LaTonya Mangum, LCSW

LaTonya Mangum is a licensed clinical social worker in North Carolina with 11 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship strain, anger, low self-esteem, and depression. She focuses on practical support and clear steps to help people feel more steady and capable in daily life. LaTonya aims to create a respectful, compassionate space for honest conversation and change.

She adapts each session to the person in front of her, shaping conversations and goals to fit what matters most. Sessions emphasize building skills for coping with strong emotions, improving communication, and rebuilding confidence after hard experiences like divorce, infidelity, or long-standing family problems. The work often addresses attachment and abandonment wounds that show up in relationships.

LaTonya uses a mix of approaches to suit different needs. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking, acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and action, and dialectical strategies for managing intense feelings. She also brings client-centered care that prioritizes the person’s perspective in planning change.

The focus is on practical change you can use between sessions. That might mean small behavioral experiments, communication practice, or emotion regulation tools for high-stress moments. LaTonya supports people working through guilt, shame, loneliness, jealousy, and control issues with straightforward, goal-focused sessions.

To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability. LaTonya works in English and holds an NC LCSW credential.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

LaTonya often combines cognitive behavioral therapy and attachment-based work to address both thinking patterns and relationship needs. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. Attachment-based therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and helps people develop healthier ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That decision is reviewed over time so techniques can be adjusted based on what is most helpful.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the specific session options when you book. Many people like online work because it can make scheduling easier and reduce travel time. Online sessions can also allow focused check-ins that fit into a lunch break or short evenings, and they make it possible to practice skills where daily life happens. Talk with the therapist about how sessions can be arranged to match your routine and needs.