Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
How Lakishia works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Lakishia
Lakishia Bussell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who works with people facing stress, anger, anxiety, depression, and related life challenges. She meets clients where they are and focuses on practical steps to reduce distress. Her tone is encouraging and she aims to help people feel safer and more in control of daily life.
She uses a collaborative style that puts the person’s goals first. Sessions are interactive and solution-focused, with attention to emotions and relationship patterns.
Background and approach
She avoids stigmatizing labels and treats each person with respect and compassion. Her background includes work in mental health settings and many years supporting people through crisis, parenting struggles, behavioral concerns, and trauma and emotional abuse. She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential in North Carolina and brings three years of experience in her current practice context.
Common topics she addresses include coping with life changes, grief, addictions, ADHD, self-esteem, career stress, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people navigating LGBT-related concerns and bipolar mood challenges. Her approach blends Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.
In sessions she helps people identify small, manageable changes. That may mean practicing new ways to respond to anger, learning grounding and mindfulness skills, or testing different communication strategies. Her aim is to help people build tools that fit their daily routines.
What Lakishia works with
Everything Lakishia lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Lakishia's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
Approaches Lakishia lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person’s needs. The therapist follows the client’s lead, helping them set goals and move at their own pace. This style works well for stress, relationship concerns, and building self-esteem.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. It is practical and goal-oriented, often used for anxiety, depression, anger, and coping with life changes. Sessions can include short exercises and thought records that clients use between meetings.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy looks at how emotions shape relationship patterns and personal responses. It can help people who struggle with strong reactions or who want clearer communication with others. The therapist helps identify emotions and practice new ways of relating.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through goals, preferences, and how symptoms show up day to day. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust those methods as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful when visual cues and deeper conversation matter. Phone sessions can fit busy schedules or use less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging offer shorter check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options help people fit therapy around work, family, and travel.
Questions people ask about Lakishia
What concerns does Lakishia help with?
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, anger, trauma and emotional abuse, grief, addictions, parenting strain, career stress, ADHD, bipolar mood challenges, and related issues.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is encouraging and interactive. Sessions are person-centered and solution-focused, with attention to emotions and practical skills.
What experience does she bring?
She has a long history in the mental health field and three years of experience in her current practice context supporting crisis work, behavioral concerns, and trauma-related issues.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an LCSW credential - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - and practices in North Carolina.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.