Key details
- CredentialsLCSW
- LicenseLCSW, Virginia / 0904018447
- NPI1457223885
- Experience3 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationVirginia
About
- Client-centered approach
- Solution-focused steps
- Parenting and grief
About Latoya
Latoya Rivers is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Virginia with three years of clinical experience. She works with adults on relationship struggles, self-esteem, career questions, coping with life changes, parenting concerns, grief, intimacy issues, and anger. Sessions also address compassion fatigue and related stressors that affect daily functioning.
Her way of working centers on the person in front of her and practical solutions. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to listen for what matters most to each person. She adds Solution-Focused Therapy to identify steps that move someone toward clearer goals. Conversations are aimed at what can be changed now, not at assigning blame.
In sessions she helps people name patterns, try small experiments, and track whether those changes reduce frustration or conflict. Work can include role-playing a hard conversation, practicing language to use at work, or mapping out triggers for sudden anger. The focus is on tools that fit into real life and daily routines.
Latoya treats relationship issues and parenting stress without bringing in outside parties. She supports people through grief, career transitions, and caregiving strain with practical strategies and attention to strengths. She also assists those managing substance-related concerns and other complicated life problems.
She offers services in English to residents of Virginia. To begin, visitors are asked to use the site's matching flow to schedule a first appointment and choose a subscription plan that can be canceled at any time.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to a person. Online sessions using this approach keep attention on the client's priorities and values, helping them clarify what they want to change and why. Solution-Focused Therapy narrows attention to specific, achievable steps. In an online conversation this can mean setting one or two goals, trying a practical skill between sessions, and reviewing results together.Choosing the right approach is part of the process rather than a fixed promise. She will work collaboratively to decide which method fits your needs, goals, and preferences. That means checking in after a few sessions and adjusting the plan if something feels off or unhelpful.
The original biography does not list particular session formats, so confirm the exact options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let someone avoid travel time. It also supports practicing communication skills in real-world moments and following up on exercises between appointments.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger issues does she address?
She helps with snapping at loved ones, workplace frustration, built-up resentment, and reactions to others' anger. Anger is listed among her primary concerns.
How would she approach my temper in sessions?
She uses Client-Centered and Solution-Focused approaches to listen and then try practical steps. Work often focuses on small experiments and communication practice.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of experience as a clinician. That experience includes work with relationship, grief, and caregiving issues.
What credential and location does she hold?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Virginia and practices with clients in that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking so you know how meetings are held.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and services. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site's flow.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.