About Us

Dr. LaKeshia Blanton, DSW, LCSW is a graduate of the University of Kentucky with a Bachelors of Science in Family Studies, a graduate of Spalding University with a Masters in Social Work, and a Doctorate in Social Work from the University of Kentucky as well. 

Dr. Blanton has a License in Clinical Social Work from the state of Kentucky and Indiana.

Throughout her professional career, Dr. Blanton has worked in a number of capacities bridging the gap between individuals and communities. She has worked with individuals involved with Child Protective Services, Home and Community Based Waiver programs in Kentuckiana, outpatient/community mental health agencies, crisis stabilization units, psychiatric hospitals, and school social work settings. 

Currently, she is approaching her tenth year working with both adults and adolescents/children diagnosed with severe mental illness or severe emotional disturbance. At this agency, she provides individual, group, and family therapy utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Grief Counseling, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Task Centered Therapy, and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy.

Dr. Blanton continues to be a pillar within the social work community assisting individuals during some of their most vulnerable times. She continues to build upon her experiences and research within the social work field, currently focusing on poverty within the Black community and the effects that it has on Mental Health. Dr. Blanton believes that poverty is one of the most detrimental challenges facing many Black Americans and chronic poverty can be traumatic in one’s life. She believes further research is needed within the Social Work field addressing this practice problem. Dr. Blanton aims to continue research in this area and implement interventions at both the micro and macro levels to address practice implications.

Dr. Blanton is honored to service the Kentuckiana area as a licensed social worker.