Therapist in Rock Hill, South Carolina Dr. LaShonda Linnen, Therapist
Gender Identity: Female (She/Her)
Ages Served: 11-64
Appointments: In-office and Online
Manages Medications: No, provides therapy only
Accepts Insurance: Yes - View accepted plans
Dr. LaShonda Linnen, DSW, LISW/LCSW-CP
Specializes In:
Dr. LaShonda Linnen, LISW-CP, is a passionate and dynamic therapist who helps individuals, couples, and families across South Carolina overcome life’s toughest challenges with empathy, clarity, and proven strategies for healing. She works with teens, young adults, and adults through a personalized, trauma-informed lens helping clients not just cope, but truly thrive.
Whether you’re facing anxiety, depression, relationship stress, or big life transitions, LaShonda brings a strength-based, compassionate approach that meets you where you are. At LifeStance Health, she specializes in trauma and relationship therapy, offering deep insight into the emotional and relational dynamics that shape our lives. She’s especially skilled at guiding high-conflict couples and complex family systems toward healing, using evidence-based tools like EMDR and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to create lasting change.
LaShonda is deeply committed to supporting women navigating trauma recovery, life transitions, reproductive challenges, and identity exploration often weaving in faith-based or Christian counseling for those who seek a spiritual perspective. She also proudly works with LGBTQ+ clients, veterans, and individuals living with PTSD, creating a safe, inclusive, and affirming space for growth.
Outside of therapy, LaShonda finds joy in gardening, traveling, reading, and soaking in time with her family and church community. Her warm, down-to-earth nature makes her not only a skilled clinician but also someone clients feel truly seen and supported by.
Types of Care & Ages Served
- Family Therapy: Ages 11-64
- Couples Therapy: Ages 18-64
- Individual Therapy: Ages 11-64
Areas of Focus
Family Therapy
Improve communication and resolve conflicts within family dynamics with a clinician's guidance.
- Attachment issues
- Caregiving
- Family conflict
- Adoption & foster care
- General relationship issues
- Marital stress or divorce
- Parenting
- Premarital counseling
- Religion & spirituality
- Social skills & communication
Couples Therapy
Helps partners address relationship conflict and improve communication with a clinician's guidance.
- Sex & intimacy issues
- Adoption & foster care
- Aging
- Alcohol use
- Attachment issues
- Career & relationships (mid-life)
- Caregiving
- Depression/feeling down
- Drug/substance use
- Empty nesters
- End-of-life challenges
- Family conflict
- Gambling
- General relationship issues
- Grief & loss
- Marital stress or divorce
- Other addictive behaviors
- Parenthood
- Parenting
- Pornography/sexual behaviors
- Premarital counseling
- Religion & spirituality
- Retirement
- Self-esteem
- Social skills & communication
- Video game/internet
Individual Therapy
Get help addressing challenges and improve well-being with a clinician's guidance.
- Ability status
- ADHD
- Adoption & foster care
- Aging
- Anger issues
- Anxiety
- Attachment issues
- Attention & focus
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body image
- Bullying or harassment
- Career & relationships (mid-life)
- Career & work issues
- Caregiving
- Depression/feeling down
- Detachment/disconnection
- Dissociative disorders
- Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
- Early adulthood: Starting college or career
- Empty nesters
- Ethnic identity
- Family conflict
- First responder stress
- Focus, concentration & memory
- Gambling
- Gender identity
- General relationship issues
- Grief & loss
- Immigration/cultural status
- Intense mood changes
- LGBTQ+
- Marital stress or divorce
- Menopause & perimenopause
- Military & veteran
- Other addictive behaviors
- Other women's health concerns
- Panic attacks
- Parenthood
- Parenting
- Patterns affecting behavior, emotions and relationships
- Personality disorders
- PMS & PMDD
- Pornography/sexual behaviors
- Premarital counseling
- Racial identity
- Religion & spirituality
- Retirement
- School avoidance
- Self-esteem
- Self-injury or cutting
- Sex & intimacy issues
- Social injustice
- Social skills & communication
- Stress management
- Video game/internet
Insurances Accepted
- Absolute Total Care
- Aetna
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Companion Benefit (BCBS)
- Devoted Health Plan
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Promise Health Plan (Prisma)
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- Tricare East (Humana Military)
Languages
- English
Education
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Capella University
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university of south carolina
FAQs
Please use our online form to schedule an appointment with Dr. LaShonda Linnen. You can also call 839-213-6425 to have someone assist you.
Dr. LaShonda Linnen generally accepts new patients but there could be a waitlist.
Please call 839-213-6425 to find out Dr. LaShonda Linnen's schedule and availability.
LifeStance Health providers accept most commercial insurance plans that are offered in the states where we offer services, including telehealth. Please see the following list of insurances accepted by Dr. LaShonda Linnen:
- Absolute Total Care
- Aetna
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Companion Benefit (BCBS)
- Devoted Health Plan
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Promise Health Plan (Prisma)
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- Tricare East (Humana Military)
If you don't see your insurance listed, please contact us at 839-213-6425 to see how we can help.
Dr. LaShonda Linnen is a Therapist and cannot prescribe medication. However, most LifeStance offices have a Psychiatrist or APN on staff who can prescribe medication if needed.
Dr. LaShonda Linnen works at:
Yes, Dr. LaShonda Linnen does offer online telehealth visits.
Yes, Dr. LaShonda Linnen is currently offering in-office visits at the following location: