Lakishia Bussell, LCSW - Therapist in North Carolina

About Lakishia

Lakishia Bussell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina who focuses on family and parenting concerns among a range of issues. She offers a warm, respectful approach that aims to help people feel heard and understood. Sessions are collaborative and geared toward practical steps parents can use at home.

The tone is encouraging and nonjudgmental, with emphasis on empowerment rather than labels. In sessions she uses straightforward tools to address stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma and abuse.

Background and approach

She also works with concerns like parenting challenges, relationship strain, anger, addiction, ADHD, and career stress. Lakishia draws from methods that help people change unhelpful thoughts, strengthen emotional connection, and build new coping skills. Her clinical approach mixes client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques and emotionally focused strategies.

She can also use mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing when appropriate. The goal is to tailor methods to what each person needs and prefers, not to force a single model. Therapy with her tends to focus on clear goals and small, workable changes.

Conversations often include skill-building, problem solving, and practice between sessions. Parents can expect guidance that is practical and respectful of family realities. Lakishia holds an LCSW license in North Carolina.

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients for online work. Practical arrangements and scheduling are discussed at the start of care.

Therapeutic approaches for online family and parenting support

Client-centered work focuses on listening and understanding each person without judgment, and it helps people feel heard while they decide on next steps. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thinking patterns and teaches practical skills to change thoughts and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress. Emotionally focused therapy aims to strengthen emotional connection and communication, which can be useful for parents or caregivers who want better relationships at home.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each client to identify goals and then selects or blends methods that fit those needs and preferences. That means methods may shift over time as goals change or progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions around family schedules and daily life. Online formats also allow follow-up check-ins and short-message coaching between sessions when helpful, making it simpler to practice new skills at home.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting concerns, relationship issues, addictions, ADHD, anger, self-esteem, bipolar challenges, career stress, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapeutic style?

The approach is encouraging and interactive, emphasizing a person-centered, nonjudgmental stance combined with solution-focused work.

How much experience does she have?

She has three years of professional experience as a licensed clinician working with a variety of mental health concerns.

What are her credentials and location?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - licensed in North Carolina with license number NC LCSW C007645.

Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients for online work.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for online therapy.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin a therapy relationship?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also works with

Addictions
ADHD
Anger management
Bipolar disorder
Career difficulties
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
Coping with life changes
Depression
Grief
LGBT
Parenting issues
Self esteem
Trauma and abuse

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 3 years
Licensed: North Carolina
Languages: English

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