La'Shundra Connor
Calm, practical support for family stress
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed in
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About La'Shundra
La'Shundra Connor is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on family and parenting concerns along with stress, anxiety, trauma, and depression. She speaks in plain terms and aims to make conversations simple and direct. Parents who feel overwhelmed by daily demands often find the practical support they need in her sessions.
She keeps things straightforward and works with people at whatever pace feels manageable. With a Missouri LCSW license, she brings three years of post-licensure experience to her practice.
Background and approach
Her background includes work on family conflict and parenting challenges, plus support for trauma and abuse recovery. She also has experience with social and communication skills, coping and regulation techniques, and conflict resolution skills. She has additional experience addressing issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care concerns, attachment matters, autism and Asperger syndrome related needs, and blended family dynamics.
Caregiver stress, communication breakdowns, control issues, divorce and separation, domestic violence, and family of origin problems are also within her scope. Practical supports include guidance for impulsivity, guilt and shame, and first responder related stress. Sessions often focus on what can be done day to day, with concrete steps and tools to try between meetings.
The aim is to help clients find clearer routines, stronger boundaries, and better ways to talk about hard subjects. She works in English and practices in Missouri. People begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits their needs.
Sessions may be held by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Therapeutic approaches and online options for families
Two evidence-based approaches often used focus on practical skills and trauma-informed care. Skills-based work teaches concrete tools for managing stress, improving communication, and handling parenting moments. These techniques break problems into small steps and offer actions to try between sessions.Trauma-informed methods help people understand how past harm affects current reactions. This approach pays attention to safety and pacing while teaching ways to reduce overwhelming feelings and build resilience for everyday family life.
Finding the right fit is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which techniques make the most sense based on current needs, goals, and preferences. Together they review what feels useful and adjust plans as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy family schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from home, phone sessions give a simple option without video, and live chat or text-based messaging make shorter check-ins possible between appointments. These formats help people balance therapy with school, work, and caregiving responsibilities while keeping consistent contact with a licensed professional.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
Next step
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- Stop at any point