Latonia Grissom-Blue Pollard

Latonia Grissom-Blue Pollard is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) practicing in Michigan with 18 years of experience. She offers a warm, collaborative style and helps people facing stress, anxiety, mood challenges, ADHD, trauma, and feelings of isolation or loneliness. Latonia aims to create a respectful, culturally responsive space where clients feel heard and understood.

Her background includes private practice, telehealth, and school-based work, which informs a flexible, practical approach to care. Sessions focus on building insight, emotional resilience, and everyday skills that make a difference outside the therapy room. She emphasizes a partnership model where the client's goals shape the work.

Latonia uses an integrative, evidence-based framework. That means she pulls from a range of methods to match each person’s needs rather than relying on a single approach. She teaches tools for managing anxiety, mood swings, impulsivity, and stress, and supports people coping with trauma and relationship strains.

Her experience covers a wide set of concerns including bipolar disorder, depression, ADHD, autism spectrum issues, communication problems, domestic violence, and intellectual disability. She also helps people dealing with grief, separation, and the social effects of isolation.

Clients can expect straightforward, practical work that focuses on what changes will help in daily life. Latonia invites people to bring their questions and priorities so therapy stays relevant and goal-oriented.

How evidence-based methods translate to online work

Latonia draws from practical, evidence-based techniques to guide online sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety and low mood. It helps with panic, depression, and day-to-day stress by teaching concrete coping strategies and behavioral experiments.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal skills. It is useful for impulsivity, strong mood swings, and improving reactions during high-stress moments.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, symptoms, and preferences before deciding which methods to use. Plans are adjusted over time based on what is working for the client.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. It can reduce travel time and let people schedule appointments around work or school. Because session formats are not specified in the biography, confirm current session options before booking. The focus is on helping clients use skills in daily routines and maintaining steady progress even when in-person visits are not practical.