LaShonda Milsap , LCSW

LaShonda Milsap is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina with 20 years of professional experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and major life transitions. She works with children, teens, individuals, couples, and families, drawing on a person-centered, holistic framework that honors each client’s strengths and individual story. Her practice emphasizes practical, evidence-based interventions tailored to the needs of each person, and she commonly integrates solution-focused strategies, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) when appropriate.

LaShonda crafts collaborative treatment plans and adapts conversations and interventions to the concerns a client brings to therapy, whether those involve grief and loss, parenting and family dynamics, addiction and trauma, or challenges like low self-esteem, anger, sleep problems, and career stress. She also addresses more specific focus areas such as abandonment, blended family issues, caregiver stress, codependency, domestic violence, and first responder concerns. In addition to her clinical work, she is a co-author who supports and motivates others to pursue their goals and recognize their personal strengths.

LaShonda believes in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. She is not currently accepting new clients.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Support

LaShonda commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which helps people identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. She also applies dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) techniques to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is another approach she may use to help clients clarify values and build psychological flexibility in the face of difficult feelings.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and LaShonda works collaboratively with each client to determine which methods best align with their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors interventions over time and adjusts the plan based on progress and feedback, inviting clients into an active role in shaping their treatment.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for people with busy schedules or limited local options. Video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging provide flexibility in how and when sessions occur, making it easier to maintain continuity of care, fit therapy into daily life, and access licensed professionals from different locations.