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Lakishia Bussell, LCSW

  • Experience3 years
  • LocationNorth Carolina
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Lakishia

Lakishia Bussell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who welcomes people managing stress, anxiety, mood concerns, relationship tensions, trauma, and ADHD among other issues. She emphasizes an empowering, nonjudgmental stance that helps clients identify goals and take practical steps toward change.

Background and approach

With an interactive and encouraging manner, she focuses on the person rather than labels and aims to create a collaborative space where clients are active partners in their care.

Although licensed since 2012 in North Carolina, Lakishia brings decades of experience working in mental health settings and supporting people through crises, parenting challenges, behavioral concerns, grief, and emotional abuse. Her practice blends client-centered methods with solution-focused and evidence-informed techniques to address depression, addictions, bipolar-related concerns, compassion fatigue, and life transitions.

She describes therapy as a joint effort to build skills, strengthen coping, and move toward the outcomes each client defines for themselves.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person's experience and building a respectful, collaborative relationship that helps clients explore feelings and identify meaningful goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers structured tools to recognize and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress management. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) emphasizes processing emotions and improving emotional connection, often benefiting those working through relationship or attachment-related concerns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and will be a collaborative decision. The therapist will work with clients to clarify goals, try different strategies, and adapt methods to individual needs and preferences rather than insisting on a single path from the outset.

Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These remote options make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life transitions or busy periods, and they allow licensed professionals to offer timely, consistent support across distances.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
Lakishia works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, grief, ADHD, addictions, bipolar, and career-related challenges.
What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?
Her style is encouraging, interactive, and person-centered, combining solution-focused work with practical skill building and compassion rather than labels or instruction.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of experience in her current capacity as documented, and she has been licensed as a clinical social worker since 2012 in North Carolina.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She holds the LCSW credential with license NC LCSW C007645 and practices in North Carolina.
Are sessions available in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English, and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Clients can schedule video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.
How are fees and payment structured?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a brief matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTGriefParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

3+ years

Licensed

North Carolina

Languages

English

What Lakishia can help with

Lakishia Bussell works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and depression.

Lakishia works with clients with concerns such as depression, anxiety, behavioral management, and relationship issues.

How Lakishia approaches therapy

Lakishia's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, and Internal Family Systems.

Experience and training

Lakishia is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in North Carolina.