Hello, my name is LaShonda. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist from a very small town in Georgia. However,I have lived in California since 2004. Prior to moving here I have lived in Washington state for 4 years. I joined the military at the dapper age of 18 and served my country for 13 years. I received a bachelor's in Legal Studies prior to leaving the military in 2012. After careful deliberation I decided that I no longer wanted to pursue a career in law and that I was more fascinated with human behavior. I then started a dual master's program in Counseling Psychology and Marriage and Family Therapy in San Diego, California. I received my masters in 2015 and decided to take a step further and obtain my PhD in marriage and family therapy, with an emphasis on military families. I am currently a PhD candidate a Northcentral university where I am within the process of completing research on military relationships. I am a certified clinical trauma professional, trained in Sex-trafficking, Post traumatic stress, CBT, DBT as well as clinical family trauma.
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
In our first session, we will start with getting to know one another, goal setting, assessment, and expectations.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
I have over 20 years experience with the military and veteran population. I feel that’s my greatest strength however, my training has been versatile. I am a trained military marriage counselor. I have experience in military sexual trauma and transition support. I am s also a Veteran. My experience outside of military lies in substance use and I am currently receiving my substance use counselor certification. I have many years of experience working with children both military and civilian. I have crisis intervention and case management skills. I have experience with psychosis and personality treatment and disorders. I have also conducted court appointed coparenting, couples therapy, children’s support groups and family therapy. Overall I feel I am well rounded.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
Military Veteran Military children Children 5-13 Couples Adults with sexual trauma Adults with mood disorders
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
I am trained in DBT and certified. I love DBT and I enjoy utilizing it to change lives.
Couples Counseling
I have worked with couples over 10 years as well as families
25 ratings with written reviews
October 9, 2025
I love how open and personal LaShonda is, and how knowledgeable she is about the things I'm going through.
October 7, 2025
LaShonda’s very kind, patient and supportive.
October 5, 2025
She didn't properly introduce herself, and her body language/tone made it seem like she didn't want to do the session. I didn't feel comfortable at all and that was my 1 and only session.