JaLisa Giles, LCSW

JaLisa Giles is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Texas who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. She works with individuals ages 15 and up and aims to create an affirming space where clients feel seen and respected.

She uses a straightforward, collaborative style that prioritizes real conversation over jargon. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical steps clients can try between meetings. JaLisa combines several evidence-based techniques to tailor care to each person’s needs.

Her background includes eight years of clinical experience and practice across multiple states. That experience includes supporting people from diverse cultural backgrounds and those managing caregiver stress, chronic illness, or feelings of isolation. She also addresses attachment and communication challenges and issues that come up in blended families.

In early meetings she offers a chance to share what’s been weighing on you and to map out achievable goals. If you decide to continue, she collaborates with you to turn insights into concrete changes. The work is direct, honest, and paced to fit what each client wants to accomplish.

People often come for help finding purpose, managing mood disorders, or coping with the emotional strain of caregiving and aging-related concerns. JaLisa supports clients through these challenges with attention to cultural context and individual strengths.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online work

JaLisa commonly blends a few evidence-based techniques to meet each person’s goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try small behavioral changes to improve mood and anxiety. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck and needs support finding internal motivation to make changes. Psychodynamic-informed work is used to look at recurring relationship patterns and early experiences that influence current feelings.

Finding the right mix is part of the process. She will collaborate with each client to choose approaches that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That choice is revisited over time so sessions stay useful and relevant.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session formats before booking since specific options are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins from different locations. It also lets people focus on breathing space between responsibilities and use shorter or longer sessions when that better fits daily life.