About La
La Shekia Smith-Brown is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, ADHD, depression, and grief. She supports those coping with trauma, parenting challenges, anger, relationship and family concerns, and career or life-direction questions. Her tone is practical and compassionate, aimed at people who want clear strategies and steady support.
She brings seven years of clinical social work experience in Nevada. Before that she spent many years in health and human services roles, including work with children with emotional needs, early intervention for young children, and supporting people with intellectual disabilities.
Background and approach
That background informs how she notices both behavior and life context when she meets someone. Her sessions focus on listening carefully and building plans that fit the whole person. She uses several approaches and blends them to meet real needs rather than sticking to one method.
She favors live video sessions because they allow more connection, though other formats are offered. In practical terms she assesses strengths, pinpoints concrete problems, and works on step-by-step solutions. Expect straightforward tools for managing difficult emotions, improving communication, and handling daily challenges.
The work is collaborative - goals are set together and tracked over time. She offers therapy in English and practices from Nevada. Fees vary with location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session based on therapist availability.
How approaches like CBT and DBT work online
La Shekia uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy alongside mindfulness in her work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical exercises to change mood and behavior; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and ADHD-related difficulties with focus and planning. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions, reducing impulsivity, and improving relationships, often through short skill-building practices.She treats finding the right approach as a team effort. The therapist will ask about goals, daily routines, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they will try methods, adjust plans, and choose the mix that fits the client’s needs and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video is preferred for more engaged conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is low or for shorter check-ins, and messaging can support quick check-ins or between-session coaching. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and different life demands.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Nevada, Arizona
- Languages
- English
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