Jalisa Lewis, LCSW

Jalisa Lewis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with nine years of experience providing therapy across diverse clinical settings. She has supported people in inpatient psychiatric hospitals, residential behavioral treatment facilities, medical hospitals where she worked within a pediatric intensive care unit, and within higher education, bringing practical experience from individual, group, and family work to each client encounter.

Her work includes helping people affected by depression, anxiety, substance use, trauma, and relationship challenges. Jalisa emphasizes a client-centered approach that treats each person as the expert on their own life, using a strengths-based and solution-focused lens to develop treatment plans aligned with clients' goals. She draws on multiple therapeutic methods, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), to help clients examine links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and identify patterns that contribute to self-defeating beliefs or actions.

Jalisa is also trained in the evidence-based model of Functional Family Therapy (FFT), which frames the entire family system as the identified client and focuses on engagement, motivation, behavior change, and applying learned skills beyond the home. She approaches her work with respect for the challenges clients bring and a commitment to supporting movement toward greater empowerment and a more peaceful life.

Areas of professional interest include racial equality and ethnic diversity, women's empowerment, and the relationship between physical and mental wellness. If a client experiences urgent danger or crisis during the course of care, Jalisa directs them to call 1-800-273-TALK or 911, since this forum does not provide emergency services.