Lakesha Stidum, LCSW

Lakesha Stidum is a licensed clinical social worker with eight years of professional experience. She began providing individual therapy in 2014 and uses a practical, goal-focused approach to help people manage hard moments.

Lakesha commonly works with depression and anxiety and helps people facing stress, grief, addiction, relationship struggles, and career or life transitions. She also supports those dealing with caregiver strain, aging and geriatric issues, and challenges tied to adoption or abandonment.

Her style is straightforward and collaborative. She listens first, then helps clients set clear, achievable goals. Sessions concentrate on skills and steps that can be used between meetings.

Clinically she draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to address unhelpful thoughts and to strengthen motivation for change. She also uses Client-Centered and Narrative techniques to center each person’s story and priorities.

Lakesha earned a Bachelor of Arts from Arkansas State University and a Master of Social Work from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She holds LCSW credentials and practices in Texas along with other licensure she maintains.

People who prefer a practical, compassionate approach that blends problem-solving with personal meaning often find her helpful. She invites prospective clients to consider what they want to change and to explore steps toward those goals together.

Therapeutic approaches and online care options

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's experience so the therapist follows the client's lead and helps clarify priorities. This approach is useful when someone wants a supportive space to make sense of changes and emotions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) involves identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and practicing different ways of thinking and acting. CBT is often chosen for anxiety, depression, stress, and for coping with life transitions.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) adds skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening interpersonal effectiveness. It can help people who need concrete emotion-regulation tools.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to match methods to a client's goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean trying different techniques and adjusting as progress is made.

For practical online care details, please confirm current session options before booking because the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins during a lunch break, fewer travel interruptions, or sessions that suit quieter surroundings. Licensed professionals tailor the pace and focus so tools practiced in sessions can be used in everyday routines.