- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma-focused work
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
About LaShana
LaShana Poole is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) practicing in North Carolina with 12 years of experience. She helps people manage stress and anxiety, cope with addictions, handle trauma and abuse, and work on anger and depression. She also supports those dealing with relationship and family strain, grief, and young adult issues.
LaShana works in a straightforward, conversational way. She treats clients as the experts on their own lives and focuses on practical steps to reduce distress. Sessions are aimed at identifying strengths, naming patterns that cause problems, and testing small changes that feel doable.
Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and on Trauma-Focused Therapy when past harm keeps showing up in daily life. She also uses ideas from Existential Therapy to help people make sense of meaning, choice, and responsibility in adulthood.
People meet her to tackle things like impulsivity, codependency, commitment worries, or mood symptoms that interfere with school, work, or relationships. She pays attention to multicultural concerns and the particular pressures many young adults face, such as transitions after school, first jobs, and changing relationships.
LaShana encourages taking small, testable steps rather than huge promises. She invites clients to name what’s most urgent and to try practical tools between sessions. The aim is clearer thinking, steadier mood, and better ways to handle hard moments.
How her approaches translate to online work
LaShana uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is hands-on and often includes specific exercises you can practice between sessions to reduce anxiety or improve mood.She also draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy when past harm affects current functioning. That approach focuses on reducing the hold of traumatic memories and teaching skills to manage intense reactions. Existential Therapy is used to talk about meaning, values, and the choices people make in early adulthood when direction can feel unclear.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. She will review your needs, goals, and preferences and recommend which methods to try first. Treatment can shift over time as priorities change or as certain techniques prove more helpful.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm the available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so sessions can happen between school or work obligations.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
North Carolina, South Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief, and young adult issues.
What is her general style in sessions?
Her style is direct and practical. She focuses on identifying strengths, testing small changes, and working through patterns that cause trouble.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 12 years of professional experience working with people on mood, trauma, and behavior concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds LPC and LCMHC credentials and practices in North Carolina.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can she see clients outside the United States?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified here. Please confirm the current session options before booking.
How do I start working with her and what does it cost?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session. Costs vary with location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
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