children, adolescents, and adults in residential treatment, an outpatient therapy clinic, and private practice. Those experiences taught me how deeply our earliest relationships can shape the way we see ourselves, connect with others, and move through the world.

Along the way, my own journey expanded my understanding of healing beyond traditional talk therapy. As I explored spirituality, energy, and the mind-body connection, I realized these weren't separate from good therapy—they could deepen it. For clients who are interested, I'm happy to incorporate spiritual exploration, meditation, tarot, or conversations about intuition and your connection to something greater. For others, we may never go there—and that's perfectly okay. Therapy is always shaped around what feels most authentic and helpful for you.

I created my private practice so I could offer therapy that feels genuine, flexible, and deeply personalized. Whether our work stays grounded in traditional therapy or also includes spiritual exploration, my goal is always the same: to help you understand yourself more deeply, experience something different, and create lasting change.

Therapist in Michigan holding a coffee cup that reads "Live Your Passion".

Lisa Haysmer, LMSW

At the core of my approach to therapy is a belief that if your early-life relationships caused you to have limiting beliefs about yourself, then corrective relationships are necessary to heal them.

What's therapy with me really like?

TV hasn't exactly done therapists any favors. We're usually portrayed as either incredibly uptight—quietly taking notes while asking, "And how does that make you feel?"—or completely unhinged, like the therapists in Shrinking.

Therapy with me is somewhere in between.

I bring more than 25 years of experience, but I also bring curiosity, compassion, humor, and yes...probably an occasional swear word.

You get to bring all of you—especially the parts you've learned to hide.

The best therapy starts with the right connection.

A complimentary consultation is a chance to get to know each other, answer your questions, and see whether we're the right fit.

The best therapy starts with the right connection.

The best therapy starts with the right connection.