About LaDerida
LaDerida Stokes-Roberts helps people who are dealing with trauma and abuse, grief and loss, low self-esteem, career challenges, and attention or focus difficulties. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 15 years of experience. Her approach centers on practical steps and building on each person's strengths.
She listens first to understand the story a person brings. Then she works with them to set clear, realistic goals. Sessions focus on small changes that add up, like new ways to respond to stress or routines that improve concentration.
How LaDerida works
Her work often includes addressing attachment concerns, adoption and foster care issues, caregiver stress, and communication problems. She also supports people coping with divorce, fatherhood questions, workplace strain, and identity issues like self-love and life purpose. LaDerida uses methods rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy, along with Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy.
These methods help identify unhelpful thinking, process difficult memories, boost motivation, and find concrete solutions to day-to-day problems. She believes the person is the expert on their own life and that therapy is a partnership. The focus is on practical, doable steps and building confidence over time.
LaDerida works with people across Florida and accepts international clients for online sessions.
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What LaDerida works with
The areas below are the ones LaDerida selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Life purpose
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
How targeted approaches work online
LaDerida commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to improve mood and function. CBT is useful for anxiety, low mood, and problems with concentration or workplace stress.She also uses Trauma-Focused Therapy to help process painful memories and reduce their impact on daily life. This approach centers on understanding how past events affect current reactions and building skills to manage triggers and strong emotions.
Choosing the best approach is part of the work together. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then adapt techniques as progress is made. The process is collaborative and goal-oriented.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deeper conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat is good for brief check-ins or when typing feels more comfortable, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and sustain momentum between appointments.
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