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Ja’Lise Brown, LCSW

  • Experience3 years
  • LocationMississippi
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
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About Ja’Lise

Ja’Lise Brown integrates evidence-based clinical methods with a values-driven commitment to advocacy and connection.

Background and approach

As an LCSW with three years of practice, she combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing with strengths-based, solution-focused perspectives to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, and ADHD-related concerns. Her background in child welfare, public schools, church ministry, retail, and community mental health shapes a practical, compassionate approach to care.

Rooted in a belief that human connection is central to healing, she encourages clients to look beyond social divisions and to recognize shared dignity. Ja’Lise creates a nonjudgmental space where emotions and difficult memories can be explored alongside concrete strategies for coping, communication, and problem solving.

She also supports work around grief, addiction, self-esteem, career decisions, and life transitions. Outside clinical work she is involved in worship leadership, plays guitar, and enjoys writing poetry, music, and prose.

Ja’Lise practices in Mississippi and holds the MS LCSW C-10606 and TX LCSW 109550 credentials. Her style blends practical tools with reflective inquiry to help people move toward clearer goals and greater resilience.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Ja’Lise often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to guide online work. CBT focuses on identifying and adjusting unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress, while DBT adds skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and improved interpersonal effectiveness. Motivational Interviewing is also used to support clients who are exploring change, helping them clarify values and strengthen internal motivation for goals such as recovery, habit change, or lifestyle shifts.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist partners with each client to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and then adapts methods over time so the work remains relevant and practical. This cooperative stance helps people try approaches and refine the plan based on what produces meaningful progress.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone conversations, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These formats can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, continue care during transitions, and maintain momentum between sessions while using the selected therapeutic methods to address stress, ADHD-related challenges, relationship concerns, and life changes.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?
Areas of focus include stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and ADHD, along with many related concerns.
What therapeutic style can I expect?
The clinician uses a blend of approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Internal Family Systems to tailor sessions to each person’s needs and goals.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
She has three years of professional experience working across settings including child welfare, public schools, church ministry, Apple Retail, and community mental health.
What are the therapist's credentials and location?
The therapist is an LCSW and holds MS LCSW C-10606 and TX LCSW 109550 credentials, and she practices in Mississippi.
Are sessions available in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and the therapist is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are offered?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their preferences and scheduling options.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

AddictionsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsPersonality disordersPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

3+ years

Licensed

Mississippi, Texas, Louisiana, New Hampshire

Languages

English