LaDerida Stokes-Roberts, LMHC

LaDerida Stokes-Roberts brings 15 years of professional experience to her work with individuals facing trauma, grief, challenges with self-esteem, and career or attention-related difficulties. Licensed in Florida as an LMHC, which stands for Licensed Mental Health Counselor, she draws on a range of clinical skills to support people coping with abuse, loss, motivation struggles, concentration concerns, and memory issues.

She approaches each person as the expert of their own story, helping them identify strengths that can be used to move through obstacles and build greater resilience. Her practice emphasizes practical strategies and collaborative problem solving to address areas such as confidence, career transitions, and focus.

Recognizing that starting therapy can require courage, she acknowledges and honors that first step and encourages clients to view the process as a partnership. LaDerida aims to create a respectful, strengths-based atmosphere where clients can explore goals, develop new coping tools, and work toward meaningful change at a pace that fits their needs.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with LaDerida Stokes-Roberts

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps clients identify and adjust unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. It is often used to address issues like low self-esteem, difficulties with focus and concentration, and practical coping strategies for everyday stress.

Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on processing and resolving the effects of traumatic experiences. This approach is aimed at people working through abuse, grief, attachment concerns, or other trauma-related symptoms, helping them build safety, regulation, and meaning.

Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, goal-oriented method that supports motivation and readiness for change. It can be useful for clients facing ambivalence about steps related to career change, personal goals, or behavioral shifts.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. LaDerida will work with each person to explore their needs, goals, and preferences and will adjust methods as therapy progresses to find the best fit.

Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, her online practice emphasizes flexibility and accessibility so clients can engage in therapy in ways that fit their schedules and daily lives.