01 · Who LaTresa works with

LaTresa works with stress, Anxiety, relationship issues and grief

LaTresa lists 14 specialisms and 20 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects LaTresa chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In LaTresa's own words

What LaTresa says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with nearly 20yrs in the social services field. I have a lot of experience in working with school aged kids/adolescents, adults and families who struggle with issues related to depression, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting problems, career challenges, organization, self-esteem, and healthy relationships. I am also experienced in working with clients struggling with physical and/or emotional abuse.

I would describe my therapy style as warm, engaging, and interactive. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. My approach stems from a strengths based perspective, while implementing therapeutic techniques, such as, psychotherapy, CBT, TFCBT, Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness, Solution-Focused, and Multi-systemic Therapy. I will tailor our sessions and treatment plan to meet your specific goals.

I am so proud of you for taking the first steps towards making a change. I am honored to walk beside you, as you move closer towards a happier, more fulfilling life.

I look forward to working with you!

LaTresa Hart, on the BetterHelp listing · read 7 Oct 2026

03 · How LaTresa works

The 4 approaches LaTresa lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods LaTresa lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not LaTresa's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how LaTresa runs a session.

Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCBT

Structured, present-focused work on the loop between what you think, how you feel and what you then do. Usually means noticing a thought pattern in the room, testing it against evidence, and practising something different between sessions. Among the most heavily researched talking therapies for depression and anxiety.

Mindfulness-Based TherapyMBCT

Trains attention on what is happening right now - body, breath, the thought as it arrives - so distress can be observed rather than automatically acted on. Strongest evidence is in preventing depression from recurring, and it is usually taught as a practice you keep doing outside the session.

Motivational InterviewingMI

A way of talking about change with somebody who is genuinely in two minds about it. The therapist does not argue for the change; they help you say your own reasons out loud, which is the part that predicts whether it happens. Common around substance use and health behaviour.

Solution-Focused Brief TherapySFBT

Starts from where you want to end up rather than from how you got here. Sessions look for the times the problem is already smaller and work out what is different about those, so the number of sessions tends to be short and the work concrete.

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

LaTresa practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of LaTresa's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking LaTresa at this point.

2. Naming LaTresa specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for LaTresa is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to LaTresa.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

3 questions worth asking LaTresa

Built from what LaTresa actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not LaTresa's - LaTresa has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

  Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

• “With 20 years in, what has changed most in how you work?”

  Long experience is only an advantage if it has been examined. This tends to surface whether it has.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LCSW

Licensed in

Indiana

Licence

IN LCSW 34008929A

Licence number

34008929A

Licence expires

1 Apr 2028

NPI

1326680901

Years in practice

20

Gender

Female

Languages

English

International clients

Not accepted

Listed since

15 May 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

LaTresa's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 7 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

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