LaToya Peoples-Shackelford welcomes people who are looking for steady, practical support during hard times.
01About LaToya
LaToya Peoples-Shackelford welcomes people who are looking for steady, practical support during hard times. She emphasizes listening first and helping clients build on their own strengths. Her approach is calm and straightforward, aimed at making small changes that add up to lasting relief.
LaToya is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC based in Michigan with 20 years of experience in the field. She has worked with people facing family conflict, grief and loss, parenting challenges, and dips in motivation and confidence.
Background and approach
Her style is collaborative: she helps clients set clear goals and tries different ways to reach them. In sessions she focuses on everyday problems and real-world solutions. Clients can expect help with self-esteem, coping with life changes, and reducing isolation.
She also addresses concerns like body image, caregiver stress, communication problems, and workplace issues. LaToya supports people dealing with divorce or separation, control issues, and money-related stress. She offers guidance for those questioning life purpose or navigating a midlife shift.
She also works with people confronting narcissistic relationships and social anxiety or phobia. Her aim is to empower clients to recognize and use their own resources. Therapy is framed as a partnership where LaToya provides structure, practical tools, and steady encouragement.
She welcomes English-speaking clients in Michigan and also accepts international clients for online work.
02Credentials
- LPC (Michigan)
- License 6401010612 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1942666375 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything LaToya lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
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04Online support
Approaches that guide online work
LaToya uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change and coping skills. One approach emphasizes building problem-solving strategies and small behavior changes to reduce stress and improve daily routines. This helps with parenting challenges, workplace strain, and managing the demands of caregiving.Another common focus is strengthening self-esteem and motivation through guided conversation and goal-setting. That work targets feelings of low confidence, isolation, and life transitions by identifying small, achievable steps and tracking progress over time.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about needs, goals, and preferences and then recommend methods that fit the person. This is collaborative and can shift as goals evolve.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into daily life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging lets people reflect in writing on their own schedule. These options make it easier to maintain steady contact and adapt therapy to work, family, and travel commitments.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of issues does she help with?
She helps people with family concerns, grief and loss, parenting struggles, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include body image, caregiver stress, communication problems, and workplace issues.
What is her approach in therapy?
Sessions are collaborative and goal-oriented. She listens first, then suggests practical steps and tools people can try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
LaToya has 20 years of professional experience working with clients on a range of life challenges. That background shapes a pragmatic, steady approach to care.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC licensed in Michigan and practices from that region.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted for online work.
What session formats are available?
She works with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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