Dr. Lakisha Ellison, LCSW

Dr. Lakisha Ellison is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 15 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting struggles, relationship and intimacy concerns, ADHD, and mood challenges such as bipolar disorder. She takes a direct, down-to-earth approach and aims to help clients become more authentic and empowered in everyday life.

She began her social work career in 2005 working with children and families across a wide range of backgrounds. Over time she has supported people dealing with depression, attachment wounds, grief and loss, domestic violence, substance-related problems, and the long-term effects of adverse childhood experiences.

Her current clinical focus includes sexual trauma, anxiety, transgender clients, and life-long impacts of early adversity. She also enjoys working with queer and lesbian women of color who want to talk about race, ethnicity, and sexuality together with gender and oppression. Her work pays attention to each person’s unique environment and history.

Dr. Ellison describes her counseling style as client-centered, engaging, and grounded. She mixes practical strategies with humor and holistic practices such as aromatherapy and healing rituals when appropriate. She commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques, solution-focused methods, motivational interviewing, and aspects of reality therapy to support change.

Her aim is practical growth: helping people uncover what matters to them, build skills, and take steps toward a life that feels more genuine. If someone is ready to begin, she offers professional support and encouragement along that journey.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on relationships and patterns people form with others. It looks at how early bonds affect current stress, intimacy, and family interactions and helps people build more secure ways of relating.

Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's goals and experience. The therapist listens closely, reflects what they hear, and supports the client's own pace and direction for change.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals, try approaches that fit those goals, and adjust methods as progress is made. Clients and therapist decide together which techniques feel most helpful.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to continue care across life changes, while the therapist and client focus on practical strategies and relationship patterns relevant to everyday life.