LaDerida Stokes-Roberts

LaDerida Stokes-Roberts is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 15 years of experience. She helps people facing trauma and abuse, grief and loss, low self-esteem, career struggles, and ADHD-related challenges. She focuses on practical steps that people can use right away, and she respects each person’s own knowledge about their life.

Her sessions are straightforward and strengths-focused. She listens for what is already working, then helps people build on those skills. She uses clear, goal-oriented conversations to address concentration, memory, motivation, and confidence in daily life.

LaDerida blends several approaches to fit each person’s needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with more useful ones. Motivational Interviewing supports people who feel stuck and want to find reasons to move forward. Trauma-Focused Therapy guides the work when past harm affects current life.

She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to set small, achievable goals and track progress. Sessions often center on real-world strategies for workplace issues, parenting stress, communication problems, and finding a clearer sense of life purpose. The aim is steady, practical change rather than quick fixes.

People who contact her start by answering a brief matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on availability. LaDerida works in English and accepts international clients, and she encourages anyone taking this step to recognize the courage it takes to begin.

How her approaches work for online therapy

LaDerida commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different ways of thinking and acting. CBT can be useful for anxiety, low mood, concentration problems, and workplace stress.

She also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people find internal reasons to change. That approach is useful when someone feels stuck or unsure how to start making changes in career, habits, or daily routines.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or has not worked in the past. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as progress is made.

The practical benefits of online therapy can include fitting sessions into a busy day and keeping momentum between appointments. The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions helpful for continuing work on trauma, grief, ADHD-related concentration issues, and workplace concerns when meeting in person is difficult.