About LaDawna
LaDawna Thomas focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, or relationship strain. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and she brings 25 years of experience to conversations about mood, trauma, and everyday coping. Her manner is supportive and direct.
She helps people find clear steps they can use between sessions. Clients often come with worries about depression, trouble communicating, or the fallout from past abuse.
Background and approach
She also supports those facing caregiver stress, blended family tensions, or challenges around pregnancy and postpartum changes. Young adults and people wrestling with control issues or domestic violence concerns are also within her focus areas. Her sessions emphasize practical skills.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and change unhelpful thoughts. Mindfulness techniques are taught to calm the body and sharpen awareness during stressful moments. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy help people set small, doable goals and notice progress.
Trauma-Focused Therapy is applied when past harm interferes with daily life and relationships. The work mixes empathy with clear direction so people can act differently and feel better. LaDawna layers approaches to meet each person’s situation and pace.
She invites straightforward conversation about what is working and what needs to change. Together, she and the client build practical steps toward steadier mood and healthier patterns.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
LaDawna commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with more realistic, useful ones. CBT is goal-focused and often includes homework like tracking moods or testing beliefs between sessions.She also incorporates Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple attention and breathing practices. Mindfulness helps calm intense reactions and makes it easier to notice patterns before acting on them. Motivational Interviewing appears in her work to support people who want change but feel unsure how to start, using gentle questions to build motivation.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will talk through options with each person and try techniques that fit their goals and preferences. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that feels manageable and relevant.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video can be used for full sessions that mirror in-person work, while phone calls can fit a short break from work or require less bandwidth. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, tracking progress, or when someone prefers written reflection. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent around busy schedules and life demands.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English