Latechia Hester, LCMHC, LCPC
Supportive counselor for family and parenting concerns
Book with Latechia- Years in practice
- 24
- Credentials
- LCMHC, LCPC
- Licensed in
- Illinois, Maine, North Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Latechia
Latechia Hester is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Illinois. She brings 24 years of experience helping people who are stressed, anxious, struggling with addiction, or coping with major life changes. Parents often turn to her for practical strategies around family and parenting concerns.
She began her work in 2001 in group homes supporting at-risk young men and their families.
Background and approach
That early work included substance use support, life skills coaching, and help with family reunification. She later focused on addiction services, helping people court-ordered for DUI or anger management and offering intervention support to families and individuals.
After earning a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health, she worked in outpatient hospital clinics with people facing depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD, and co-occurring substance use. She later completed a second master’s in School Counseling and supported students in inner-city schools with body image, self-harm, ADHD, trauma, and related challenges. Her main approaches include cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused work.
She adapts these methods to meet each person where they are, shaping sessions around immediate goals and practical steps. Sessions often focus on problem-solving, building coping skills, and improving communication. Latechia aims to help people move toward healthier routines and stronger relationships.
She emphasizes dignity, respect, and collaboration while helping clients find small changes that lead to bigger results.
What Latechia works with
Everything Latechia lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Latechia helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- 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
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Latechia lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How specific approaches work online
Latechia commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing in her online work. CBT looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and uses straightforward exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It can help with anxiety, depression, and managing impulsive behaviors related to addiction.Motivational interviewing focuses on a person’s own reasons for change. It uses open questions and reflective listening to boost motivation and plan small steps toward healthier choices. This approach often helps people dealing with substance use, ambivalence about change, or commitment issues.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, try methods that make sense for the situation, and adjust plans based on what works. Clients and the therapist decide together which tools to use and how to pace progress.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth work and practicing skills in real time. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Live chat and text messaging let people check in more often, fit brief sessions into a busy day, or keep a session short for quick problem-solving. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into life.
Questions people ask about Latechia
What concerns does she help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses client-centered care with cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques. Sessions tend to focus on clear goals, practical steps, and developing coping tools.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 24 years of experience in counseling settings, including group homes, addiction services, outpatient clinics, and school counseling.
Where is she licensed and located?
She holds NC LCMHC and IL LCPC credentials and practices from Illinois.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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