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Dr. Corlissa Wilson

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Dr. Corlissa Wilson, LPC

Georgia

Dr. Corlissa Wilson, LPC - Anxiety and Anger

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Key details

  • CredentialsLPC
  • LicenseLPC, Georgia / LPC002236
  • NPI1033732946
  • Experience25 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationGeorgia

About

  • CBT techniques
  • Client-centered work
  • Solution-focused steps

About Corlissa

Dr. Corlissa Wilson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia with 25 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, relationship strain, grief, and other life changes. She works with adults and adolescents on parenting, intimacy-related issues, career concerns, and self-esteem.

Dr. Wilson uses practical, goal-oriented work in sessions. She listens for the problems that matter most, helps people set clear goals, and suggests activities to try between meetings. Many clients are given short assignments to practice new ways of handling difficult moments.

Her background includes long experience in school counseling and private practice, plus teaching at the university level. That mix shapes a straightforward style that combines real-world skills with clinical approaches. She draws on methods that encourage problem solving and new thinking about situations.

In sessions she uses Client-Centered techniques to focus on what the person brings, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to notice and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and Solution-Focused Therapy to identify small steps that move things forward. These approaches often appear together in her work.

People who come for help with anger often leave with clearer plans for handling triggers, communicating differently, and reducing build-up over time. She also supports those coping with trauma, caregiving stress, blended family issues, and panic symptoms.

To begin, she asks clients to outline goals and tries methods that fit the situation. Sessions aim to be practical, with tools and short exercises that can be used between meetings.

How sessions work

Therapeutic approaches and how they translate online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the client's perspective and priorities. It means the therapist listens closely and helps people define their own goals, which can be useful for anger that ties to relationships or identity concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches concrete skills to notice triggers and try different responses, which helps with anxiety, anger, and panic symptoms.

Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on small, practical steps that move things forward. Sessions often produce simple experiments or actions that clients try between meetings to test what helps.

Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and what methods feel workable. That discussion guides which techniques are emphasized and what home assignments are suggested.

Confirm the specific online session options before booking. The site instructions ask you to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Online work can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins during a work break, sessions without needing travel time, or flexible timing on days that are hectic. These practical benefits often help people keep consistent work on anger and related concerns.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionADHD

Additional focus areas

Blended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationFamily problemsForgivenessHospice and end-of-life counselingLife purposeMidlife crisisPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Solution-Focused Therapy

Experience

25+ years

Listed in

Georgia

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She helps with stress, anxiety, anger, relationship strain, grief, parenting concerns, career issues, depression, ADHD, and related topics.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her approach is practical and collaborative. She works with clients to set goals and gives activities to try between sessions.

How much experience does she have?

She has 25 years of experience, including long work as a school counselor and time teaching at the university level.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia and practices in that state.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she work with clients outside the United States?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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