Daronda Parker-Lathan , LCSW

Daronda Parker-Lathan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 26 years of experience who helps people handle stress, anxiety, trauma, and depression. She works with individuals facing relationship struggles, parenting stress, grief, addiction concerns, and issues related to self-esteem and intimacy. Daronda aims to treat each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion while tailoring conversations to their needs.

She draws on long practice experience to create straightforward, practical plans. Sessions focus on clear goals, coping skills, and steps people can use between meetings. The work is collaborative - the person and therapist decide which actions make sense for daily life.

Daronda has worked with a wide range of life challenges including ADHD, bipolar concerns, compassion fatigue, and caregiving stress. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, adoption and foster care questions, chronic illness, and body image worries. She frames these issues in everyday terms and looks for useful ways forward.

Her Louisiana license informs her regional practice and perspective. Daronda emphasizes pacing that fits each person, recognizing that change often happens in small, steady steps. She encourages people to bring what matters most to the conversation and to set realistic, measurable goals.

People who want clear guidance and steady support may find her approach helpful. She focuses on practical tools, honest conversation, and follow-through so progress feels manageable over time.

Evidence-based approaches and online care

Daronda uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and problem solving. One common approach emphasizes identifying patterns that keep problems going and then practicing new behaviors to change those patterns; this helps with anxiety, stress, and relationship patterns. Another approach centers on building coping strategies for trauma, grief, and strong emotions, using step-by-step exercises to reduce overwhelm and increase emotional regulation.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She works with each person to figure out which techniques match their goals, needs, and preferences. Together they try methods, review what works, and adjust the plan when needed so the therapy fits the person rather than the other way around.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text messaging lets people share thoughts between meetings. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing work, family, and daily life.