About Maisa
Maisa Shelmire is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with nearly two decades of professional experience. She practices in Louisiana and focuses on clear, practical help for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, mood concerns, and grief. Maisa aims to make beginning therapy straightforward and approachable.
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address trauma, family conflict, anger, and relationship and intimacy-related issues. She also supports people managing ADHD, bipolar concerns, parenting stress, career transitions, and the emotional aftereffects of abuse.
How Maisa works
Sessions center on real-life strategies and steady problem solving rather than abstract theory. Maisa has a background in behavioral health work that includes crisis intervention, clinical interviewing, and psychological and academic testing. Her history includes long service in the Louisiana Army National Guard as a behavioral health officer, which contributes to her experience with first responder and military-related concerns.
This mix of clinical and operational experience shapes a practical approach. In sessions she focuses on listening, respect, and sensitivity while tailoring conversations and plans to each person. Expect collaborative goal setting and tools you can try between meetings.
Maisa frames therapy as a step-by-step process aimed at clearer thinking and more manageable daily life. Her practice supports people working through family of origin issues, attachment and abandonment concerns, codependency, blended family dynamics, fatherhood questions, and forgiveness work. The emphasis is on straightforward guidance and steady support through change.
What Maisa works with
The areas below are the ones Maisa selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- 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 | 19 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Louisiana |
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Online support options
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Many of the techniques Maisa commonly uses are practical and easy to adapt to remote sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thought patterns and try small behavior experiments to change them; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Motivational interviewing focuses on building a person's own reasons for change and strengthening motivation, which can help with career transitions, substance concerns, or commitment issues.Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will review your goals, needs, and preferences and suggest a plan that combines techniques in a collaborative way. Adjustments are made over time based on what works for you.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for in-depth conversations and visual cues, while phone calls require less bandwidth. Live chat and messaging make short check-ins and skills practice easier during a busy week. These options offer flexibility to fit sessions around work, parenting, or other responsibilities.
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