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LeQuandra Hale-Banks, LCSW

  • Experience10 years
  • LocationTennessee
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Self esteem
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Client-Centered Therapy
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About LeQuandra

LeQuandra Hale-Banks draws on a client-centered framework that blends cognitive and mindfulness-based tools to support people navigating stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and ADHD.

Background and approach

As an LCSW with a decade of professional experience, she integrates practical strategies from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients build coping skills, improve motivation, and address life transitions and career-related challenges. Her approach emphasizes collaborative, nonjudgmental work where clients' thoughts and feelings are explored and understood.

She also employs elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness practices to strengthen emotional regulation, manage anger, and reduce compassion fatigue. LeQuandra has spent significant time guiding clients through grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy and relationship concerns, and a range of family and identity issues.

Based in Tennessee and licensed as an LCSW, she offers flexible session formats to accommodate differing needs and schedules. She encourages those considering therapy to recognize the courage it takes to begin, and aims to create an environment where each person can set goals, try new skills, and move toward greater clarity and wellbeing.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care



Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify values and commit to actions that align with those values while learning to accept difficult internal experiences rather than struggle with them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thought patterns that contribute to distress and practicing concrete skills to change unhelpful behaviors and improve mood and functioning. Mindfulness-based techniques are used to increase present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity to stressors, supporting better emotional regulation and relaxation.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to explore goals, preferences, and responses to different methods, adjusting strategies over time so the plan fits changing needs and real-life demands.

Online therapy with this clinician is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for varying schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to access consistent care from different locations and to try brief or extended exchanges depending on what a client needs at a given moment. The combination of evidence-informed approaches and flexible session options aims to make therapeutic work practical and accessible for busy lives.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns can this therapist help with?
She works with a broad set of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, ADHD, grief, trauma and relationship or intimacy-related issues.
What therapeutic style does she use in sessions?
Her style is collaborative and client-centered, combining CBT, ACT, DBT, and mindfulness techniques to teach coping skills and support emotional regulation.
How much clinical experience does she have?
The therapist has 10 years of professional experience, with eight of those years focused specifically on counseling work.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed as an LCSW and practices from Tennessee with license details WI LCSW 12814 - 123 and TN LCSW 6538 provided in her profile.
In what languages can sessions be held and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Clients can meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in beginning therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietySelf esteemCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Also works with

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Tennessee, Georgia, Wisconsin

Languages

English

What LeQuandra can help with

LeQuandra Hale-Banks works with clients on stress and anxiety, self esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue.

LeQuandra works with clients with stress and anxiety, motivation, self esteem, and confidence.

How LeQuandra approaches therapy

LeQuandra's clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, and Psychodynamic Therapy.

Experience and training

LeQuandra is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Tennessee, with 10 years of clinical experience.