Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
How Daronda works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Louisiana
- Years in practice
- 26
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Daronda
Daronda Parker-Lathan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 26 years of experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, or changes in their lives. She offers steady, respectful support and focuses on practical steps that make daily life feel easier.
Her sessions aim to be straightforward and personal. She listens first, then tailors conversations and plans to fit each person. That can mean talking through reactions, building coping skills, or practicing new ways to handle strong emotions like anger.
Background and approach
Her background includes long-term work with trauma and abuse, addictions, and relationship concerns. She has also supported people dealing with parenting strain, caregiver stress, and issues tied to adoption and attachment. These experiences shape how she notices patterns and helps people make different choices.
Over time she uses approaches grounded in evidence to address mood concerns, compulsive behaviors, and stress responses. She emphasizes clear goals and small changes that add up. Sessions are collaborative so people leave with concrete options to try between meetings.
People who connect with her often want practical guidance, steady listening, and help managing strong feelings. She practices in Louisiana and offers sessions in English. Her work is aimed at helping people regain more control and calm in everyday life.
What Daronda works with
Everything Daronda lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Daronda's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Daronda often uses evidence-based techniques that focus on changing unhelpful patterns and strengthening coping skills. One common approach helps people identify triggers, notice automatic reactions, and practice new responses to reduce anger and impulsive behavior. This method suits people who want tools they can use in the moment.Another frequently used approach targets mood and anxiety symptoms by building routine skills like pacing activities, breaking tasks into smaller steps, and practicing stress-management exercises. These steps help with depression, worry, and the fatigue that follows chronic stress.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to what matters most, set clear goals together, and try methods that fit the person’s needs and preferences. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video works well for face-to-face conversation. Phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Chat or messaging can suit those who prefer brief check-ins or written reflection. These options help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy days.
Questions people ask about Daronda
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, addictions, relationship and intimacy challenges, and related life changes such as parenting and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is direct and practical. She listens first, then co-creates a plan with tools and small steps to try between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has 26 years of professional experience working with trauma, family issues, depression, and other concerns across clinical settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LA LCSW, practicing in Louisiana.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not accepted.
What session formats does she offer?
Sessions can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.