- Years in practice
- 18
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About LaTonya
LaTonya Hawkins is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia with 18 years of experience. She draws on straightforward, practical methods to help people handle stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, and major life changes. Her approach centers on listening first and then working with each person to set clear goals.
LaTonya uses client-centered skills to build trust and help people feel heard. She pairs that with cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and try small experiments that change behavior.
Background and approach
Motivational interviewing helps when someone is unsure or ambivalent about making a change. Her work has taken place in schools, community settings, faith-based organizations, and mental health agencies. Those varied experiences inform how she adapts sessions so they fit day-to-day life.
Parents often find practical strategies here for communication, discipline, and self-care. LaTonya focuses on clear, manageable steps rather than long lectures. Sessions may include short skill-building exercises, homework to try between meetings, and problem-solving around pressing issues like caregiving stress or relationship strain.
She emphasizes measurable progress and revisits goals regularly. People come to her for a range of concerns including grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, ADHD, anger, and career questions. She also supports those facing divorce or control issues and helps people explore life purpose and self-love.
Work is collaborative and paced to the client’s readiness.
What LaTonya works with
Everything LaTonya lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else LaTonya helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Approaches LaTonya lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- 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.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
LaTonya often combines client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques. Client-centered Therapy focuses on listening, reflecting, and helping people identify their own goals. This approach helps when someone needs support processing feelings and deciding what matters most.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses small experiments and practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression, and parenting stress.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and pace. This is a team effort where the therapist suggests options and the person decides what feels useful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions are good for face-to-face conversation and teaching skills. Phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief updates, coaching between visits, or when writing helps organize thoughts. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy parenting schedules and different lifestyles.
Questions people ask about LaTonya
What concerns does LaTonya help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, relationship issues, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, ADHD, anger, and related concerns like caregiving stress and communication problems.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She listens first, sets clear goals with each person, and uses short exercises and action steps between sessions.
How much experience does she bring?
LaTonya has 18 years of experience working in schools, community programs, faith-based organizations, and mental health agencies which informs a flexible, real-world approach.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and practices in Georgia.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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