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01About LaShaunda
Dr. LaShaunda Smith uses a practical, skills-focused approach to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and family concerns. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Mississippi with eight years of experience.
Her language is direct and supportive, aimed at parents and busy adults seeking clear next steps. Her work often centers on teaching concrete tools to cope with life changes and day-to-day pressure. She combines evidence-based techniques with attention to a person's internal strengths.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on small, doable steps that fit into a client’s life rather than long lists of abstract goals. Dr. Smith brings an interest in issues that affect identity and belonging, including LGBT concerns, multicultural challenges, and the effects of prejudice and discrimination.
She also helps people facing grief, trauma, or the emotional aftermath of adoption and foster care experiences. Practical topics like parenting stress, work and career concerns, and compassion fatigue are common in her practice. Her approach blends thought-focused strategies and internal parts work to help people change unhelpful patterns.
That can look like noticing the thoughts that increase anxiety and testing new behaviors, or learning to listen to different parts of oneself when emotions feel confusing. The goal is clearer choices and improved daily functioning. Dr.
Smith views the client as the expert on their life. She offers steady guidance, simple tools, and a collaborative tone to help people move forward at their own pace.
02Credentials
- LPC (Mississippi)
- License 2659 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1164007704 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything LaShaunda lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Blended family issues
- Commitment issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Methods LaShaunda names
These are the methods LaShaunda names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How cognitive work and parts work translate to online therapy
Dr. Smith uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change thoughts and behaviors that increase stress and anxiety. CBT sessions often focus on practical exercises, short homework tasks, and testing small changes in daily routines to reduce symptoms and improve coping.She also uses Internal Family Systems to help people understand the different parts of themselves that show up during conflict or intense emotion. That work helps clients learn to listen to conflicting feelings, reduce inner criticism, and build better self-care habits over time.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your goals and preferences and try methods that fit your needs. Together you can adjust techniques and session style as you learn what works best.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone can be a simpler option with less bandwidth, and chat or messaging can support quick check-ins or brief skill practice. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and maintain regular contact between sessions.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does this therapist address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, eating issues, parenting challenges, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and related areas listed in her specialties.
What is the therapy style like in sessions?
Sessions are practical and collaborative, focusing on skills you can use day to day. The process mixes thought-focused strategies with internal parts work to change unhelpful patterns.
How much experience does the therapist have?
The therapist has eight years of professional work experience in counseling and related supports.
What credentials and location are listed for this clinician?
She is listed as a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - and practices in Mississippi.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Work can be done through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits your needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy here?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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