About Latanya
Latanya Richardson uses a client-centered approach to guide people through hard moments. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help clients understand feelings and change patterns. Latanya holds an LMSW, which stands for Licensed Master Social Worker, and has practiced for 10 years in Michigan.
She helps people dealing with family challenges, trauma and abuse, parenting stress, low self-esteem, and depression. Her work also covers aging and geriatric issues, blended family concerns, caregiver stress, and hospice and end-of-life counseling.
How Latanya works
Latanya supports people coping with mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, impulsivity, and feelings of emptiness. In sessions she uses practical tools from CBT to spot unhelpful thoughts. She applies Emotionally-Focused Therapy to name and process strong emotions.
Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are included to build awareness and motivation for change. Her background includes crisis response work and community-based interventions. That experience informs safety planning and short-term crisis strategies when they are needed.
Latanya adapts her approach to each person’s situation and goals. People who work with her can expect clear, straightforward conversation and concrete steps to try between meetings. She offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
The goal is steady progress toward better daily functioning and clearer relationships.
Latanya lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What Latanya works with
The areas below are the ones Latanya selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
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Online support options
Practical approaches for online support
Latanya offers approaches that translate well to online work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding each person’s unique experience and following their pace to set goals. This helps when someone needs someone who listens, reflects, and supports their priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches concrete skills to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; it often includes exercises that can be practiced between sessions to build new habits. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify and work through strong feelings so relationships and self-understanding can improve.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Latanya will discuss your needs, goals, and preferences and help decide which methods to try first. She adjusts the plan as you progress so sessions stay useful and focused on real problems.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and exercises. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick updates, brief coping support, or people who prefer writing. These options make scheduling easier and help therapy fit into daily life.
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