About Nwando
Nwando Olisa is a Maryland-based clinician who blends client-centered care with practical strategies. She holds an MD and is licensed as an LCSW-C. Her work focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, grief, and low self-esteem.
She uses a mix of person-focused listening and skills-based tools so sessions feel both supportive and useful. Conversations typically start with what matters most to the individual. From there she helps identify unhelpful thought patterns and tests small changes that can ease daily strain.
How Nwando works
Her background includes five years of clinical practice supporting adults and older adults through life transitions and loss. She pays particular attention to issues that affect long-term wellbeing such as attachment, caregiver strain, and aging-related concerns. Clients also bring challenges like family-of-origin conflicts, communication problems, guilt, and feelings of emptiness.
In sessions she combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques with solution-focused and existential approaches when helpful. That means working on thoughts and behaviors, setting concrete short-term goals, and discussing life meaning and values when people want that. The goal is to build coping skills and clearer direction.
Appointments can be weekly, every other week, or monthly depending on what fits each person's schedule. She aims to respond to messages within one to two days and works collaboratively to develop practical tools clients can use between sessions.
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What Nwando works with
The areas below are the ones Nwando selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Registers | MD, LCSW-C |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Maryland |
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Online support options
Practical approaches for online sessions
Many online sessions draw on client-centered listening where the therapist prioritizes what matters most to the person. This approach focuses on empathetic listening, reflecting what someone says, and helping them find their own answers when facing stress or grief.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is also used to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. CBT works well for anxiety, low mood, and patterns that keep problems going by breaking them into manageable steps.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, and adjustments are made over time based on what helps.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face interaction for deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and messaging support shorter check-ins, brief skill practice, or more flexible scheduling. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue progress between sessions.
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