Maisa Shelmire, LCSW
Licensed in Louisiana · 19 years in practice
Maisa Shelmire is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who draws on almost two decades of practice to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma.
License and registration
- LCSW, Louisiana
- 8828 · expires August 2026
- NPI
- 1447653373 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 19
- Languages
- English
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About Maisa
Maisa Shelmire is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who draws on almost two decades of practice to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. She meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps that make daily life easier. Her manner is direct but compassionate, and she aims for clear goals each session.
Her background includes clinical psychotherapy, crisis intervention, and behavioral health work in Louisiana. She has experience with family conflict, anger, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and parenting stress.
Background and approach
She also supports people managing bipolar disorder, ADHD, and co-occurring issues. Maisa has worked in military behavioral health and brings that perspective to first responder and veteran-related concerns. That experience informs her approach to trauma and stress reactions without assuming one-size-fits-all care.
She adapts conversations and plans to what a person actually needs. In sessions she uses practical, evidence-based techniques alongside longer-term reflective work. She helps people build coping skills, manage strong emotions, and address patterns like attachment or communication problems.
Therapy can include short-term problem solving or deeper exploration depending on goals. Therapy with Maisa centers on collaboration. She helps set achievable steps, checks progress, and adjusts the plan as needs change.
Taking the first step can feel hard, and she aims to make the process manageable and respectful.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Maisa lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Online support
Practical approaches and online care that fit your life
Many of Maisa's clinical methods are straightforward and skill-focused. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and change small behaviors that reduce anxiety and depression. Motivational Interviewing supports people who are unsure or stuck, using guided conversation to build motivation for change. Psychodynamic work looks at repeated patterns and attachment issues to understand why problems keep returning, which can help with relationship and intimacy concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps most, and sessions can blend short-term skills with deeper exploration when useful.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and offer alternatives when bandwidth or on-camera time is limited. Licensed professionals can use these tools to deliver consistent care, check progress, and update goals while keeping therapy flexible and accessible.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Maisa help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting concerns, career questions, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style combines practical skills training with reflective talk therapy. Sessions focus on skill building, emotion management, and understanding patterns that affect daily life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 19 years of professional experience in behavioral health and clinical practice in Louisiana.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, practicing in Louisiana.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not currently taking international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How are costs handled and how do I begin?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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