About Kalisa
Kalisa Thomas is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, and ADHD-related struggles. She brings 23 years of clinical experience and aims to make therapy straightforward and practical for people feeling overwhelmed. Her style is warm and strengths-based.
She listens for what matters most, then works with clients to set small, doable goals. Sessions focus on clearer communication, self-compassion, and steady steps that fit real life.
Background and approach
Kalisa uses a mix of approaches depending on the person’s needs. This can include client-centered conversations that follow what the client brings, cognitive behavioral tools to change unhelpful thoughts and habits, and mindfulness practices to build calm and focus. She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to understand recurring patterns that cause pain.
Many people come for help with relationship strain, parenting stress, addiction concerns, grief, or career pressure. She also supports people navigating multicultural issues, veteran-related challenges, and the emotional fallout from trauma and abuse. The work often includes practical strategies for daily living alongside deeper reflection.
Kalisa works with LGBT clients and addresses intimacy, self-esteem, and commitment concerns. Her Florida practice aims to help people develop resilience and better ways of relating to themselves and others. The pace and focus are set together, so therapy fits each person’s goals.
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions help
Kalisa commonly uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in her online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on following the client’s concerns and offering a supportive, nonjudgmental space. It helps people clarify their priorities and feel heard. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) teaches concrete skills to change upsetting thoughts and reduce unhelpful behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and ADHD-related challenges.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She discusses options with each person and tailors methods to the client’s goals, preferences, and daily life. The first few sessions are used to identify what feels most useful and make adjustments as needed.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth work and visual connection. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text messaging are practical for brief updates, short coaching-style exchanges, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and support ongoing progress between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Personality disorders
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 23 years
- Licensed
- Florida, North Carolina
- Languages
- English
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