Latechia Hester, LCMHC, LCPC

Latechia Hester is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Illinois with 24 years of experience. She began her work in 2001 as a group home counselor for at-risk and homeless young men and their families. Early roles focused on substance abuse, life skills, job skills, and family reunification, and she has long worked with people affected by addiction and codependency.

Her background also includes work with DUI offenders, court-mandated anger management clients, and intervention work for families and individuals facing addiction. She earned a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health and later a second master’s in School Counseling, moving between outpatient hospital clinics and inner-city schools. That mix of settings informed her approach to trauma, depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD, and co-occurring conditions.

In session she uses cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques to address stress, anxiety, addictions, family and relationship concerns, parenting strain, and ADHD among other issues. She emphasizes building a working relationship and adapting methods to each person’s situation. Sessions involve practical conversation, skills practice, and goal-oriented steps.

Clients can expect direct talk about patterns such as people-pleasing, boundary struggles, and living around someone else’s drinking or mood problems. She draws on decades of hands-on experience with trauma, attachment concerns, and behavioral health to guide clients toward clearer thinking and manageable changes.

Latechia frames therapy as a process of change. She works with individuals to set realistic goals, practice new ways of coping, and move toward healthier day-to-day routines.

How her approaches translate to online work