About Iisha
Iisha Toombs is a licensed clinical social worker with 16 years of experience helping people manage addictions, trauma, depression, and concerns related to sexual orientation and gender. She focuses on building trust so clients feel comfortable talking about hard things. Iisha aims to reduce shame and increase confidence through steady, practical support.
Her style is direct and compassionate. She creates a space where emotions and memories can be discussed without judgment.
How Iisha works
Sessions emphasize concrete steps people can try between meetings to test what helps them feel better. Iisha has worked across settings that involved substance use disorder and trauma care. That background informs how she supports people dealing with relapse risk, dissociation, or intense emotional reactions.
She also addresses issues like body image, chronic pain and illness, aging concerns, and isolation. Clients can expect collaborative goal-setting and a focus on skills that fit daily life. Iisha pays attention to how family of origin, abandonment, and communication patterns shape current struggles.
She also helps people facing divorce, separation, and the guilt or shame that can follow difficult choices. Therapy combines listening with practical tools to increase motivation and reduce impulsivity. Iisha works with people navigating gender dysphoria and LGBT concerns, offering an accepting approach to identity and related stressors.
English-language services are provided to residents of California.
What Iisha works with
The areas below are the ones Iisha selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 16 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches to healing and how online therapy helps
Many of Iisha's methods focus on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that combine careful listening with practical skills. One common approach emphasizes building emotional awareness and grounding skills to manage dissociation and intense responses after trauma. These techniques help people notice triggers and use short exercises to reduce overwhelming feelings.Another approach targets addiction and impulsivity by identifying patterns and creating small behavioral changes. This work breaks larger goals into clear steps, such as craving management, relapse planning, and routines that support recovery. A third strand focuses on self-esteem and coping with shame by rehearsing new ways of thinking and practicing kinder self-talk in everyday situations.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose methods that match a person's needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration includes checking progress and adjusting techniques when something is not working.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversations and longer therapy work, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging offer brief check-ins, quick skill practice, or support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and stay consistent with care.
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