Latrice Willis

Latrice Willis is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in Illinois who focuses on helping people manage stress, anger, anxiety, and life changes. She uses a practical, down-to-earth style to help clients get clearer about what matters and make small changes that add up over time. Her work often centers on relationships, parenting challenges, workplace strain, and struggles with mood and attention. With 13 years of experience, Latrice draws on several evidence-informed approaches to match each person’s needs. She blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Client-Centered methods to help people clarify values, identify unhelpful thinking patterns, and practice new skills. Motivational Interviewing and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools are used when helpful to support motivation and emotional regulation. Sessions are practical and collaborative. Latrice helps people set clear goals, learn coping tools, and try concrete steps between meetings. She pays attention to cultural background and individual circumstances while keeping the work focused and doable. Common topics she addresses include coping with depression and anxiety, managing anger, navigating relationship and family stress, parenting strain, addiction concerns, and life transitions such as career shifts or separation. Issues like impulsivity, guilt, low self-esteem, and financial stress are also part of her focus. People who want straightforward guidance and skill-building may find her approach useful. To begin, readers should use the site process to be matched and schedule a time to talk.

How her approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking small steps toward those values while learning to live with difficult feelings. It can help with anxiety, low mood, anger, and big life choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, and managing impulsive reactions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and the client’s own goals to guide the pace of work and build self-understanding.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works together with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, lifestyle, and what feels most useful. That collaborative planning can include trying a mix of strategies and adjusting as progress is made.

The original profile does not list specific session delivery methods, so confirm current online session options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example by avoiding travel, allowing shorter check-ins, or making it simpler to attend between commitments. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and client-centered work to an online setting to focus on skills, values-based action, and practical problem solving without changing the core aims of the work.