LaToya Tanniehill , LCSW

LaToya Tanniehill is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 11 years of experience supporting children, adolescents, and adults from diverse backgrounds. She brings clinical training and practical experience to work with people facing anxiety, stress, depression, grief, relationship and family challenges, trauma, and life transitions.

LaToya understands how demanding work, caregiving, and daily responsibilities can leave someone feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or exhausted from simply trying to push through. She works with clients who are navigating career concerns, parenting and work-life balance, self-esteem and boundary issues, intimacy concerns, anger, and coping with change. Additional areas of focus include caregiver stress, forgiveness, isolation or loneliness, social anxiety, and clarifying life purpose.

Her approach is compassionate and collaborative, tailoring evidence-based methods to each person’s needs. She draws on Client-Centered principles to build an empathetic therapeutic relationship, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and Mindfulness techniques to strengthen present-moment coping skills. LaToya aims to offer practical tools, steady encouragement, and a respectful space for growth.

Available to work with clients in Illinois, she meets people where they are and partners with them to set achievable goals and move toward greater clarity, resilience, and confidence.

Online Therapeutic Approaches for Growth and Coping

LaToya incorporates Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on empathy, active listening, and meeting each person where they are. This approach helps clients explore values, build self-esteem, and strengthen relationships by prioritizing the therapist-client partnership.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a practical method that helps identify patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to anxiety, depression, and stress. CBT offers tools to reframe unhelpful thoughts and develop more effective coping strategies for day-to-day challenges.

Mindfulness Therapy is used to cultivate present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity to difficult emotions. Mindfulness skills can support emotional regulation, grief processing, and managing worry or anger.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. LaToya collaborates with each client to determine which methods fit their goals, preferences, and life context, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.

Online sessions via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging provide flexibility for busy schedules, caregiving responsibilities, or limited local options. These formats make regular access to licensed professionals easier and allow therapy to be integrated into daily life with fewer logistical barriers.