About LaToya
LaToya Peoples-Shackelford helps people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure how to move forward. She focuses on practical support for family conflict, grief and loss, parenting struggles, and building self-esteem. She offers steady guidance and respect for each person's strengths and choices.
She has 20 years of professional experience and holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential in Michigan. Her work centers on listening first, then helping clients set small, achievable goals.
Background and approach
Sessions are aimed at clearer communication, healthier boundaries, and practical steps to cope with life changes. LaToya encourages clients to name their priorities and try strategies that fit their daily life. She helps people address worry about money, workplace stress, or feeling lonely.
She also supports those dealing with control issues, relationship separation, and caregiver strain. In sessions she works at a steady, compassionate pace so clients can build confidence. Parents get help with real parenting problems and routines rather than only theory.
People facing grief or midlife transitions are guided toward manageable ways to process loss and find new purpose. Her approach respects that each person knows their story best. She partners with clients to turn insights into actions.
The focus is practical change, increased coping skills, and a clearer sense of direction.
Approaches That Help Online and In Session
LaToya uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear steps and achievable goals. One common approach involves helping people improve communication and set boundaries, which can reduce repeated conflict and create clearer expectations in relationships. Another approach centers on coping strategies for grief and life changes, teaching practical tasks that make day-to-day life more manageable while processing loss.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. She works with each person to identify needs, goals, and preferences, then tries methods that match those priorities. If a particular technique does not feel helpful, she adjusts the plan so sessions stay relevant and useful.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and visual cues, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are convenient for shorter check-ins, quick coaching between sessions, or when writing helps clarify thoughts. These options let people fit therapy around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping a steady pace toward their goals.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English