About LaShonya
Dr. LaShonya Williams is a licensed professional counselor in Texas who focuses on helping people navigate family conflict, trauma, and intimacy concerns. She approaches each person with respect and a belief that they are the expert on their own life.
Her style is direct and supportive, aimed at helping people take practical steps forward. She draws on client-centered ideas to create a steady, respectful space where clients set the pace.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thinking and to build different habits that reduce stress and anxiety. Sessions tend to be straightforward, with a mix of listening, reflection, and skills practice. Over more than two decades in the field she has worked with issues such as anger, addiction, depression, and parenting stress.
She also addresses communication problems, control issues, and the fallout from divorce and domestic violence. First responder stress and feelings of isolation are among the additional concerns she can address. Dr.
Williams helps people focus on clear goals like improved communication, healthier boundaries, and better emotional regulation. She explains strategies in plain language and checks in to make sure they fit each person’s life. Progress is built one step at a time.
For people worried about starting therapy, she acknowledges the courage it takes to begin. The first sessions typically involve getting a sense of priorities, identifying strengths, and planning next steps that feel manageable.
Approaches for online work and practical support
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a collaborative relationship. The therapist gives space for each person to tell their story and helps them identify their own strengths and goals. This approach suits people who want a supportive, nonjudgmental space to think things through.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. It uses exercises and simple experiments to change patterns that increase anxiety, anger, or low mood. CBT is helpful for people who want concrete tools to manage stress, depression, or relationship triggers.
Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will work together with the client to decide which methods fit their needs and preferences. Goals and plans are reviewed regularly so the work can adjust as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging can help people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit care into busy schedules and to keep consistent work over time.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English