About LaJoya
LaJoya McDonald is a licensed clinical social worker with nine years of experience. She practices in Arkansas and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addiction concerns, and ADHD. She approaches each person with respect and compassion and adapts conversations to fit individual needs.
She emphasizes practical steps you can use between sessions. That may include simple mindful exercises to reduce overwhelm, small behavior changes, or short plans to address sleeping and daily routines.
Background and approach
Sessions move at a pace that feels manageable and focused on real-life problems. LaJoya uses a mix of approaches to help people make meaningful change. She draws from acceptance and commitment ideas to help clients clarify values and take steps toward them.
Cognitive behavioral strategies are used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small experiments that shift behavior. Her style is direct but warm. She listens first, then helps you set clear, achievable goals.
If motivation feels low, she uses motivational interviewing techniques to find what matters to you and build momentum. Clients working through family strains, relationship stress, parenting demands, or career transitions will find concrete tools here. She also supports people coping with chronic health issues, grief, and feelings of emptiness.
LaJoya will collaborate with each person to create a plan that fits their life and pace.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
LaJoya often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters to them and take small, value-driven steps toward a better routine or relationships. ACT is useful when someone feels stuck or wants to live more in line with their priorities.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify patterns of thinking that increase distress and try simple behavioral experiments. CBT is practical for worries, sleep problems, and low mood because it focuses on changes you can test between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist listens to your goals, tries different techniques, and adjusts the plan based on what helps. That collaborative process makes it easier to pick methods that fit your life and preferences.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and exercises that use visual materials. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging make shorter check-ins and step-by-step coaching easier to fit into a busy day.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Tennessee, Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Florida, Washington
- Languages
- English
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