Latavia Agada

LCSW
Accepting Clients

Hello! My name is Latavia and I would like to support you through obstacles in life's journey. I look forward to meeting you!

Clinical Social Worker in Illinois

Services
  • Individual
  • Child
  • Adolescent/Teen

About My Clients

My clients are children, adolescents, and adults, who have experienced a variety of issues, such as depression, anxiety, trauma, adjustment issues, and grief amongst other things. My clients have been from many different backgrounds, but have shared the common interest of wanting to heal and to explore their potential.

My Background and Approach

I am dedicated to assisting people in realizing their potential and achieving their goals. I am a big believer in people's ability to persevere and overcome life's challenges and I sit with my clients as an interactive listener, challenger, and a source of support. I am licensed in Illinois and Texas and holds bachelors' in sociology/anthropology and Russian from Swarthmore College and a master's in clinical social work from the University of Chicago. I also studied international psychology at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology with a concentration in trauma. I use cognitive-behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) solution-focused therapy, the Grief Recovery Method and mindfulness amongst other therapy modalities and techniques to help people on their journey towards wholeness.

Techniques I Use

Other Techniques
  • Attachment Theory
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Culturally Sensitive Therapy
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Eclectic Therapy
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Motivational Interviewing

Issues I Treat

Other Issues
  • Abuse
  • ADHD Therapists
  • Adoption Issues
  • Aging Concerns
  • Anger Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Bipolar
  • Burnout
  • Career Counseling
  • Child Issues
  • Depression
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Domestic Violence or Intimate Partner Violence
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief or Loss
  • Historical/ Intergenerational Trauma
  • Immigration/Acculturation
  • Infertility
  • Marriage Counseling
  • Parenting
  • Personality Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Racial Identity
  • Self-Esteem
  • Spirituality
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Systemic Oppression Therapy
  • Teen Issues
  • Women's Issues
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Cigna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
I offer online counseling in the following states:
I have experience with the following
  • Christianity

At A Glance

  • Experience: 11 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $175 - 200/session

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