About Latia
Latia Maxwell uses a practical, person-focused approach to help people manage stress and anxiety. She draws on 16 years of clinical experience and holds licenses as an LCSW and LICSW. Latia emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in every conversation.
She keeps sessions straightforward and centered on each person's needs. Latia combines talk-based work with actionable steps people can try between sessions. She often uses ideas from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help with worry, mood, and unhelpful thinking.
How Latia works
Solution-Focused techniques are used to identify small changes that lead to quicker relief. Her work addresses anger, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes, including caregiving stress, chronic illness, and end-of-life concerns. She also helps people manage feelings of emptiness, isolation, and relationship communication problems.
Latia adapts the pace and focus to match what feels most useful for each person. Sessions may include goal-setting, practical coping skills, and motivational conversation to build confidence. She encourages clear steps people can take at home to test new behaviors and notice what changes.
The aim is to make progress feel manageable and real. Latia practices in Florida and offers sessions in English. She works with people facing mood disorders, life transitions, and challenges such as body image or fatherhood issues.
To begin, people follow the site's matching steps and schedule a time that fits their needs.
Latia lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Latia works with
The areas below are the ones Latia selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Emptiness
- Fatherhood issues
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 16 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then commit to actions that match their values; it can help with anxiety, low mood, and finding direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce symptoms like worry and depression. Client-Centered Therapy offers a respectful, listening-focused space where people set the pace and goals, which helps when someone needs support to feel understood.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose or blend methods based on their goals and what feels most helpful. Sessions often begin by identifying a small, practical goal and adjusting techniques as progress is made.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversational work and visual cues, while phone sessions are flexible when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging can be a good fit for brief check-ins, frequent touchpoints, or when someone prefers written communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep continuity between sessions.
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