LaDawna Thomas

LaDawna Thomas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 25 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, trauma, low self-esteem, relationship struggles, and depression. Her approach is practical and straightforward, aimed at helping people get small, usable changes that make daily life easier.

She draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy to address the effects of past harm and on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Mindfulness strategies are used to reduce reactivity and improve attention to the present moment. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck and needs help finding their own reasons for change.

In sessions she is warm and direct. She listens carefully, helps people notice unhelpful thought patterns, and works with them to try different strategies. The goal is steady progress toward clearer thinking and healthier choices.

Her background includes long experience working with adults and young adults on issues such as postpartum depression, blended family stress, caregiver strain, communication problems, control issues, and domestic violence concerns. LaDawna emphasizes practical tools people can use between sessions to reinforce progress.

People who choose her often want a compassionate clinician who will also challenge them when needed. She asks questions, sets simple goals, and follows up so small steps add up to meaningful change.

How online sessions use trauma-informed and practical approaches

Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people process the impact of past harm in simple, step-by-step ways so events feel less intrusive over time. It is aimed at reducing the ways traumatic memories interfere with daily life and building coping skills to manage triggers and strong emotions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. It helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, try small behavioral changes, and track what works to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment attention skills to reduce reactivity and improve emotional balance.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose strategies that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. That may mean trying a mix of trauma-focused work, CBT exercises, and mindfulness practices and adjusting as progress is made.

Confirm what online session options are currently offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. These practical benefits can help therapy become a sustainable, usable part of everyday routines.