La Shekia Smith-Brown, LCSW

La Shekia Smith-Brown is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Nevada with seven years of professional experience. She brings a background in Health and Human Services that includes roles such as Day Treatment Teacher supporting children with severe emotional disturbances and their families, case manager in early intervention for children from birth to age three, and provider of services to individuals with intellectual disability and related conditions. Her clinical work has also included behavioral and clinical consultation for families and community group home providers, alongside providing psychotherapy and clinical assessment for mood and thought disorders.

She approaches care with compassion and close attention to what clients communicate, emphasizing practical problem solving and a holistic view of each person. Assessment informs individualized treatment plans that often draw on multiple therapeutic methods rather than a single modality. To address a wide range of needs she integrates approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Her clinical experience includes work with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, self-esteem, depression, relationship and family difficulties, grief, anger, career issues, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on areas such as autism and Asperger syndrome, caregiver stress, communication problems, dissociation, forgiveness, guilt and shame, impulsivity, intellectual disability, life purpose, financial concerns, mood disorders, multicultural issues, and paranoia. La Shekia prefers engaging through live video conferencing for most therapeutic work while acknowledging other formats when appropriate, and she structures sessions to support collaborative, practical progress toward clients' goals.