{"id":6930,"date":"2021-04-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/safeharbour.agencypartnerinteractive.com\/counselors\/telisa-hickson-lcsw-c\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T13:45:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T13:45:19","slug":"telisa-hickson","status":"publish","type":"counselors","link":"https:\/\/safeharbour.agencypartnerinteractive.com\/?counselors=telisa-hickson","title":{"rendered":"Telisa Hickson, LCSW-C"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/api.badgr.io\/public\/assertions\/dnOXVNCgSvyzV5aDbB1HIw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.safeharborbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Client-Thrive-Completion-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3344\" width=\"259\" height=\"219\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Practicing Since<\/strong>:&nbsp;2011&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a safe and supportive setting,&nbsp;Telisa&nbsp;uses&nbsp;a cognitive behavioral approach with&nbsp;clients&nbsp;with the belief&nbsp;that thoughts and emotions directly impact behaviors and actions.&nbsp;Telisa&nbsp;seeks&nbsp;to make therapy a comfortable way to do significant work in a non-judgmental manner.&nbsp;Her&nbsp;passion is to help&nbsp;her clients&nbsp;live&nbsp;the&nbsp;happiest and emotionally healthiest life possible.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Telisa earned her bachelor&#8217;s degree in Business Administration\/Accounting at a historically Black College,&nbsp;LeMoyne&nbsp;Owen (Memphis, Tennessee), and her master&#8217;s degree in Social Work at University of Maryland Baltimore. 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