Bio
Latonia is a Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) since 2019. She has been a registered nurse (RN) for twenty-four years and was a licensed practical nurse (LPN) for six years prior to this. Latonia has varied experience in nursing & health care to include leadership, education, emergency, acute & chronic mental illness, acute medical care, medical surgical, sub-medical care, hospice, residential treatment, case management, education, inpatient & outpatient mental health, correctional & forensic health care, as well as crisis care. She has served in the following roles: adjunct nursing professor, nurse educator, nurse manager, executive team lead, mental health/ behavioral health advocate, health coach, safety standards chair, team consultant, mentor & health leader.
Latonia's approach to working with others is through open communication and addressing clients at their present state, using a holistic approach. Open and honest communication with those she helps is a strength she relies on to provide essential care using evidence-based techniques and tools to guide overall improved health.
Her clients can expect to take away psychotherapeutic interventions that may not only improve their mental health, but with proper utilization of shared tools, clients will experience improvements in all aspects of life.
Latonia's focus areas for mental health treatment include psychotherapeutic treatment and medication management for anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), attention deficit disorder (ADD/non-stimulant), attention hyperactivity deficit disorder (ADHD/non-stimulant), mood disorder, substance use disorder (SUD), and trauma. Treatment approaches include evidence-based strategies supporting these issues such as Trauma-Focused Care, Motivational Interviewing, Strength-Based Care, Mindfulness, and Cognitive Behavioral strategies.
Other treatment areas: Adjustment Disorder, Eating Disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Domestic Violence, Women’s Issues, Men’s Issues, Health Disparities, Cultural/Ethnic Issues, Family Issues, Grief/Bereavement, and Professional Issues, including healthcare professional & work-related issues.
