LaToya Peoples-Shackelford , LPC

LaToya Peoples-Shackelford is a licensed professional counselor with 20 years of experience. She focuses on women's issues while helping people navigate family concerns, grief, parenting challenges, and changes that shake daily life. Her approach centers on listening first and helping clients build on their own strengths.

LaToya treats people as the experts on their own stories. She helps clients sort through emotions and practical choices so they can move toward a life that feels more satisfying. Sessions are conversational, direct, and supportive.

With two decades of work in Michigan, LaToya draws on broad experience with common life struggles. She addresses low self-esteem, loss, caregiver stress, and the strain that comes from workplace or money problems. She also helps people facing isolation, control issues, and relationship shifts like separation or divorce.

Practical skills and steady support are part of the process. LaToya works with clients on communication, setting boundaries, and rebuilding confidence. She also helps people explore purpose and next steps during midlife changes.

Sessions aim to be realistic and doable. LaToya helps break big problems into smaller steps and offers encouragement along the way. The goal is clearer choices and more manageable days.

Practical approaches and online care

LaToya uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on real-world problems. One approach emphasizes building practical skills and coping strategies to manage grief, caregiver stress, and anxiety related to social situations. This method helps people break down overwhelming feelings into steps they can try between sessions. Another approach centers on strengthening communication and boundary-setting for family and workplace conflicts, helping clients practice clearer ways to express needs and limits.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist listens to a client’s goals and preferences, then suggests options to try together. If something does not feel helpful, LaToya adjusts the work so it better fits the person’s needs.

Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow for face-to-face conversation when seeing body language matters. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging provide ongoing support between sessions and can be used for brief updates or processing thoughts in the moment. These options make scheduling easier and let people fit therapy into busy lives.