About Jalisa
Jalisa Lewis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with nine years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, and ADHD. Her style is direct and centered on each person's strengths and goals.
Jalisa keeps sessions grounded and practical. She listens first, then helps clients name what matters most. From there she and the client set small goals and try tools that fit daily life.
Background and approach
She emphasizes building habits that reduce overwhelm and improve relationships. Her work draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to connect thoughts, feelings, and actions. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice values and take meaningful steps.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing may be included for trauma-related memories when appropriate. Jalisa has worked across settings including inpatient psychiatric care, residential behavioral treatment, a medical hospital pediatric intensive care unit, and higher education. That range informs how she adapts her approach to different stresses and life stages.
In sessions she uses a strengths-based, client-centered stance. Clients set the direction and pace of work while she offers structure and practical strategies. Her aim is to help people feel more empowered and find clearer ways forward.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
The therapist commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people spot and change unhelpful thought patterns and try new behaviors. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, and coping with life changes.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which focuses on clarifying values and taking small meaningful actions even when uncomfortable feelings remain. ACT can help with stress, relationship decisions, and developing a steadier routine. When trauma memories are a central concern, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing may be included to process distressing memories in focused sessions.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try a few tools, and adjust methods based on what helps most. Clients are invited to give feedback so the plan stays useful and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for in-depth work and real-time feedback, phone sessions can require less bandwidth, and chat or messaging work well for brief check-ins and between-session support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving schedules, and allow flexibility in how progress is tracked and reviewed.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina, Virginia
- Languages
- English
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