Dr. LaShayla Dyer, LCSW, CSW

Dr. LaShayla Dyer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who focuses on helping people navigate relationship strain, family concerns, anxiety, depression, grief, and self-esteem challenges. She speaks plainly and aims to make therapy a practical place to work on everyday problems. Dr. Dyer emphasizes strengths and helps clients find what already works for them. She holds the credentials LCSW and CSW and practices in Georgia.

Dr. Dyer uses approaches that help people change unhelpful thoughts and build clearer choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps break down stressful thoughts and replace them with more useful ones. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports people in noticing what matters to them and taking steps toward those values.

Her style centers on listening first and then offering tools that fit each person's life. She works with issues such as trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, sleep problems, parenting stress, and career concerns. Dr. Dyer also addresses more specific topics like adoption and foster care, attachment issues, blended family stress, and caregiver strain.

Clients can expect short-term skill building and longer-term work when needed. Sessions often include talking through situations, practicing new behavior, and checking progress between meetings. The goal is steady, manageable change rather than overnight fixes.

With 11 years of experience, Dr. Dyer blends practical methods with empathetic listening. She aims to help people make choices that match their goals and values, and to support them through life transitions and relationship challenges.

How Dr. Dyer Uses Practical Therapies Online

Dr. Dyer works with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep trouble, and everyday stress. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people name their values and take small actions that match what matters to them, which can be helpful with grief, life changes, and caregiving strain. Client-Centered techniques guide sessions so people feel heard while choosing which tools to use.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dr. Dyer collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and daily life. She will discuss options, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps most in practice.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs. Video allows typical face-to-face interaction, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works well for quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and changing routines.