Dr. Lakisha Ellison, LCSW
North Carolina · 15 years in practice
Dr. Lakisha Ellison is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina.
License and registration
- LCSW, North Carolina
- C006571 · expires September 2027
- NPI
- 1588870786 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Lakisha
Dr. Lakisha Ellison is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina. She works with people facing anxiety, stress, trauma and abuse, parenting and family concerns, LGBT issues, relationship and intimacy-related struggles, career changes, bipolar disorder, and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
She aims to help clients feel more authentic and empowered in everyday life. Her style is client-centered and down-to-earth. She brings warmth, humor, and practical skills into sessions.
Background and approach
She often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people learn tools they can use between meetings. She also draws on attachment-focused ideas to understand relationship patterns. Over 15 years she has worked across many settings with people from varied backgrounds.
Her experience includes supporting people after loss, addressing attachment and family of origin issues, and responding to domestic violence and substance-related concerns. She has focused work with sexual trauma and the long-term effects of adverse childhood experiences. Dr.
Ellison also supports transgender individuals and queer and lesbian women of color who want to process race, ethnicity, and sexuality together. She includes holistic practices such as aromatherapy and healing rituals when clients are interested in those options. She describes her approach as strength-based and practical.
Her goal is to guide people through change with honesty and respect. She emphasizes the therapeutic relationship and partners with clients to set clear goals. The work may include skill building, emotion work, and exploring past experiences to make lasting changes.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Lakisha lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Lakisha names
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches that guide online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current bonds and emotional responses. In online sessions this work helps people notice patterns in close relationships and practice new ways of connecting and coping. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience and goals, giving space for empathy and validation while clients set the pace and direction of the work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, used alongside these approaches, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions to teach practical skills for managing anxiety, mood swings, and stress.Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying ideas, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together rather than committing to one path up front.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow full conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter updates, coping tools between sessions, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, and family life.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she address?
She helps people with anxiety, stress, trauma and abuse, parenting and family issues, LGBT concerns, relationship and intimacy-related struggles, career transitions, bipolar disorder, and ADHD.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered, down-to-earth, and engaging. She mixes practical tools, warmth, and occasional humor to keep sessions focused and useful.
What is her professional background?
She holds a Doctor of Social Work and has 15 years of professional experience working across settings with children, adults, and families on a range of issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in North Carolina.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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