Lakeshia Williams
Hi, I'm Dr. Lakeshia Williams! I believe everyone deserves a safe space to feel heard, supported, and understood. With more than 22 years of professional experience in education, leadership, and supporting individuals and families, I bring compassion, understanding, and practical strategies to counseling.
With more than 22 years of professional experience in education, leadership, and supporting individuals and families, I bring compassion, understanding, and practical strategies to counseling.
I provide telehealth counseling to adolescents, adults, and older adults in Georgia and South Carolina who are navigating grief and loss, ADHD, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, workplace stress, burnout, trauma-related concerns, and major life transitions. My approach combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, and strengths-based support to help clients develop healthier coping skills, recognize their strengths, and create meaningful change. My goal is to provide a warm, respectful, and nonjudgmental environment where you feel empowered to heal, grow, and move forward with confidence.
First session
During your first session, you will have a safe, supportive space to share what brings you to counseling, discuss your concerns, and identify what you hope to achieve. We will review relevant background information, explore your strengths and current needs, and begin developing goals for therapy. You can expect a warm, conversational experience focused on helping you feel heard, understood, and comfortable moving forward.
Strengths
I bring warmth, compassion, attentive listening, and more than 22 years of experience supporting individuals and families. My approach is practical, strengths-based, and tailored to each client’s needs. I help clients feel safe, heard, and respected while identifying patterns, building effective coping skills, and developing realistic solutions that support meaningful and lasting change.
Ideal clients
My ideal client is an adolescent, adult, or older adult who feels overwhelmed by life's challenges and is ready to take meaningful steps toward healing and personal growth. They may be navigating anxiety, depression, grief and loss, ADHD, relationship difficulties, workplace stress, burnout, or major life transitions. They want to feel understood, regain emotional balance, develop healthier coping strategies, and build confidence in managing everyday challenges. Whether they are seeking support for a difficult season or hoping to create lasting change, I welcome clients who are open to exploring their experiences and discovering their strengths. Together, we will work toward greater emotional wellness, healthier relationships, and renewed hope and purpose.
Origin story
My passion for helping others grew from more than 22 years of supporting children, adults, and families in education. Throughout my career, I witnessed how stress, trauma, relationships, and life transitions can affect emotional well-being and daily functioning. I became a therapist to provide a safe, nonjudgmental space where clients feel heard, supported, and empowered to recognize their strengths, develop healthier coping skills, and move confidently toward meaningful change.
Ongoing work together
Our ongoing work will be collaborative, supportive, and focused on your individual goals. Together, we will identify patterns, build practical coping skills, strengthen communication, and develop realistic strategies for managing life’s challenges. Progress may look like feeling less overwhelmed, responding to stress more effectively, setting healthier boundaries, improving relationships, and gaining greater confidence in your ability to move forward. We will regularly review your goals and adjust our approach to ensure counseling continues to meet your needs.
Treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I use cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help clients understand how their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors influence one another. Together, we identify unhelpful thinking patterns, explore how they affect daily life, and develop more balanced perspectives and healthier responses. Sessions may include practicing coping strategies, problem-solving, journaling, grounding, or completing brief exercises between appointments. CBT allows clients to build practical skills they can use to manage anxiety, depression, stress, low self-esteem, and life transitions with greater confidence.
Location
Virtual sessions
In-person sessions1979 Riverside Dr, Macon, GA 31201
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Licensed in
- GeorgiaLicense LPC016944
- South CarolinaLicense 12491