About LaToya
LaToya Stevenson, LCSW, helps people who are struggling to feel seen and understood. She draws on 11 years of experience in community mental health and emergency mental health care to guide practical steps forward. Her approach aims to reduce stress and anxiety and to rebuild confidence after trauma or big life changes.
She uses a mix of methods like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
How LaToya works
These approaches support coping skills, emotional regulation, and clearer thinking about choices. Sessions focus on real problems and workable strategies you can use between meetings. LaToya has a background in social work with both a Bachelor and Master of Social Work and holds the Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential.
Her experience includes work in community-based agencies and crisis settings, where she provided counseling and coaching for individuals, families, and groups. She also studied legal issues, holding a Master’s in Legal Studies and a child welfare certification. That background can help when clients face complex systems or need help navigating services.
People come to her for a wide range of concerns including depression, addiction, relationship difficulties, parenting strain, grief, eating concerns, anger, bipolar challenges, ADHD, and LGBT-related issues. She aims to build a warm atmosphere where people feel heard and can take steps toward change.
LaToya lists 11 ways of working on the entry:
What LaToya works with
The areas below are the ones LaToya selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Grief
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It supports coping with anxiety, grief, and big life changes by focusing on what matters next. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors together and teaches concrete tools to change patterns that feed depression or anxiety. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal skills to reduce intense reactions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then decide together which methods to focus on. That collaborative planning means sessions are tailored to the problem at hand and to what feels doable for the individual.
Online therapy offers flexibility with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations that need visual cues. Phone sessions can fit into a work break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, homework support, or when someone prefers written communication. These options make it easier to keep regular contact and fit therapy into a busy life.
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