Wallisa Connally , LCSW

Wallisa Connally is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Texas with 27 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship and family challenges, parenting concerns, grief and loss, depression, mood disorders, and personality-related issues. A combat veteran and former military dependent, she brings decades of direct experience working with active duty service members and military families, which informs her understanding of the unique pressures facing those communities.

Her therapeutic style is warm, interactive, and grounded in respect, sensitivity, and compassion. She avoids stigmatizing labels and focuses on meeting each person where they are, shaping conversations and treatment plans to reflect individual needs and goals. Clinically she draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy among other evidence-informed approaches, tailoring techniques to address problems such as communication struggles, codependency, parenting conflicts, intimacy concerns, and coping with life transitions.

Wallisa also has expertise in adoption and foster care issues, blended family dynamics, infidelity, compassion fatigue, and challenges that arise from family of origin patterns. She approaches work with a practical, strengths-based mindset that aims to support clients in developing clearer perspectives, healthier relationships, and more effective coping strategies. Seeking change takes courage, and she positions herself as a supportive partner for those ready to take that step.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is a goal-oriented approach that helps people identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and mood-related concerns and focuses on practical strategies to shift thoughts and actions.

Solution-Focused Therapy centers on identifying a client's strengths and building short-term, practical steps toward achievable goals. This approach works well for people seeking concrete changes in relationships, parenting, life transitions, or problem solving when a forward-looking, action-based plan is helpful.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Wallisa works collaboratively with clients and licensed professionals to determine which methods best match a person’s needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan over time based on what proves most effective.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through multiple formats, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, maintain continuity across locations, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable, while still engaging in focused, professional therapeutic work.