About Aisha
Aisha Gilliam is a licensed professional counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and self-esteem concerns. She also supports people facing grief, parenting challenges, career questions, ADHD, and major life changes. Her tone is warm and direct, aimed at making the first step feel manageable for someone who is worried or unsure.
With seven years of experience, Aisha has worked in schools, hospitals, and independent practice settings in Missouri.
Background and approach
She draws on practical strategies that people can use between sessions. Sessions focus on clear goals, small steps, and realistic problem solving rather than long lectures or vague theory. Aisha uses client-centered methods to listen and reflect what matters most to each person.
She also offers Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts and actions affect mood, and Solution-Focused Therapy to identify immediate changes that help right away. These approaches are mixed to fit the needs of each individual. People who meet with Aisha can expect a patient, nonjudgmental approach.
She emphasizes collaboration and creates space for people to tell their story at their own pace. Practical tools and homework are offered when they fit the plan. If someone prefers online care, Aisha provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling based on availability.
Approaches and online care that focus on small changes
Aisha uses Client-Centered Therapy to listen closely and follow what each person says matters most. This approach helps people feel heard and have their goals honored during sessions.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people notice how thoughts and behaviors affect mood and then try new actions to shift feeling and function. Solution-Focused Therapy is part of her work too, focusing on small steps and immediate changes that move someone toward their goals.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a shared process. The therapist will work together with the client to identify goals, try strategies, and adjust the plan based on what helps. That way sessions stay practical and relevant to real life.
Online care offers flexible options like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people see visual cues and have a fuller conversation. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or when hands-free conversation is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick check-ins, short coaching moments, or for people who prefer writing instead of talking. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and different routines.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Self-love
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Missouri, Texas
- Languages
- English