About LaShawnda
LaShawnda Gayden is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of experience helping people facing stress and anxiety. She supports individuals working through depression, relationship strain, family conflict, and anger. Her style is warm and collaborative and she focuses on listening first so people feel heard.
LaShawnda offers a straightforward, practical approach in sessions. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help clients notice patterns, build coping skills, and try new ways of handling problems.
Background and approach
Sessions move at the client's pace and focus on what will make day-to-day life easier. She emphasizes respect for each person's identity and history. LaShawnda aims to create an affirming space where clients can speak honestly and find practical steps forward.
She believes small changes add up over time. Over a decade in practice, LaShawnda has worked with many people dealing with anxiety, relationship difficulties, and mood concerns. That experience informs how she structures sessions and what tools she offers.
Clients can expect clear options for managing stress and stronger skills for handling intense emotions. LaShawnda practices in Indiana and conducts sessions in English. She provides a mix of live conversation and shorter exchanges depending on what fits a client's life.
Starting therapy begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling to match preferences.
Evidence-based approaches for online care
LaShawnda draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help people manage intense feelings and day-to-day stress. One common approach she uses focuses on building coping skills and problem-solving strategies to reduce anxiety and improve mood. This involves identifying triggers, practicing new responses, and rehearsing skills in session so they can be used in real life.Another approach emphasizes emotional awareness and regulation to address anger and relationship strain. Clients learn to notice bodily and thought patterns that lead to escalation and practice tools to calm down, communicate clearly, and repair interactions. These techniques are practical and aimed at producing small, usable changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will partner with clients to choose methods that match their goals, comfort level, and day-to-day constraints. That collaborative process shapes a plan that evolves as needs change.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper exchanges, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can suit quick updates, brief coaching, or times when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and keep progress moving between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Anger management
- Depression
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Indiana
- Languages
- English
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