- Client-centered listening
- Solution-focused goals
- Practical emotion skills
About Latoya
Latoya Rivers is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in Virginia with three years of clinical experience. She helps people who are dealing with relationship strain, low self-esteem, career transitions, parenting stress, grief, and anger. She also supports those facing compassion fatigue and other life changes.
Her style is straightforward and practical. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on small, doable steps forward. She uses person-centered listening to understand what matters most to each client. From there she brings solution-focused ideas to set clear goals and try new approaches between sessions.
Clients can expect conversations that pay attention to values, strengths, and daily routines. Latoya emphasizes skills people can practice outside of sessions. That might include communication techniques, brief behavioral experiments, or ways to manage strong emotions like anger.
She works with a broad range of life challenges beyond the main concerns, including caregiving stress, end-of-life issues, addiction-related concerns, and practical relationship problems such as commitment or communication issues. Latoya mentions aging and geriatric issues, fertility and fatherhood topics, and medical concerns like cancer or HIV/AIDS among areas she has addressed.
Her practical focus is on finding what helps a person move forward. New clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial appointment to clarify goals. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and people should confirm the current session options before booking.
How her approaches are used in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening to a person's values and experiences and adjusting the conversation around what matters most to them. It helps people clarify priorities, feel heard, and explore decent-sized next steps for problems like relationship strain or parenting stress.Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on concrete goals and small changes that can be tried between meetings. It is useful for people who want short-term plans to manage anger, make career decisions, or cope with life transitions.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each client to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That usually means trying ideas, checking what helps, and adjusting plans together.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm the current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. Many people find remote sessions helpful for practicing new communication or emotion-management strategies in day-to-day life.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with relationship problems, self-esteem struggles, career changes, parenting stress, grief, and anger among other issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic approach?
She uses a person-centered approach to understand values and strengths, then adds solution-focused steps to set goals and try interventions between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of experience as a clinician working with adults on a range of life challenges.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a Virginia Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and practices in Virginia.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and cost varies with location.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.