Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
How Maisa works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Louisiana
- Years in practice
- 19
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Maisa
Maisa Shelmire is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Louisiana. She brings 19 years of clinical experience to help people manage strong emotions and everyday stress. She works with individuals dealing with anger, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship concerns.
She uses clear, straightforward conversation to help people identify patterns that get in the way. Sessions can include talking through triggers, practicing new ways to respond, and developing steps for handling tense moments.
Background and approach
She draws on approaches such as cognitive work to change unhelpful thoughts and psychodynamic ideas to understand long-standing patterns. Her background includes crisis intervention, clinical interviewing, and behavioral health work in military settings. That experience informs how she approaches clients who have faced trauma, first responder stress, or family conflict.
She also supports people dealing with career strain, parenting challenges, and co-occurring concerns like ADHD and bipolar symptoms. Maisa aims to treat people with respect and sensitivity. Together she and a client create a clear plan that reflects the client's goals and pace.
She emphasizes practical skills alongside exploration of past experiences when useful. Sessions are offered in English and are available through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. The therapy subscription can be canceled at any time, and scheduling is arranged after a short matching questionnaire is completed.
What Maisa works with
Everything Maisa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Maisa's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches that guide online sessions
Maisa often draws on cognitive techniques that help people spot and reframe unhelpful thoughts. These methods show what thoughts trigger strong emotions and teach simple tools to test and change those patterns, which can help with anger, anxiety, and stress.She also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at how past relationships and early experiences shape current reactions. This approach can help people understand repeated patterns in relationships, communication problems, and feelings of emptiness or abandonment.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan together. That way sessions match the person's pace and priorities rather than following a fixed script.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and exercises that benefit from face-to-face interaction. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a check-in fits a busy day. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to share short updates, practice coping steps between sessions, or keep momentum when schedules are tight.
Questions people ask about Maisa
What concerns does she help address?
She helps people with anger, stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship problems, parenting strain, trauma and related issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses practical conversation and goal-focused work, combining cognitive approaches and longer-term insight to address patterns and reactions.
How much therapy experience does she have?
She has 19 years of professional experience in clinical and behavioral health settings.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Louisiana.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.