About Lakeisha
Lakeisha McKnabb offers a calm, practical way to start when life feels overwhelming. She centers sessions on each person's goals and strengths and helps people take one manageable step at a time. Lakeisha is a licensed clinical mental health counselor, LCMHC, practicing in North Carolina with 18 years of experience.
She focuses on common struggles such as anxiety, stress, depression, addiction, grief, and relationship strain. She also helps with workplace issues, career questions, caregiver stress, and the impacts of trauma.
How Lakeisha works
Sessions are straightforward and goal-focused to help people regain daily functioning and hope. Lakeisha uses approaches that match a person’s needs. She draws on client-centered work to build trust and on cognitive behavioral strategies to change unhelpful thinking and behaviors.
For trauma, she incorporates EMDR and mindfulness tools when appropriate to reduce distress and improve coping. Her style emphasizes collaboration and practical skills. People can expect clear goals, simple exercises to try between sessions, and regular check-ins on progress.
She also brings experience with multicultural concerns and with first responder stress. Lakeisha supports people exploring identity and LGBTQ concerns, and she addresses prejudice and discrimination as part of therapy. Her aim is to help people feel heard, make changes that matter, and move toward a more balanced life.
Lakeisha lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Lakeisha works with
The areas below are the ones Lakeisha selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Depression
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- First responder issues
- Grief
- LGBT
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 18 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online care
Lakeisha frequently uses client-centered therapy to create a supportive, listening space where the person’s goals guide the work. This approach focuses on understanding concerns, building trust, and helping people use their own strengths to make changes.She also applies cognitive behavioral therapy, which involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. CBT often includes short exercises and practical homework that fit well into online sessions and between-session practice. For trauma symptoms she may use EMDR techniques and mindfulness tools to reduce distress and improve emotional regulation.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and together decide which methods to try first. Adjustments are made along the way so the work stays useful and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can work for brief check-ins and ongoing support. These options make it simpler to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or other commitments.
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