- Years in practice
- 12
- Credentials
- LCMHC
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About LaShica
LaShica Hemingway is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) based in North Carolina with 12 years of experience. She brings a practical, straightforward style to sessions and aims to make counseling accessible for busy people. She mentions a personal life rooted in family and fitness, including weightlifting, softball, and running, which informs a down-to-earth approach to care.
She has a long background in adult mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance use concerns.
Background and approach
That includes offering individual and group counseling to young adults in transitional housing. She also has experience providing individual and family counseling in both clinical and home settings. Her therapeutic style blends methods, with a strong emphasis on cognitive-behavioral approaches and person-centered care.
That means conversations focus on thought patterns and practical steps, while keeping the person's goals and choices at the center. Sessions aim to offer information and tools so people can make informed decisions about next steps. LaShica commonly addresses relationship strain, parenting challenges, self-esteem, stress and anxiety, grief, trauma and abuse, anger, career issues, intimacy-related concerns, and depression.
She frames work as collaborative and goal-focused, with attention to day-to-day challenges. Practical concerns such as scheduling, communication style, and preferred session format are part of early meetings. She encourages straightforward talk and small, realistic changes that fit into each person's life.
What LaShica works with
Everything LaShica lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else LaShica helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
How evidence-based techniques translate to online care
LaShica draws on cognitive-behavioral ideas to help people identify unhelpful thought patterns and try small behavior changes. This approach is useful for anxiety, low mood, stress, and parenting-related worries because it focuses on practical steps that can be practiced between sessions.She also uses person-centered principles that prioritize the client's perspective and goals. That means the therapist listens carefully, reflects what she hears, and helps clients make choices that match their values and situation. This style supports work around relationships, self-esteem, and grief by keeping the person's priorities central.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to decide what methods fit their goals and preferences, and will adjust the plan as needs change. Collaboration is emphasized over a fixed recipe.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter, more frequent contact and can fit into busy days. These options help people work therapy into real life and keep momentum between meetings.
Questions people ask about LaShica
What concerns does she commonly address?
She focuses on relationship and family stress, parenting challenges, self-esteem, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, career issues, intimacy-related concerns, and depression.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach blends cognitive-behavioral ideas with person-centered care, emphasizing thought patterns, practical steps, and the client's own goals and choices.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience working in counseling roles that include adult mental health, developmental disabilities, substance use concerns, and support for young adults in transitional housing.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds the LCMHC credential and practices in North Carolina.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session according to therapist availability.
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