About LaToya
LaToya Larke is a licensed clinical social worker with 13 years of experience in mental health. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship or career challenges. Her style is straightforward and compassionate, aimed at practical steps that fit everyday life.
She uses conversations to help people identify what matters and what gets in the way. That might mean looking at negative thinking patterns, learning new coping skills, or practicing calm-focused exercises.
Background and approach
She also pays attention to issues around body image, self-love, and workplace stress when those show up. LaToya blends client-centered listening with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. She brings mindfulness and motivational interviewing into sessions when they help move a person toward clearer goals.
Sessions are aimed at making small, useful changes that add up over time. Her background includes licensure in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and she works with people who want culturally aware care. She often helps those navigating divorce, caregiver strain, communication breakdowns, and questions about life purpose or money concerns.
People meet her for steady, practical support rather than quick fixes. She emphasizes building self-compassion and better daily routines. Over time those changes can reduce stress and make relationships and work feel more manageable.
How therapeutic approaches fit into online sessions
LaToya often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking. CBT focuses on practical exercises and small behavior changes that can ease anxiety and low mood. She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance, which can be useful when intense feelings or relationship stress make daily life hard.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to your goals and preferences, then recommend techniques that match your situation. Decisions about methods are collaborative and can shift as needs change over time.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video lets you follow visual cues and practice skills in real time, phone sessions can be quicker when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging work well for short check-ins or when typing feels more comfortable. These options help fit therapy into work breaks, caregiving routines, or busy days without needing travel.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Career difficulties
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania, New Jersey
- Languages
- English