Dr. Lawana Mabry, LCSW

Licensed in Louisiana · 14 years in practice

Dr. Lawana Mabry is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who combines practical problem-solving with compassionate listening.

License and registration

LCSW, Louisiana: 10286 · expires August 2026
LCSW, Mississippi: C10589 · expires April 2027
NPI: 1255749487 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 14
Languages: English

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About Lawana

Dr. Lawana Mabry is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who combines practical problem-solving with compassionate listening. She brings 14 years of professional experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, anger, depression, ADHD, and major life changes.

Her tone is calm and direct, and she focuses on clear goals people can work toward together. She trained at Louisiana State University and earned a Doctor of Behavioral Health from Arizona State University. Most of her clinical work has taken place in Louisiana in settings such as schools, medical settings, inpatient psychiatry, and outpatient behavioral health.

Background and approach

That range gives her experience with grief, trauma, caregiver strain, and complex family situations. In sessions she helps people name what feels most urgent and make small, manageable changes. She draws on techniques shown to help with mood, stress, and coping, and adapts them to each person’s daily life.

She also supports parents dealing with parenting stress and blended family concerns. Her background includes work in child protection and providing trauma-focused care for children who have witnessed or experienced severe events. She has led group and individual therapy and served as a clinical director for an outpatient agency in Louisiana.

She aims to meet clients where they are and to build a plan that fits their goals. Dr. Mabry collaborates with each person to track progress and adjust the approach when needed.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Lawana lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Anger management
Self esteem
Depression
ADHD
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Parenting issues
Career difficulties
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Attachment issues
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Body image
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Co-morbidity
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Divorce and separation
Emptiness
Family problems
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
HIV / AIDS
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Men's issues
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Money and financial issues
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Post-traumatic stress
Prejudice and discrimination
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Online support

Evidence-informed approaches for online care

Dr. Mabry uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical coping and healing. One approach emphasizes skill-building for managing stress and anxiety through step-by-step strategies that help with daily routines, sleep, and reactions to worry. Another approach centers on trauma-informed care, which helps people who have experienced loss, abuse, or frightening events to reduce reactivity and process difficult memories at a pace that feels manageable.

Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals, try methods aligned with those goals, and adjust based on what proves helpful. This means sessions can shift between skill work, problem-solving, and deeper trauma processing as needed.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video works well for full conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a shorter break or lower bandwidth situations. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving schedules.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Dr. Mabry help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, ADHD, grief, trauma and related issues such as parenting strain and career stress.

What is her approach in sessions?

Her style is practical and collaborative, helping people set clear goals and try manageable steps to improve mood, coping, and relationships.

What kind of professional background does she have?

She has 14 years of clinical experience across child protection, grief therapy, medical social work, school-based services, inpatient psychiatry, and outpatient settings.

Where is Dr. Mabry based and what are her credentials?

She is located in Louisiana and holds MS LCSW and LA LCSW credentials, and a Doctor of Behavioral Health degree.

What languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the U.S. work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted; she works with people based in Louisiana.

What session formats are available online?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How much do sessions cost and how do subscriptions work?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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