Faizah Mawusi, LCSW

Faizah Mawusi is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 32 years of experience helping people navigate complex emotional and life challenges. As an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - she combines extensive clinical training with a compassionate, affirming approach to support clients facing stress, anxiety, mood disorders, trauma, and issues related to LGBTQ identity.

Her practice emphasizes understanding each person’s unique background and strengths, with particular attention to social anxiety, communication difficulties, self-love, and multicultural concerns. She works collaboratively to address past wounds while fostering resilience, clearer life purpose, and healthier relationships. Faizah draws on evidence-informed methods to help clients manage anger, grief, addiction concerns, parenting challenges, and the emotional impacts of life transitions.

Faizah has a long history of guiding young adults, women, and people experiencing workplace or relational stress toward meaningful change. She offers culturally responsive care that respects individual identity and honors diverse life stories, aiming to empower clients to build coping skills, improve communication, and pursue personal growth on their own terms.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Faizah integrates client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to meet clients where they are and build practical skills. Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding the person's perspective and creating an empathic, nonjudgmental space to explore feelings and values; it is helpful for improving self-esteem, relationships, and life direction. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop concrete strategies to manage anxiety, mood symptoms, and stress-related problems, making it useful for depression, anxiety, and coping with change.

She also uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy when emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness are central concerns. DBT offers tools for managing intense emotions, reducing self-harm urges, and improving communication in relationships. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process - Faizah works with each person to tailor techniques based on their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting methods as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Faizah is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility and access for busy schedules or those who prefer remote care. These options allow continuity of treatment across life transitions and make it easier to fit therapy into day-to-day life while working with a licensed professional.