Latoya Rivers

Latoya Rivers is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Virginia who helps people navigate relationship concerns, career choices, self-esteem struggles, and major life changes. She focuses on practical steps and on recognizing a person’s strengths to move forward. Her style is collaborative and respectful, and she works to create a calm space where people can be heard and make clearer decisions.

Rivers centers sessions on the person in front of her rather than on labels. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow each client’s priorities and Solution-Focused Therapy to identify small, achievable changes. Together these approaches help people map concrete actions and build confidence that applies to work and personal life.

People come to her with a wide range of concerns, including parenting strain, grief, intimacy-related issues, compassion fatigue, anger, and family or communication problems. She also supports those dealing with caregiver stress, aging and geriatric issues, cancer or hospice matters, addiction issues, fertility and fatherhood concerns, and end-of-life planning conversations.

Sessions are practical and goal-aware. Rivers listens, reflects what she hears, and helps set short-term steps clients can try between meetings. She aims to empower clients to test changes and then adapt the plan based on what works.

She holds three years of clinical experience and practices in Virginia. Sessions are conducted in English and are intended for residents in that state.

How her approaches work for online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and priorities. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and follows the client’s lead to build understanding and trust. This approach helps when someone needs space to clarify values or make personal decisions.

Solution-Focused Therapy aims at clear, small steps the client can try between sessions. It centers on what the client wants to achieve and identifies practical changes that can be tested quickly. That makes it useful for career choices, relationship shifts, and coping with life transitions.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, and she will adjust the plan as progress is made.

Confirm the session formats before booking since the profile does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter or more focused check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can adapt pacing and homework to suit someone working around job hours or caregiving responsibilities.