About LaToya
LaToya Tanniehill is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. She focuses on practical support for self-esteem, relationships, career concerns, grief, and trauma. LaToya keeps sessions straightforward and compassionate, aiming to help clients feel less stuck and more able to move forward.
She brings 11 years of clinical experience in Illinois to her work. LaToya uses approaches that match each person’s needs, including client-centered care, cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally-focused strategies, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing.
How LaToya works
Sessions emphasize real tools you can use between meetings. LaToya often helps people dealing with caregiver stress, problems with control, forgiveness, loneliness, and finding life purpose. She also supports those working on intimacy-related issues, anger, and social anxiety or phobia.
Conversations mix practical problem solving with attention to emotions and values. Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. Expect a mix of talking, goal-setting, and skill-building.
LaToya aims to create a respectful space where people can be honest and try new ways of coping. She offers sessions in English and conducts therapy from Illinois. For people who prefer remote care, she provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
The process starts by completing a short questionnaire and scheduling sessions that fit the client’s timing.
LaToya lists 7 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
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Anger management
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
Online care that fits your goals and schedule
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the client. It helps people feel heard and guides them to make choices that match their values and goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; it is often useful for anxiety, stress, and low mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods suit their needs and goals. Sessions may mix strategies over time so the plan matches what is actually helping.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow a fuller conversation when seeing expressions matters. Phone sessions can be easier when a quieter space or lower bandwidth is needed. Live chat or text-based messaging provides quick check-ins, shorter exchanges, or support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while still using evidence-informed approaches.
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Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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