- Years in practice
- 12
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Mississippi
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About LaKeshia
LaKeshia Fisher is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Mississippi who helps people facing parenting challenges and many related life stresses. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps that make daily life feel more manageable. Her approach aims to help parents reconnect with their priorities and find workable ways to cope when things feel overwhelming.
With 12 years of clinical experience, Fisher uses methods that center the person and their goals.
Background and approach
She blends client-centered work with cognitive-behavioral and emotion-focused techniques to address mood, anxiety, trauma, and relationship strains. Sessions often include skill-building, problem-solving, and looking at how thoughts and emotions shape choices. Her experience includes working with substance issues, grief, adjustment to life changes, eating and sleeping problems, and challenges around intimacy and self-esteem.
She also supports people dealing with codependency, communication problems, blended family stress, and caregiver strain. The focus is on practical changes that fit each person’s life. Fisher values a trusting working relationship and aims to help people recognize strengths they can use right away.
She encourages active collaboration so goals stay realistic and relevant. Over time the work typically moves from immediate coping to longer-term shifts in outlook and behavior. Clients meet by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging according to preference.
Therapy uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and scheduling is done after a short matching questionnaire to find the right fit.
What LaKeshia works with
Everything LaKeshia lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else LaKeshia helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches LaKeshia lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online support for parenting challenges
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding each person's experience without judgment and helping them set goals that matter. It is useful when parents want a listening space to sort priorities and feel understood.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, works on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It helps people change unhelpful thinking patterns and build practical skills for anxiety, low mood, or parenting stress.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and communication skills. Those tools can be helpful for managing anger, intense reactions, and relationship tensions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about needs, goals, and preferences and together pick methods that fit. That collaborative planning can include trying a few techniques and adjusting as progress is seen.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone calls can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Chat or text can work for brief check-ins, skill reminders, or when someone needs more flexible timing. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy parenting schedules and to continue work between meetings.
Questions people ask about LaKeshia
What parenting and family concerns are addressed?
She helps with parenting stress, blended family issues, communication problems, and caregiver strain, plus related concerns like anger and sleep difficulties.
What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?
Her style is collaborative and practical, using client-centered conversations alongside cognitive and emotion-focused techniques to build skills and problem-solve.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience working in a range of settings with people facing mood disorders, substance issues, grief, and life transitions.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds a Master of Science and is a Licensed Professional Counselor (MS LPC) practicing in Mississippi.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not accepted at this time.
What session formats are available?
Appointments can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to client preference.
How does the subscription and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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