Dr. Lisa Rasheed, LICSW, LCSW

Dr. Lisa Rasheed helps adults who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, or big life changes. She writes plainly and listens carefully so people can talk about what matters most. Her goal is to help clients build skills that make daily life easier and more manageable.

She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered methods, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques. Sessions focus on practical steps - learning new coping tools, changing unhelpful thoughts, and setting small goals that add up. She emphasizes the client’s strengths and works alongside them as they try new ways of handling problems.

Dr. Rasheed brings nearly three decades of experience across hospitals, outpatient clinics, primary care, specialty medical units, and private practice. Her background includes work with people facing chronic illness, caregiving strain, bereavement, relationship struggles, and mood concerns. Her training includes a Doctor of Social Work in advanced clinical practice and supervision and a PhD in educational policy studies.

Her approach is straightforward and compassionate. She is forthright and warm, and she uses humor when it feels right. Individual sessions aim to be supportive and nonjudgmental while focusing on clear, achievable change.

People who work with Dr. Rasheed typically learn new coping strategies, practice them in everyday situations, and adjust plans as needed. She encourages small, practical steps that build confidence and lead to a better quality of life.

Approaches that translate to online sessions

Dr. Rasheed often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thought patterns and try new behaviors; this approach is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and stress. She also uses client-centered therapy which focuses on listening, reflecting, and building on each person’s strengths to guide conversations and choices. Mindfulness therapy is another tool she uses to teach attention and breathing skills that can reduce reactivity and improve coping in daily life.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist and client will review needs, goals, and preferences together, then try techniques and adjust plans as progress is made. Sessions are tailored to what feels most helpful for the person at that moment rather than a one-size-fits-all method.

Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls support face-to-face conversation and skill practice, phone sessions can work when less bandwidth or no camera is preferred, live chat fits shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing skill reminders and brief updates. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep momentum between sessions.