Lakira Williams, LCSW
Warm, practical therapy for life changes
Details
| Name | Lakira Williams |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | North Carolina |
| Licensed in | North Carolina, New York, Washington |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 12 |
About Lakira
Lakira Williams is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 12 years of experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, addiction, grief, and relationship concerns. She aims to create a warm, respectful space where people feel heard and understood.
She began her career supporting youth in foster care, foster parents, and birth parents working toward reunification. Over time she has also counseled young mothers, people managing addiction, and teenagers with behavioral and mental health symptoms.
Background and approach
That work shaped her focus on attachment, abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, and fatherhood concerns. Lakira combines several practical approaches in sessions. She draws on Narrative therapy to help people reframe their stories and on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and take action.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are used to spot and change patterns that cause distress. Her style is interactive and straightforward. Sessions typically involve talking through current problems, practicing new ways of responding, and tracing how past experiences affect present choices.
She pays attention to cultural background and how it shapes a person’s life and relationships. Clients can expect a collaborative plan tailored to their goals. Lakira frames therapy as teamwork - offering skills, support, and coaching while people build toward clearer priorities and healthier routines.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse among the things Lakira works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Lakira among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Lakira among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Lakira among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Lakira among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Lakira among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Lakira among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Lakira among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Lakira directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Lakira directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and values work online
Many clients find Narrative Therapy helpful for untangling the stories that shape how they see themselves and their relationships. This approach focuses on separating the person from the problem and rewriting unhelpful narratives to create more workable meanings. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters most and take modest actions aligned with those values while learning to accept uncomfortable thoughts and feelings.Sessions are collaborative. The therapist will help figure out which approach or combination feels right based on goals, history, and preferences. Trialing different tools early on is normal, and adjustments are made together so the work fits each person’s life and aims.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls let people see facial cues and do deeper conversations, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break, and chat or text options suit quick check-ins, ongoing coaching, or when typing feels easier. These choices make it simpler to fit regular work on goals into a busy schedule while keeping therapy practical and accessible.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does Lakira address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting struggles, addictions, grief, relationship and self-esteem issues, ADHD, and a range of family-related problems.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is warm and interactive. She listens closely, offers practical tools, and works collaboratively to tailor the approach to each person.
What background does she bring to sessions?
She has 12 years of clinical experience, beginning with counseling youth in foster care and supporting reunification efforts, and later working with young mothers, people with addictions, and adolescents with behavioral concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing from North Carolina with licensure noted as NY LCSW and NC LCSW.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits the person’s needs.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a session according to therapist availability.
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