LaShonda "Ann" Aycock, LCSW
Practical, empathetic social worker for everyday struggles
Explore online therapy options- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About LaShonda
LaShonda "Ann" Aycock is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who practices in North Carolina and brings ten years of experience to her work. She uses straightforward, practical methods to help people untangle stress, anxiety, and relationship strain. Parents reading this will find an approachable clinician who mentions parenting among her focus areas.
Ann’s sessions are usually calm and goal-focused. She listens first, then helps people try small changes that fit their daily life.
Background and approach
Common topics include coping with life changes, grief, substance issues, and self-esteem struggles. Her work draws on cognitive behavioral approaches that identify unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors. She also uses client-centered and solution-focused ideas to keep sessions grounded in what matters most to the person in front of her.
Motivational interviewing helps when someone needs extra support making changes. Ann often blends techniques to match each person’s needs and pace. She emphasizes clarity, respect, and practical tools you can use between sessions.
If you want to strengthen communication, manage anger, or work through parenting stress, she helps create steps you can try right away. People who prefer remote care can meet by phone, video, live chat, or text-based messaging. Sessions are scheduled around what works best for the client and follow a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What LaShonda works with
Everything LaShonda lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else LaShonda helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches LaShonda lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building on a person’s strengths. In practice this means the therapist offers empathy, reflects what she hears, and follows the client’s pace to set goals that feel right for them.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps people spot patterns of thinking that lead to worry or low mood and then try small behavior changes to test new results. This approach is useful for anxiety, depression, parenting stress, and coping with life changes.
Motivational interviewing supports people who are unsure about change by exploring their own reasons and building confidence in small decisions. It pairs well with goal-focused work when someone wants to address habits or addiction concerns.
Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will discuss options, try methods that fit the client’s goals, and adjust as progress unfolds. The plan evolves based on what is helpful and practical.
Online work is offered by phone, video calls, live chat, or text-based messaging to make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video is useful for full sessions, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat is good for brief check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reminders and short reflections between meetings.
Questions people ask about LaShonda
What concerns does this therapist help with?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, trauma and substance concerns among many other topics.
What is her style of therapy like?
Her style blends listening with practical planning. Sessions focus on clear goals, small steps, and techniques that can be used between meetings.
What background and experience does she have?
Ann has ten years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns and life transitions.
What credentials and location are on record?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in North Carolina and practices there.
Which languages are supported and can international clients work together?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Clients may meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their needs.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.
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