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- CBT
- Internal Family Systems
- Stress and anxiety
About LaShaunda
LPC Dr. LaShaunda Smith is a licensed professional counselor in Mississippi with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress and anxiety, relationship and family concerns, and helping people cope with life changes. She works with a range of emotional and practical issues including grief, trauma and abuse, parenting, and career stress. Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not accepted.
Dr. Smith uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Internal Family Systems in her work. She helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try new ways of responding. She also maps the parts inside a person that hold fears or protective reactions so they can be understood and shifted.
Her practice addresses a broad set of concerns. These include anger, self-esteem, ADHD, bipolar challenges, eating issues, and compassion fatigue. Additional focuses include adoption and foster care, blended family issues, abandonment, divorce and separation, and family of origin problems.
She pays attention to cultural and social factors that affect stress. That includes multicultural concerns, prejudice and discrimination, and women's issues. Her approach is practical and direct; she helps people identify steps they can use between sessions.
To begin clients select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
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How her approaches translate to online sessions
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, stress, mood concerns, and coping with life transitions by teaching concrete skills and experiments to try between sessions.Internal Family Systems maps the different parts inside a person that hold feelings, beliefs, or protective behaviors. It helps clients notice those parts, understand their roles, and shift relationships among them to reduce internal conflict and reactivity.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to decide which method or combination fits the person’s goals, needs, and preferences. That decision may change as work progresses and new priorities emerge.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, or use shorter check-ins when schedules demand it. It also lets people keep therapy in the context of their everyday life while they try new skills and strategies between meetings.
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Areas of expertise
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Mississippi
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems as well as grief, trauma, parenting, and career concerns.
What therapeutic methods are used?
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Internal Family Systems to help people change unhelpful thoughts and understand inner parts that drive behavior.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of professional work experience as a licensed professional counselor in Mississippi.
What are her credentials and location?
She holds an MS LPC credential and practices in Mississippi.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies by location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule an initial session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.