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LaShonda Milsap, LCSW

  • Experience20 years
  • LocationNorth Carolina
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • LanguagesEnglish
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About LaShonda

LaShonda Milsap is an LCSW with two decades of clinical social work experience in North Carolina, helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, life transitions, and ADHD. She combines a person-centered outlook with practical, evidence-informed tools to create treatment plans that align with each client's needs.

Background and approach

Her background includes work with children, teens, individuals, couples, and families, and she emphasizes identifying strengths and building skills that support daily functioning and personal goals. Sessions incorporate solution-focused strategies and a range of evidence-based techniques to address issues such as grief, trauma, addictions, sleep difficulties, anger, bipolar symptoms, and intimacy-related concerns.

LaShonda tailors conversations and interventions so they fit a client’s unique circumstances, aiming to make therapy collaborative and goal-oriented. She also brings experience with family-related topics including blended family dynamics, adoption and foster care concerns, caregiver stress, communication problems, and separation or divorce.

Clients can expect a respectful, compassionate approach that centers curiosity and practical skill-building. LaShonda frames progress as a series of achievable steps and supports clients in recognizing resilience and resources as they pursue more effective coping and clearer relationships.

Flexible evidence-informed approaches for online care

LaShonda uses solution-focused techniques that help clients identify immediate goals and build practical steps toward change; this approach is useful for addressing stress, relationship concerns, and managing specific life transitions. She also relies on cognitive behavioral ideas that explore how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact, teaching skills for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and emotion regulation. When needed, interventions drawn from acceptance and commitment principles can support clients in clarifying values and committing to meaningful action despite difficult feelings.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is collaborative rather than predetermined. LaShonda works with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, then adapts techniques so they fit the client’s circumstances and pace. She encourages clients to offer feedback so the plan evolves alongside progress and changing priorities.

Online formats offer practical benefits in scheduling and access: video calls allow face-to-face interaction, phone sessions can be used when video is not possible, and live chat or text-based messaging support more frequent check-ins or flexible contact between scheduled meetings. These options make it easier to engage in consistent work on stress, ADHD-related challenges, relationships, and other concerns from wherever the client is located.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does LaShonda commonly address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, ADHD, trauma, grief, addictions, sleep and anger management, and life transitions.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her approach is person-centered and practical, using solution-focused interventions alongside evidence-based techniques to tailor treatment to each client's goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 20 years of social work and clinical social work experience to her practice, working across individual and family settings.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is an LCSW licensed in North Carolina with license number NC LCSW C016132 and practices from that state.
Are sessions available in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are offered?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and scheduling.
How is cost handled for therapy with her?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with LaShonda?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPhobiasPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

North Carolina

Languages

English

What LaShonda can help with

LaShonda Milsap works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, depression, and coping with life changes.

LaShonda has over 23 years of social work and clinical social work experience working with diverse clients dealing with stress, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, and life transitions.

How LaShonda approaches therapy

LaShonda uses solution focused, CBT, DBT, ACT, and other evidence-based interventions in sessions.

Experience and training

LaShonda is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in North Carolina, with 20 years of clinical experience.