LaDerida Stokes-Roberts, LMHC

LaDerida Stokes-Roberts is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida who supports people coping with trauma and abuse, grief and loss, self-esteem struggles, career stress, and ADHD. She brings 15 years of practical experience to conversations about concentration, motivation, and everyday functioning. LaDerida writes plainly and listens closely to each person's story.

She believes people are the experts on their own lives and that existing strengths can guide change. Sessions focus on clear, concrete steps you can try between meetings. Progress is viewed as small, steady adjustments rather than instant fixes.

LaDerida uses approaches that help people reframe unhelpful thoughts and build practical skills. She often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to link thoughts, feelings, and actions. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused techniques are used when someone needs goals and momentum.

In work with trauma, she applies Trauma-Focused methods to help people process painful experiences at their own pace. That work emphasizes safety and manageable steps toward coping and recovery.

Clients can expect straightforward conversation, goal‑setting, and homework that fits daily life. LaDerida aims to make sessions useful and easy to follow, whether the focus is on parenting stress, workplace issues, or finding life purpose. If you feel ready to start, she encourages taking the next small step.

Approach and online options that fit your life

LaDerida often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice patterns in their thoughts and behaviors and then try new, practical ways of responding. CBT is useful for things like low self-esteem, workplace stress, and attention challenges.

She also uses Motivational Interviewing to help someone find personal reasons to change and build momentum toward goals. This is helpful when motivation is low or when making a big life decision feels overwhelming.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. LaDerida will discuss your goals and preferences and together you can decide which methods to try. That collaborative planning helps shape clear, achievable steps between sessions.

Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation, phone can be easier if bandwidth is limited, live chat works for brief check-ins, and text messaging lets you share thoughts between meetings. These options make therapy more flexible for busy schedules and different communication needs.