About Us
Compassionate Psychiatric Care. Collaborative Healing. Hope for Every Chapter.
Working On Us Behavioral Health & Family Services — Personalized medication management. Meaningful support. Your next chapter, together.
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Now Accepting Insurance
We are proud to accept the following insurance plans to make quality behavioral health care more accessible.
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Our Practice
Welcome to Working On Us
Life is a series of chapters, and navigating them shouldn't be done alone.
Whether "Us" represents the relationship between your mind and body, you and your family, or your past and your future, Working On Us Behavioral Health & Family Services is here to support you every step of the way.
Our core promises:
- Empowering the individual
- Strengthening the family unit
- Supporting successful transitions through life's most difficult moments
Lakesha McNeill, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Board-Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Meet Lakesha McNeill
Compassionate Care Rooted in Experience
I'm Lakesha McNeill, PMHNP-BC, founder of Working On Us Behavioral Health & Family Services.
As a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, I focus on psychiatric evaluations and medication management that consider your whole life. I listen closely, explain treatment options clearly, and work with you to develop a personalized plan that supports your well-being and goals.
With more than 15 years of nursing experience, Lakesha has cared for individuals during some of life's most vulnerable moments. Her clinical background includes:
- Behavioral Health
- Emergency Medicine
- Trauma Care
- Critical Care
- Cardiac Care
- Rehabilitation
- Corrections
- Healthcare Leadership
I find purpose in helping people regain stability, strengthen their support systems, and move forward through life's difficult chapters—including grief, divorce, hospitalization, military transitions, and recovery. With your permission, I collaborate with your existing therapist and other providers to support coordinated care.
Guided by faith, honesty, hard work, and perseverance, I bring compassion and respect to each person's story. Our work together includes managing symptoms and building the connections and practical supports that help you move toward meaningful change.
Working On Us reflects that partnership: between your mind and body, you and your support system, and your past and your future. You don't have to navigate your next chapter alone. Let's do the work—together.
Professionally Verified
Azalia Pettway, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker & U.S. Air Force Veteran
Meet Azalia Pettway
Connecting Clients to the Support They Need
Azalia Pettway is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, U.S. Air Force veteran, and experienced professional with over ten years in medical and mental health settings. At Working On Us Behavioral Health & Family Services, she helps clients strengthen the support needed to move forward through comprehensive social needs assessments, personalized resource navigation, and education. She identifies barriers to well-being and connects clients with community services, benefits, and practical supports that complement their psychiatric care.
Her experience serving veterans, older adults, at-risk youth, people living with HIV, and the LGBTQ+ community informs her compassionate, individualized approach. Azalia brings expertise in crisis intervention, VA benefits, and community referrals to help clients build stability, strengthen connections, and navigate life's transitions.
Specialized knowledge and support include:
- Social needs assessments: Identifying practical challenges and connecting clients with resources that support well-being.
- Veteran support and benefits education: Helping veterans understand VA benefits and available community services.
- Community and behavioral health support: Promoting emotional wellness, social connection, and independence.
- Case management and care coordination: Helping organize services and strengthen communication across support systems.
- 1915(i) and Innovations Waiver services: Supporting navigation of services designed to promote independence and quality of life.
- Personal care and in-home support: Connecting individuals with assistance for daily living needs.
- Respite services: Helping caregivers explore temporary support and relief.
- Community Alternatives Program (CAP) services: Helping clients explore supportive care options based on eligibility and needs.
- Crisis intervention and resource referrals: Drawing on experience with trauma, depression, anxiety, substance use, housing instability, and domestic violence.
Section 3 — Comprehensive Psychiatric Care
Personalized, Evidence-Based Treatment
Working On Us provides comprehensive behavioral health services for:
Who We Serve
- Children, ages 6+
- Adolescents
- Adults
- Older Adults
Services include:
- Psychiatric Evaluations
- Medication Management
- Short-term Psychotherapy
- Individualized Treatment Planning
- Evidence-Based Mental Health Care
WOU treats a wide range of conditions, including:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- ADHD
- Bipolar Disorder
- PTSD
- Trauma-Related Disorders
- Mood Disorders
- Substance Use Disorders
- Other Behavioral Health Concerns
WOU treatment philosophy centers on collaboration—not a one-size-fits-all approach. Every treatment plan is personalized to each individual's goals, strengths, experiences, and long-term wellness.
Why "Working On Us?"
Healing Means Something Different for Everyone
At Working On Us Behavioral Health & Family Services, "Us" has a different meaning for every person.
It may represent:
- Your mind and body working together
- You and your family building healthier relationships
- Healing from past trauma while creating a brighter future
- Learning to extend yourself the same compassion you offer others
No matter what "Us" means to you, you don't have to navigate your journey alone.
Empowering Individuals
We provide personalized psychiatric care, psychotherapy, medication management, and practical coping strategies that help individuals regain confidence and move toward lasting emotional wellness.
Strengthening Families
We support caregivers, improve communication, and help families develop healthier relationships because emotional wellness thrives through connection.
Supporting Successful Transitions
We help clients confidently navigate life's most challenging chapters — military separation, community reentry, recovery after hospitalization, divorce, grief, career transitions, and major life changes.
A True Partnership
Care That Meets You Where You Are
Seeking help is a sign of strength—not weakness.
Whether you're experiencing overwhelming anxiety, depression, difficulty concentrating, unresolved trauma, relationship challenges, or simply feeling unlike yourself, you deserve thoughtful, collaborative, evidence-based care.
Lakesha's goal extends beyond prescribing medication. She partners with every patient to understand the whole person, explain treatment options, celebrate progress, and adjust care as life evolves.
Patients value her calm demeanor, approachable personality, and ability to create a welcoming environment where they feel heard, respected, and actively involved in their care.
More Than Treatment — A Partnership
Healing isn't about perfection.
It's about taking the next step.
At Working On Us Behavioral Health & Family Services, lasting wellness is built through collaboration, connection, and continuous growth.
Whether you're:
- Facing a new diagnosis
- Recovering from a difficult season
- Supporting a loved one
- Investing in your mental health
We're honored to walk beside you.
Together, we'll work on healing.
We'll work on growth.
We'll work on hope.
We'll work on us.
Our Mission
At Working On Us, we believe true healing happens through collaboration, connection, and continuous growth. Our mission is to provide comprehensive, compassionate behavioral health care that honors the unique journey of every client.
We achieve this through three foundational pillars:
Empowering Individuals
Tailored psychotherapy, psychiatric medication management, and evidence-based coping strategies to help individuals overcome trauma, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and other behavioral health challenges.
Strengthening Families
Supporting caregivers, encouraging open communication, and building resilient, healthy relationships.
Supporting Successful Transitions
Providing a safe, non-judgmental bridge for individuals navigating military discharge, community reentry after incarceration, post-hospitalization recovery, grief, divorce, and other significant life changes.
"Wherever you are in your story, you don't have to navigate the next chapter alone. We are in this together."