- Client-centered care
- Practical tools
- Trauma-informed approach
About Lakisha
Dr. Lakisha Ellison is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 15 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, parenting challenges, and money and financial issues. She uses a direct, approachable style and works with people who face identity-related concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, or major life transitions. Her aim is to help clients reclaim a sense of agency and move toward goals they value.
Dr. Ellison trained as a Doctor of Social Work and has a long history of working with children and families in North Carolina. Early in her career she focused on child abuse, neglect, domestic violence, and substance use, and she continues to include family-of-origin and attachment issues in her practice. She also focuses on sexual trauma and the effects of adverse childhood experiences across the lifespan.
Her counseling style is client-centered and down-to-earth. She mixes practical tools with conversational work, and she often teaches cognitive behavioral techniques people can use between sessions. She also draws on attachment-based and emotionally-focused approaches when relationship patterns and connection are the main concerns.
Dr. Ellison brings a strengths-based social work perspective and pays attention to each person’s environment and context. She sometimes includes holistic elements such as aromatherapy and simple healing rituals when appropriate for the client’s goals and comfort.
Clients start by describing what matters most to them, and the work moves at a steady, realistic pace. The therapist aims to help people become more authentic and confident as they face changes, parenting pressures, relationship struggles, and financial stressors.
How therapeutic approaches shape online care
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships affect current ways of relating. It helps when trust, closeness, and repeated patterns with others are causing pain or confusion. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s experience and choices; the therapist listens closely and follows the client’s lead to build understanding and confidence. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors a person can change to reduce distress, and it is useful for anxiety, mood shifts, and practical problem-solving.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they’ll try techniques and adjust the plan if something isn’t helpful, aiming for clear, achievable steps.
Practical benefits of online therapy can include easier scheduling around work or parenting, fewer travel demands, and the ability to use brief check-ins when a quick skill review is needed. Because specific session formats are not listed here, confirm current options before booking to know how sessions are delivered. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches to work well over distance while keeping sessions focused on daily challenges, emotional patterns, and usable coping strategies.
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She supports people dealing with anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting and family problems, stress, relationship strain, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and money and financial issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is client-centered and down-to-earth, mixing conversation with practical skills. She often teaches techniques people can use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working with children, individuals, and families in a variety of settings and clinical concerns.
What credentials and location are on record?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in North Carolina.
Which languages are offered and are international clients supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.