Lisa Tafolla is an intersectional feminist with a Mexican father, an English mother, an aging body, an empowered voice that upsets supporters of patriarchal systems and a commitment to social justice.
Lisa is a second-career psychotherapist. She completed her graduate studies in mindfulness-based clinical mental health after spending more than 25 years as an entrepreneur, business leader and communications consultant. Her interest is psychology grew based on her 20-year meditation practice and volunteer work as a meditation teacher. Her interest in women’s issues came after a series of events and spiritual awakenings that brought her to this mission for the universal healing of women.
Lisa has spent the past several years studying the latest research on women’s issues and mental health. As her research evolved, she began to see a convergence of research that when synthesized, pointed towards a science-backed clinical mental health solution to healing from the impact of sexism, misogyny and internalized misogyny. She documented these findings as the Woman Informed Insight approach.
During her business career, she founded a global brand strategy, communications, and PR agency serving the technology industry and served as its CEO for more than 20 years. Working with global teams and traveling extensively, she became increasingly aware of the societal constructs that cause damage to women’s well being. Her work as a communications and branding professional focused on facilitating strategy with C-level executives to analyze and develop strategy for complex technology topics. This talent has translated to her current work as the developer of the Woman Informed Insight approach. She has also served on several organization board of directors, including the Entrepreneur Organization (EO).
Speaking
Lisa Tafolla, founder of Woman Informed, presented on the topic “How Patriarchy Harms Women’s Mental Health” on May 26 at the annual conference for the National Association for Humanistic Counseling on May 26, 2023. The theme of the conference was Breaking The Stigma: Reimagining Mental Health Culture.
Meditation Credentials
Certified mindfulness meditation teacher from the Awareness Training Institute at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center led by teachers Jack Kornfield, PhD and Tara Brach, PhD.
Dharma teacher with the Insight Meditation Society in Denver, Colorado.
Psychotherapy Credentials
- Certified Gestalt Therapist
- Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP)
- EMDR
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness-Based Substance Abuse Counseling
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Internal Family Systems
- Safe & Sound Protocol
- Mindful Self Compassion
Education credentials
Masters Degree, Mindfulness-Based Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Naropa University.
B.S. in Business Administration from San Diego State University.
Entrepreneurial Master’s Program from EO/Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA.