About La'Shundra
La'Shundra Connor is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, family conflict, and trauma. She writes and listens plainly, and aims to make hard conversations feel manageable. Her approach focuses on practical steps people can use between sessions.
She holds a Missouri LCSW credential and brings three years of professional practice to her work. Sessions focus on clear goals and skills people can apply right away.
Background and approach
She helps clients build coping and emotion regulation tools, and improve communication around shared problems. Connor has experience addressing issues such as attachment concerns, abandonment, adoption and foster care topics, and blended family tensions. She also supports people dealing with caregiver stress, first responder-related strain, and the impacts of domestic violence and family of origin problems.
Her work includes helping with impulsivity, guilt, shame, and challenges related to autism or Asperger Syndrome. In sessions she uses straightforward discussion and skill-building rather than jargon. People can expect help with conflict resolution, social and communication skills, and parenting strategies that fit daily life.
The focus is on small, doable changes that reduce stress and improve relationships. She offers appointments in Missouri and conducts sessions in English. Communication options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How evidence-based approaches fit into online care
La'Shundra Connor uses evidence-based techniques that focus on practical skills people can use right away. One common approach is skills-based work that teaches coping and emotion regulation strategies. This helps when anxiety, stress, or strong emotions get in the way of daily life. Another emphasis is communication and conflict-resolution strategies that aim to improve conversations and reduce repeated clashes at home. These techniques help people set clearer boundaries and manage disagreements more productively.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to identify goals, try methods, and adjust as needed. Clients and therapist decide together which techniques make the most sense for the issues at hand and for what fits the client’s routine and preferences.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues for deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or when someone prefers not to use a camera. Live chat and text messaging support brief check-ins, reminders, and ongoing skill practice between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work consistently over time.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English