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Lakishia Bussell, LCSW

  • Experience3 years
  • LocationNorth Carolina
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Family
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Lakishia

Lakishia Bussell welcomes people seeking practical, compassionate support for a range of life challenges. She centers each interaction on collaboration, helping clients identify goals and build the skills needed to navigate stress, anxiety, relationship strains, grief, mood concerns, and effects of trauma and emotional abuse.

Background and approach

Her practice also addresses issues such as parenting struggles, addiction, career pressures, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and self-esteem concerns. With an LCSW credential and clinical experience in North Carolina, she draws on person-centered and solution-focused principles to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space.

Her style is encouraging and interactive rather than directive, aiming to empower clients rather than tell them what to do. She integrates evidence-informed methods including Internal Family Systems, cognitive behavioral techniques, emotion-focused work, and mindfulness to tailor care to each person’s needs.

Clients can expect sessions that emphasize practical coping strategies alongside exploration of underlying patterns. She values collaboration and treats people with compassion and dignity while supporting progress toward meaningful change.

Approaches That Translate Well to Online Care



Lakishia uses Internal Family Systems to help clients identify and relate to different parts of themselves, supporting work with internal conflicts, trauma responses, and self-leadership. This approach often helps people understand complex emotional patterns and reduce self-criticism through a compassionate internal perspective.

She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes empathy, respect, and collaboration to create a therapeutic relationship that supports growth. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and to develop concrete skills for managing anxiety, depression, and stressors.

Choosing the right method is a shared process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to determine which approaches fit their goals, needs, and preferences, and may blend techniques from several models as treatment progresses.

Online sessions are offered via video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access support from where clients are located, and integrate therapeutic tools into daily life.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and emotional abuse, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting, addictions, ADHD, bipolar challenges, career pressures, self-esteem difficulties, anger, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is encouraging, interactive, nonjudgmental, and person-centered with a solution-focused orientation. Therapy is framed as a collaboration where the client’s goals guide the work.
What is her background and experience?
She brings three years working as a licensed clinical social worker in her current role while describing long experience in the mental health field overall, including work with a wide range of concerns.
Which credentials and location apply to her practice?
She holds an LCSW and practices in North Carolina; credential details are listed as NC LCSW C007645.
Can people who live outside the United States work with her?
Yes, she accepts international clients and provides services in English for those connecting from other countries.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or through text-based messaging depending on client preference and availability.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that clients can cancel at any time.
What steps are involved in beginning therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTGriefParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

3+ years

Licensed

North Carolina

Languages

English