Latonia Grissom-Blue Pollard , LMSW

Latonia Grissom-Blue Pollard is a Licensed Master Social Worker who uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people through stressful and painful times. She draws on 18 years of experience in varied settings to offer practical support for anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, trauma, and related concerns. Her approach is warm and collaborative and she focuses on helping people find clearer ways forward.

She meets people where they are and works with each person to set realistic goals. Sessions emphasize building emotional skills, improving coping, and reducing distress in everyday life. She uses methods that teach concrete tools you can try between appointments.

Her background includes private practice, telehealth, and school-based work in Michigan. That range of experience informs how she tailors care for adults and adolescents with mood, attention, and trauma-related concerns. She centers respect and cultural responsiveness in her work.

In sessions she focuses on strengths while addressing symptoms such as panic, social anxiety, self-harm urges, impulsivity, and isolation. She also supports people dealing with relationship strain, separation, forgiveness, and communication problems. The goal is practical change that feels manageable day to day.

Latonia combines several clinical methods to match each person's needs. She values collaboration and makes treatment decisions together with the person seeking help. Her aim is to help clients build resilience and move toward clearer, more balanced routines and relationships.

Evidence-based approaches and online care that fit your life

Latonia uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and change behaviors that keep problems going. CBT often focuses on small, concrete steps a person can practice between sessions to reduce anxiety or lift mood.

She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer interpersonal communication. These skills can help people manage intense emotions and reduce impulsive reactions.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and daily life, then recommend which techniques to try first. Progress is reviewed together and methods are adjusted as needed.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone is useful when bandwidth is limited, chat can suit quick check-ins, and messaging allows short updates and support between appointments. These formats offer flexibility so appointments can fit work, caregiving, or school schedules.