LeQuandra Hale-Banks, LCSW
Licensed in Tennessee · 10 years in practice
LeQuandra Hale-Banks is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on practical, hands-on support for people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and life changes.
License and registration
- LCSW, Tennessee
- 6538 · expires November 2026
- LCSW, Georgia
- CSW006115 · expires September 2026
- LCSW, Wisconsin
- 12814 - 123 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1811237134 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
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About LeQuandra
LeQuandra Hale-Banks is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on practical, hands-on support for people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and life changes. She uses a direct and calm approach to help clients talk through what feels hard. LeQuandra has a decade of professional experience, and eight years of that were spent in counseling.
She helps people build skills for daily life, including managing overwhelm, improving sleep, and handling anger.
Background and approach
LeQuandra also supports those coping with grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns, and work-related stress or career transitions. Her work includes coaching around motivation and confidence. Her sessions emphasize clear listening and simple tools.
She draws on approaches such as acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, and mindfulness to create doable steps. Dialectical behavior strategies and client-centered talk are also part of her style when they fit a client's needs. LeQuandra works with issues related to attachment, abandonment, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and eating-related concerns.
She also addresses communication issues, commitment worries, guilt, shame, and family of origin struggles. Based in Tennessee, she brings steady, practical support and a focus on what clients want to change. The first sessions usually look at immediate concerns and then set realistic goals together.
LeQuandra explains options plainly and adjusts the plan as progress is made.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything LeQuandra lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches LeQuandra names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while taking practical steps toward what matters most. It often helps with anxiety, avoidance, and life changes by clarifying values and encouraging committed action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small experiments or homework. This approach is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and anger by teaching concrete coping strategies. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention skills to reduce reactivity and improve focus; it pairs well with ACT and CBT when calming stress or managing chronic pain. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to your situation, goals, and preferences, then suggest options to try together. Sessions are collaborative and adjusted over time based on what helps most. Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow full conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can fit a shorter check-in or lower bandwidth situations, live chat suits quick discussions or when typing is easier, and text messaging supports ongoing encouragement between sessions. These formats make therapy more flexible for work, caregiving, travel, or irregular schedules while keeping the focus on clear, practical steps.We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. It does not change what you pay or the order of the listings.
Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and career- and coaching-related issues. Additional focuses include attachment, abandonment, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and communication problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style blends client-centered listening with practical techniques from approaches like ACT, CBT, DBT, and mindfulness. Sessions focus on simple skills and real steps that match the client's goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has 10 years of professional experience, including eight years specifically in counseling work.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Tennessee.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with her?
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