Dr. Lisa Rasheed, LICSW, LCSW

Dr. Lisa Rasheed is a licensed clinical social worker and educator based in Georgia who brings nearly three decades of professional experience to her work. She has practiced across inpatient and outpatient settings, primary care and medical specialty units, and in private practice, supporting adults from age 18 through 99. Her clinical background includes work with aging-related concerns, caregiver stress, bereavement, chronic illness, anxiety, depression, relationship and family difficulties, substance use and dual diagnoses, low self-efficacy and self-esteem, employment-related stressors, and other psychosocial challenges.

Her approach to therapy is collaborative and strengths-based. She frames treatment as an active partnership, working alongside clients to pursue clear goals that enhance quality of life. Dr. Rasheed blends cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques, tailoring interventions to each person’s needs while honoring the client as the expert in their own life. She describes her clinical manner as compassionate, empathetic, and forthright, with appropriate use of humor when helpful.

Dr. Rasheed holds advanced degrees including a DSW in Advanced Clinical Social Work and Supervision from the University of Tennessee Knoxville, a PhD in Educational Policy Studies from Georgia State University, and an MSW with a health and mental health concentration from Clark Atlanta University. She is credentialed as an LICSW and LCSW, indicating licensed clinical social work credentials that permit provision of clinical therapy. Prospective clients seeking guidance through difficult transitions, skill development, or greater life satisfaction may reach out to explore whether her blended, person-centered approach is a good fit.