About La
La Shekia Smith-Brown is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, parenting strain, and mood challenges. She aims to create a calm, practical space for parents and adults to talk about what feels most urgent and start making changes that matter. She uses clear, problem-focused work to help people handle everyday pressures.
Sessions include setting attainable goals, practicing skills, and coming up with step-by-step plans.
How La works
She favors live video sessions because she finds them more engaging, though other formats are available. Her background includes work across health and human services settings. Roles have ranged from day treatment teacher to case manager in early intervention and support for people with intellectual disabilities.
More recently she has provided clinical and behavioral consultation to individuals and community group home providers. La Shekia brings seven years of experience as an LCSW in Nevada, and she draws on many types of therapy when needed. She looks at a person’s needs in a whole-life way and builds a plan that mixes methods to fit the situation.
The goal is practical change, not one-size-fits-all solutions. In a typical session she listens closely, helps prioritize problems, and teaches tools to cope and make choices. She supports people working through grief, relationship strain, career stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD concerns, and other life transitions.
Her style is compassionate, straightforward, and focused on problem solving.
La lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What La works with
The areas below are the ones La selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- 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
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Nevada |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches for online care
La Shekia uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. CBT is practical and focuses on skills for anxiety, depression, and everyday stress. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication. DBT techniques can be useful for intense emotions, impulsivity, and relationship patterns.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She helps clients clarify goals, tries methods that fit those goals, and adjusts plans based on what feels most useful. Together they choose strategies that match the person's needs and preferences rather than assuming one method will work for everyone.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care flexible. Video lets the therapist and client read expressions and stay engaged. Phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow quick exchanges and ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.
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