A collaborative pace
We will identify goals together and revisit them as your needs change. I bring clinical guidance without treating you as a problem to be solved or rushing you into a pace that does not feel sustainable.
Lamisa Shaik, LMHC
About me
About Lamisa
Therapy that is steady, respectful, and personal
Hi, I am Lamisa Shaik, LMHC, a bilingual Bengali- and English-speaking therapist based in Brooklyn, New York and West Orange, New Jersey. I bring warmth, clarity, and cultural awareness to my work with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and groups, helping clients find steadier ground and build emotional skills that support everyday life.
How she works
What clients can expect from me
Care across ages and relationships
My experience includes work with children, adolescents, adults, couples, families, and groups. The intake process helps us decide which format best fits your concerns, goals, and current circumstances.
Support for everyday pressure
Sessions can address anxiety, ADHD, burnout, relationship stress, family conflict, life transitions, and identity-based stress. We can look at both immediate coping needs and patterns that keep returning.
Your culture and context matter
I make room for family roles, immigration, faith, community, gender, values, and lived experience. Cultural responsiveness means staying curious about your story rather than making assumptions about it.
Practical tools you can use
Alongside reflection and honest conversation, we may practice concrete strategies for communication, emotional regulation, boundaries, organization, and coping between sessions.
Bilingual flexibility
Sessions may take place in Bengali, English, or a natural combination of both. You can use the language that fits the emotion, memory, or family experience you are trying to describe.
Clinical focus
Areas of support
My clinical work includes anxiety, ADHD, coping skills, stress and burnout, relationship concerns, family conflict, and the emotional strain that can come with identity and cultural expectations. Based in Brooklyn and West Orange, I am licensed in New York and New Jersey and offer virtual sessions in Bengali and English for clients who want care that is flexible and grounded. I also provide group therapy and support newer clinicians through supervision and consultation.
Education
Graduate training in mental health counseling
Lamisa earned a Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling from Queens College, City University of New York, and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Sociology from the City College of New York.
Clinical experience
Rooted in Brooklyn and community care
Her experience includes private practice, telehealth, and community mental health. She has served as a senior clinician with Brooklyn Total Wellness and as a bilingual therapist in East New York, providing care in Bengali and English to children, adults, and families.