LaShonda "Ann" Aycock , LCSW

LaShonda "Ann" Aycock is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in North Carolina with 10 years of clinical experience. She brings a calm, collaborative approach to therapy, helping people navigate life transitions, relationships, and emotional challenges while building practical skills to manage stress and find greater balance.

Ann blends evidence-based methods such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, solution-focused techniques, and motivational interviewing to create tailored plans that reflect each person’s goals and strengths. Her work supports individuals facing anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, bipolar disorder, parenting and family concerns, grief, self-esteem and body image struggles, and a wide range of other issues including compassion fatigue and ADHD.

Sessions are shaped around respect, sensitivity, and partnership, with a focus on concrete strategies clients can use between appointments. Ann also gives attention to areas like adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric matters, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, codependency, domestic violence, and career or intimacy-related concerns. As an LCSW—a licensed clinical social worker trained to provide clinical assessment and therapy—she aims to support people as they build resilience, clarify values, and move toward meaningful change.

Her practice emphasizes practical tools, client strengths, and forward momentum, offering guidance for those seeking clarity, renewed purpose, or a steadier path through life’s challenges.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with LaShonda "Ann" Aycock

LaShonda "Ann" Aycock uses several practical, evidence-based approaches in online sessions to meet clients where they are and address specific concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replace them with more effective patterns - it is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and stress management. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes clear, achievable goals and quick, actionable steps so clients can build momentum toward the changes they want to see. Motivational Interviewing supports clients in resolving ambivalence and strengthening motivation for change by exploring personal values and practical reasons for pursuing new behaviors.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Ann works collaboratively with each person to tailor methods to their needs, preferences, and goals. She helps clients explore what feels most useful and adapts strategies over time to support progress.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility for people balancing work, family, and other commitments. Sessions can take place via video calls, phone conversations, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to maintain continuity of care, fit appointments into busy schedules, and access therapy from different locations with licensed professionals and therapists.