Lakishia Bussell, LCSW

North Carolina · 3 years in practice

Lakishia Bussell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, and other life challenges.

License and registration

LCSW, North Carolina: C007645 · expires February 2027
NPI: 1427177971 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 3
Languages: English

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About Lakishia

Lakishia Bussell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, and other life challenges. She speaks plainly and works to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through their concerns and set clear goals. She approaches therapy as a collaboration.

Sessions are interactive and encouraging; the aim is to help clients recognize patterns, try new ways of coping, and build skills that feel useful in daily life.

Background and approach

Lakishia avoids stigmatizing labels and seeks practical, person-centered solutions instead of giving directives. Her practice includes work on trauma and emotional abuse, depression, addictions, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar concerns, and compassion fatigue. She also offers coaching-style support for people facing life transitions or wanting clearer goals.

Techniques from cognitive behavioral approaches, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing are part of her toolkit. Clients can expect straightforward language and a steady, respectful tone in sessions. Lakishia draws on three years of online counseling experience alongside a longer history in mental health services to shape conversations that are focused and doable.

She supports people who identify as LGBT and addresses concerns related to ADHD among other difficulties. Her work aims to help people feel more capable between sessions. She partners with each person to choose strategies that fit their daily routine and values.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Lakishia lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

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

Approaches Lakishia names

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Online support

How therapy approaches work in online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person in front of the therapist. It involves open listening, empathy, and helping people identify their own goals so they can make changes that matter. This approach is useful when someone needs a respectful space to sort out feelings and decide what to try next.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking and build new behaviors. CBT can be helpful for anxiety, depression, stress, and managing symptoms between sessions.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy emphasizes understanding and reshaping emotional responses. It helps people notice patterns in how they react and learn new ways to express needs and connect with others. This can be useful for relationship distress and processing strong emotions.

Finding the right method is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which approaches match their needs, goals, and comfort level. Plans are adjusted as therapy progresses to keep the focus useful and relevant.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues for deeper conversation, phone sessions can fit into a short break or require less bandwidth, live chat can work for quick check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflections between meetings. These options help therapy fit into busy lives and varying schedules.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns can I bring to therapy?

She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and emotional abuse, relationship and family issues, addictions, grief, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar-related concerns, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

How would you describe the therapy style used?

The approach is person-centered and interactive. Sessions focus on collaboration, practical strategies, and solution-focused conversation using techniques from CBT, mindfulness, EFT, and motivational interviewing.

What is Lakishia's background in mental health?

She has worked in the mental health field for many years and holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential. Her recent practice blends trauma work, coaching, and skills-based approaches.

Where is Lakishia located and what credential does she hold?

She is based in North Carolina and is licensed as an LCSW in that state.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English, and she is able to work with international clients as well.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin if I want to work together?

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