- Trauma informed
- CBT influenced
- Motivational interviewing
About Latonia
Dr. Latonia Lewis is a Licensed Professional Counselor with Mental Health Service Provider designation in Tennessee and has eight years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, stress, and major life changes, and she lists guilt and shame among her focus areas.
She uses a person-centered, trauma-informed style that is interactive and straightforward. Sessions involve talking through what feels most pressing, naming patterns that contribute to feeling stuck, and trying practical strategies to cope in daily life. When clients request it, faith and spirituality may be part of the conversation.
Dr. Lewis draws on cognitive behavioral ideas and motivational interviewing alongside solution-focused strategies. That means sessions can include examining thoughts and beliefs, noticing small steps that build momentum, and setting concrete short-term goals. She adapts interventions to what a client says is most helpful.
She recognizes people can look capable outwardly while feeling overwhelmed inside. In-session work often focuses on making sense of those mixed signals, reducing intense self-blame, and finding ways to respond to guilt and shame that feel manageable.
Practical work in sessions includes developing coping skills, improving communication, and planning for life transitions like divorce or recovery from substance use. She also addresses caregiver stress, codependency, isolation, and questions about life purpose and self-regard.
Beginning therapy is described as a collaborative process where goals are identified and small steps are taken toward change. To start, prospective clients follow the site's matching steps to schedule an initial session.
How evidence-based methods translate to online sessions
Dr. Lewis often blends person-centered, trauma-informed work with cognitive behavioral techniques. Person-centered work focuses on listening, reflecting what matters to the client, and shaping sessions around their priorities. It helps when someone needs to talk through painful feelings without a prewritten agenda.Cognitive behavioral approaches look at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Sessions may involve noticing unhelpful thoughts, testing small behavioral experiments, and practicing different responses to guilt, shame, anxiety, or low mood.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. She will collaborate with each client to decide which approaches fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying options, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together rather than committing to one method up front.
Confirm the current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific delivery methods. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or reduce travel time. Talk with her through the platform to clarify practical details and what to expect from sessions.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Tennessee
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with adults around anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, stress, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include guilt and shame, forgiveness, caregiver stress, substance use, codependency, and communication problems.
How would she approach feelings of shame or guilt?
She uses a person-centered, trauma-informed approach and practical techniques to help name patterns, examine self-blame, and try small steps that change how clients respond to those feelings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience working with adults on issues such as trauma, mood concerns, grief, and life transitions.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LPC-MHSP, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor with Mental Health Service Provider designation, and she practices in Tennessee.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I work with her from another country?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are provided to clients within the stated licensure region.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost depend on?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; specific rates depend on the selected options during sign-up.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the platform.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.