Jalisa Lewis , LCSW

Jalisa Lewis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with nine years of experience delivering therapy across a range of clinical settings. She has worked in inpatient psychiatric hospitals, residential behavioral treatment facilities, a medical hospital within a pediatric intensive care unit, and within higher education, bringing experience from individual, group, and family work to support people facing depression, anxiety, substance use, trauma, and relationship challenges.

Her practice is strongly client-centered, grounded in the belief that each person is the expert on their own life and that therapy should move at the pace and direction clients set. Using a strengths-based and solutions-focused lens, she draws on multiple treatment approaches to help clients identify personal resources and build treatment plans that address their goals. Through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) she helps clients notice connections among thoughts, emotions, and behaviors and develop more helpful patterns. She is also trained in Functional Family Therapy (FFT), an evidence-based model that frames the whole family as the client and works to engage members, support behavior change, and generalize skills outside the therapy setting.

Jalisa aims to support clients in moving toward a more empowered and peaceful life and has interests in racial equality, ethnic diversity, women's empowerment, and the links between physical and mental wellness. If someone feels they are in urgent crisis at any time, she advises calling 1-800-273-TALK or 911, and notes that this forum does not provide emergency services.