About Latechia
Latechia Hester practices with a clear focus on practical therapy that helps people change day-to-day patterns. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused methods to help clients tackle stress, addiction, anxiety, and relationship troubles.
Latechia brings 24 years of experience to her work and holds LCMHC, which is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, and LCPC as listed in her credentials. Her career began in group homes supporting at-risk young men and their families.
Background and approach
She then worked in substance abuse settings with DUI offenders and people ordered to complete anger management, assisting those facing addiction and codependency. She has also worked as an interventionist for individuals and family members dealing with addiction. Latechia earned a master’s in Clinical Mental Health and later a second master’s in School Counseling.
She has worked in outpatient hospital clinics and inner-city schools with people facing depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD, suicide risk, self-harm, body image struggles, ADHD, and trauma from abuse or neighborhood violence. Her approach is flexible. She aims to meet people where they are and build a strong therapeutic relationship first.
Sessions focus on realistic skills, clear goals, and steps clients can practice between meetings. She emphasizes empowerment and practical change. Clients can expect straightforward guidance, motivational support, and strategies to manage emotions, improve communication, and rebuild routines that promote healthier living.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead. It helps people feel heard and sets the stage for trust, which is useful when talking about stress, family matters, or identity concerns.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It uses practical exercises and homework to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression, and addiction-related behaviors.
Motivational interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change. It is often used when someone is ambivalent about recovery, substance use, or making big life changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and try methods that fit the client's needs and preferences. This is a collaborative process that adjusts over time based on what is most helpful.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people send notes or updates between sessions and can make it easier to fit care into a busy day.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- Illinois, Maine, North Carolina
- Languages
- English