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LCMHC, LCPC

Latechia Hester, LCMHC, LCPC

  • Experience24 years
  • LocationIllinois
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Addictions
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Latechia

Latechia Hester blends client-centered care with evidence-based techniques developed over 24 years in counseling.

Background and approach

She uses a collaborative style that emphasizes practical skills and personal strengths while drawing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused strategies, and mindfulness practices to address stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, depression, bipolar challenges, relationship and intimacy concerns, and ADHD. Her approach aims to create realistic, achievable steps toward improved coping and emotional regulation.

Her background includes work in group homes, substance use treatment, court-ordered programs, outpatient hospital clinics, and school settings. These roles exposed her to a wide range of issues including family reunification, co-occurring disorders, LGBTQ concerns, grief, self-harm, and trauma from community and interpersonal sources.

Holding licenses as an LCMHC in North Carolina and an LCPC in Illinois, she draws on clinical and school counseling training to tailor interventions to each person's needs. Hester emphasizes meeting clients where they are and building a strong therapeutic alliance to support meaningful change.

She frames therapy as a process of transformation and focuses on uplifting, teaching, and motivating people so they can move toward healthier, more satisfying lives.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Latechia Hester integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing into her online practice. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, and coping with life changes. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, goal-oriented method that helps people explore ambivalence and strengthen motivation for change, useful for addictions, co-dependency, and commitment issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Hester aims to tailor methods to each person's needs, goals, and preferences, and she collaborates with clients to determine whether CBT, motivational techniques, mindfulness, or a solution-focused direction will best support progress over time.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to maintain continuity of care across locations. These formats support ongoing skill-building, check-ins between sessions, and adaptable pacing so clients can engage in ways that suit their daily lives and communication preferences.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, family and relationship problems, trauma and abuse, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, LGBT concerns, and intimacy-related difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and client-centered, combining Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused techniques, and mindfulness to create practical steps and build skills.
How much clinical experience does she bring?
She has 24 years of experience across group homes, substance use treatment, outpatient clinics, school counseling, and intervention work with diverse populations and complex issues.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She holds LCMHC and LCPC credentials with license details NC LCMHC 19916 and IL LCPC 180013366, and is based in Illinois.
In what language can sessions be held and can she work internationally?
Sessions are conducted in English, and she accepts international clients according to the documented availability.
Which session formats does she offer?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as documented session formats.
How are costs and subscriptions handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

24+ years

Licensed

Illinois, Maine, North Carolina

Languages

English

What Latechia can help with

Latechia Hester works with clients on stress and anxiety, addictions, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and depression.

Latechia started her career in the counseling field in 2001 as a group home counselor and worked with at-risk male youths, homeless young male adults, and their families.

Latechia worked with DUI offenders.

How Latechia approaches therapy

Latechia's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Latechia is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor practicing in Illinois, with 24 years of clinical experience.