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- Grief and loss
- CBT and DBT
- Parenting support
About LaRanda
LaRanda Jason is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with nine years of clinical experience in Louisiana. She focuses on grief, self-esteem, life changes, stress, anxiety, addictions, and mood concerns such as depression and bipolar disorder. She also addresses parenting challenges, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and issues related to adoption, foster care, hospice, and young adulthood.
LaRanda works in a conversational, client-centered way. She listens to what matters most and shapes sessions around immediate goals. Sessions use practical steps from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches when helpful. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing also guide conversations about change and motivation.
In sessions she breaks down problems into manageable parts. She helps people identify patterns of thinking and behavior and then tests small, doable changes. When grief or loss are present she balances space for feeling with concrete coping strategies. For parenting and adoption-related concerns she focuses on specific skills and communication techniques that can be practiced between sessions.
She aims for clear, straightforward planning. That includes short-term steps people can try the week after a session. Progress is discussed openly and plans are adjusted as needed. LaRanda practices in Louisiana and holds the LCSW credential.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule an initial session. This helps clarify goals, current stresses, and what a first block of work might look like.
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How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what the client brings. Online sessions follow that same pattern by prioritizing the client's goals and pacing. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses short exercises to test small changes. That structure adapts well to remote work through guided practice and homework between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes skill-building in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be taught through demonstration, practice, and review during sessions.Choosing the right approach is part of the early work. The therapist and client will discuss goals, try methods, and adjust based on what helps. This collaborative process ensures the plan fits the person's needs, whether the emphasis is skills practice, talking through grief, or changing unhelpful patterns.
Confirm current session options before booking because formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and reduce travel time. Therapists can assign brief exercises to practice between meetings so progress continues outside session hours.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with grief, self-esteem, life changes, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting, anger, career issues, bipolar and depression, compassion fatigue, and ADHD. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and young adult issues.
What therapeutic approaches does she use?
Her approach is client-centered and practical. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness techniques, Motivational Interviewing, and narrative elements as appropriate.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional experience working with the listed concerns. That experience includes clinical work in Louisiana and related settings.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and practices in Louisiana. Credential details include AR LCSW and LA LCSW.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted. Services are provided within the stated regional licensure constraints.
How are sessions scheduled and what formats are used?
Please confirm current session options before booking. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies by location. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.