La Shekia Smith-Brown
Licensed Clinical Social Worker/Trauma Professional
Nevada
Online Therapy
About La Shekia
Hello, my name is La Shekia and I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker; also holding a certification in Trauma.
My love for studying behavior and the mind is what led me to the road of psychotherapy. The approach of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy encompasses the study of how our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are intertwined. In addition, when working with trauma there is a lot of cognitive work to address as we work through the layers of our mind that need healing. But even before we get to those layers we must work on body awareness to understand how we respond to various triggers.
Self-care and Wellness are other important areas of focus in my practice as I feel that these dimensions are always an ongoing piece of our lives that are always evolving.
Insurance Accepted
AetnaCignaMedicaidOptumUnitedHealthcare
Out-of-Network Cost
$140 - 200 per session
Approaches · Trauma Focused
How does trauma focused therapy work and how can it help?
Trauma can affect the brain and the body in a variety of ways. Trauma works to help you understand how (if any) it manifests in your body and explore ways to manage these manifestations. Once you understand how your body reacts to resurfacing trauma, you can then work on the cognitive retraining as you look at how trauma has affected your brain. Both work together to target a healing component that will help you navigate the areas of life more effectively where trauma has affected you the most.
Specialties · Stress
How do you work with clients with stress?
It’s important to understand that stress takes away our ability to focus. Being able to zone in and make sense of our situation is my primary focus when dealing with stress. I like to support people in doing this in an objective way. I feel that psycho-education in understanding how Self-Care and Wellness work together are the focal point of dealing with stress.
Specialties
Bipolar DisorderCareer CounselingDepressionSelf EsteemSpiritual or ReligiousStress
Client Focuses
Adult
Approaches
Christian CounselingCoachingCognitive Behavioral (CBT)Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)Trauma Focused