Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Depression
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- South Carolina
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Latoya
Latoya Simmons is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with twenty years of experience helping people cope with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and anger. She focuses on practical, down-to-earth work that aims to ease daily struggles. Her style is direct and compassionate, and she helps people build better routines and coping skills.
She has worked in many settings, including in-home therapy and school-based counseling. That background gives her experience with parenting concerns, adolescent challenges, and workplace issues.
Background and approach
She also has experience providing emergency consultation and running group programs focused on batterer intervention. Her clinical toolkit includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy. Latoya uses these approaches to help people identify unhelpful thoughts, set achievable goals, and process difficult experiences.
She emphasizes skills that can be practiced between sessions. She has been involved in suicide prevention training across South Carolina and is connected with local referral resources. Her practice includes work on domestic violence, trauma and abuse, and ADHD-related concerns when these affect daily functioning.
Sessions focus on problem solving, safety planning when needed, and building steady coping strategies. Latoya aims to make therapy accessible and interactive. She invites people to be part of the plan and to set clear, measurable steps forward.
The emphasis is on practical change and gradual progress rather than quick fixes.
What Latoya works with
Everything Latoya lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Latoya's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- ADHD
- Domestic violence
- Workplace issues
Approaches Latoya lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How CBT and Trauma-Focused Methods Work Online
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps people spot patterns of thinking that lead to stress, anger, or depression and then replace them with more helpful habits. It often includes simple exercises and homework to practice new skills between sessions.Trauma-Focused Therapy supports people who have experienced abuse or other traumatic events by helping them name their reactions and slowly process difficult memories. It emphasizes pacing and safety while teaching grounding and emotion regulation techniques.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, symptoms, and daily life, then suggest methods that fit those needs. Together they will adjust the plan as progress is made and priorities change.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls enable face-to-face conversation when visual cues are helpful. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief updates, coaching between sessions, or a way to follow up without scheduling a full call. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy routine and to try different formats until the best fit is found.
Questions people ask about Latoya
What concerns does Latoya commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, depression, family and parenting concerns, self esteem issues, and ADHD. Additional focus areas include domestic violence and workplace issues.
What is her general therapeutic approach?
She combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy to help people change unhelpful thoughts, set concrete goals, and process traumatic experiences.
How long has she practiced counseling?
Latoya brings 20 years of professional counseling experience across settings such as in-home therapy and school-based counseling.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds the SC LPC credential and practices in South Carolina.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.