LaToya Stevenson, LCSW

LaToya Stevenson, LCSW, uses clear, practical approaches to help people through hard times. She frames therapy around connection so people feel seen and heard. Her style is calm and direct, aimed at helping clients manage stress, anxiety, mood shifts, and difficult life changes.

She brings 11 years of experience drawn from emergency mental health and community-based social services. That background shaped how she responds to crisis and conflict. She has a Bachelor of Social Work, a Master of Social Work, and a Master of Legal Studies, and she also holds certification in child welfare.

LaToya focuses on everyday problems that become heavy to carry. She supports people facing trauma and abuse, addiction, grief, and parenting strains. She also helps with relationship worries, self-esteem, eating concerns, ADHD, bipolar mood challenges, and coping after sudden life shifts.

Her approach blends several practical therapies. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult feelings while choosing values-driven steps. Attachment-based work looks at how early connections affect current relationships and emotion regulation.

Sessions aim to be collaborative and goal-focused. She uses techniques from client-centered and dialectical behavior therapy when helpful, teaching coping skills and emotion regulation. LaToya encourages realistic steps, problem solving, and building supports so clients can move forward.

LaToya sees clients in Florida and also offers services to international clients in English. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

LaToya commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety or low mood. ACT helps people accept difficult feelings while choosing actions that match their values, useful for stress, grief, and life transitions.

She also uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current reactions and connection patterns. That work often helps when relationship worries, parenting strain, or emotion regulation are central concerns. LaToya treats selecting an approach as a shared process; she will talk with each person about goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences rather than imposing one technique.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and working through exercises together. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat or text messaging can fit into busy days and help keep progress between sessions. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into real life.