- Family concerns
- Trauma and abuse
- Mindfulness and CBT
About Latanya
Latanya Richardson is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) practicing in Michigan with 10 years of experience. She focuses on family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting stress, low self-esteem, and depression. She also notes experience with blended family issues and caregiving stress among other life challenges.
Her background includes crisis response and community-based work. She has carried out assessments and direct interventions for people in distress. That work involved coordination with local services and law enforcement to create practical safety plans when needed.
In sessions she emphasizes client-centered care. That means conversations focus on the person in front of her and their goals. She uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and change behavior patterns related to mood and stress.
Latanya also draws on mindfulness practices to help people notice thoughts and feelings without getting swept up by them. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is part of her approach when the goal is to name emotions and improve emotional expression in relationships.
Her experience spans direct crisis intervention, grief and end-of-life concerns, and issues that arise in later life like caregiving and aging questions. She lists practical concerns such as money and financial stress, midlife questions, and coping after disaster among the topics she addresses.
People considering work with her begin by sharing what they want changed. From there she offers short-term strategies and longer-term tools to manage mood, improve communication, and reduce reactivity. To start, visitors follow the site’s matching steps and schedule an initial session.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. In practice this means the therapist follows your lead, clarifies goals, and adapts interventions to fit day-to-day needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online CBT sessions typically include short exercises, thought records, and behavioral experiments to test changes between meetings. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people name and work with emotions to change how they respond in relationships and stressful moments.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss options, try methods that match the concern, and adjust based on what feels useful. Clients help set goals and the therapist recommends techniques drawn from the approaches above to meet those goals.
Confirm the specific session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online work can make scheduling easier and fit into busy days. It can allow shorter check-ins, phone conversations when bandwidth is limited, or video meetings when more face-to-face interaction is helpful. These options can help fit therapy around work, caregiving, and other household demands without implying any particular format is guaranteed.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with family issues, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, self-esteem, and depression, along with related problems like caregiver stress and blended family issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered with practical tools. She combines cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and emotion-focused work to address thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of clinical experience, including crisis response, community work, and direct interventions for people in distress.
What are her credentials and location?
She holds an LMSW, listed as MI LMSW, and practices in Michigan.
Which languages can sessions be held in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.