Lakeithia Clayton, LCSW

Lakeithia Clayton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Louisiana. She draws on five years of practice to help people who are stressed, anxious, or facing big life changes. She focuses on practical skills people can use between sessions. Her approach is direct and caring. Lakeithia listens first to understand what matters most to each person. From there she and the client set clear goals and try approaches that fit daily life. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered methods to shape sessions around the client's needs. Sessions often include learning new ways to cope with worry or low mood. She helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and test small changes. Work can also focus on grief, parenting strain, career stress, caregiving burden, or relationship and communication concerns. Lakeithia supports people dealing with postpartum struggles, bipolar mood concerns, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses issues that come with aging, hospice and end-of-life situations, and caregiver stress. Treatment plans are tailored and practical, with steps that fit each person's day-to-day life. Her style is respectful and collaborative. She helps people notice what already works and build from there. For someone needing steady support and goal-focused sessions, she offers an approachable, evidence-informed option.

How online approaches and methods fit your needs

Lakeithia uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes that improve daily life. CBT is useful for anxiety, low mood, and stress when concrete steps are needed.

She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on clarifying values and making room for difficult feelings while still taking meaningful action. ACT can help with long-term struggles like persistent worry, grief, or life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and together they decide which methods to try. That collaborative process is ongoing and adjusted as needs change.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit around daily life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options help people access regular support while managing work, family, and other commitments.