About LaShonda
LaShonda "Ann" Aycock is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in North Carolina. She brings ten years of experience helping adults manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Ann focuses on practical steps people can use right away to feel steadier and more in control.
Her sessions center on the person in front of her. She listens first, then helps identify small, doable changes that fit a client's life.
Background and approach
Ann mixes client-centered conversation with clear skill-building exercises so people leave with concrete tools to use between sessions. She often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to notice and shift unhelpful thinking. Mindfulness skills are introduced to help calm the body and focus attention when worries start to spiral.
Solution-focused strategies are used to set short-term goals and track progress in simple ways. Ann also draws on motivational interviewing when clients want to change habits related to addiction, health, or risky behavior. Sessions address a wide range of concerns including relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting pressures, body image, and career challenges.
She supports people facing ADHD, compassion fatigue, and the emotional fallout of caregiving. Each plan is tailored to a person's needs and strengths. Ann works alongside clients to map clear next steps and revisit what works.
Her aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes, and she helps people build skills that last.
How these approaches work online
Ann blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness in online sessions. Client-centered therapy means conversations focus on the person's goals and strengths, with the therapist listening and reflecting to help clarify priorities. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with change. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus, which can help when stress feels overwhelming.Finding the right mix is a team effort. The therapist will discuss what methods feel most useful, try techniques in session, and adjust based on what helps a client meet their goals. This collaborative approach makes it easier to shape a plan that fits daily life and real constraints.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people practice skills together and read nonverbal cues. Phone sessions work well when video is not possible or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, tracking progress, or keeping momentum between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and maintain regular contact with a licensed professional.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
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