Empowering Your Mental Health
Find healing and coping skills for your anxiety and depression.
Welcome to Learning Alternative Behaviors
At Learning Alternative Behaviors Youth and Family Services, LLC, we provide professional and compassionate counseling services for adults and teens. Our practice primarily focuses on treating patients struggling with anxiety, depression and mood disorders. Our approach is tailored to integrating diverse coping strategies that are individualized and unique to help patients in managing their anxiety, depression, and other mood challenges. By embracing unconventional methods, individuals gain access to a broader toolkit that supports mental resilience in daily life. We believe that with the right coping skills, anyone can overcome life's challenges and learn alternative ways to cope more efficiently to help support them in living a healthy life.
How We Can Help: Your Partner in MenTal HeALTH
Our Therapeutic Approach
If you're struggling with anxiety, depression or a mood disorder we're here to help. Our therapists utilize an evidenced-based, client person- centered and cognitive behavioral approach to therapy. The overriding goal is to support and encourage the development of greater well-being among the patient. Treatment is tailored to help you learn practical coping strategies to manage symptoms that affect your ability to function on a daily basis. We'll work with you to develop a personalized treatment plan that meets your unique needs.
Counseling for Depression
Depression is more than just " a bout of the blues or feeling down" and it is not always that easy to just snap out of it. If not treated depression can affect how you feel, think and behave. It can also lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems and make it difficult to enjoy life and engage in activities you once loved. We are here to help you overcome depression and develop a more positive outlook on life.
Counseling for Anxiety
If you are experience anxious thoughts, excessive worrying, or find yourself over thinking a lot about things. We're here to help! Our therapists specialize in working with individuals struggling with anxiety and can help you learn practical coping strategies to manage your symptoms. We'll work with you to develop a personalized treatment plan that helps you to decrease your anxiety symptoms.
Counseling for a Mood Disorder
A mood disorder often has individuals feeling as if they are on an "emotional roller coaster ride." It is a mental health condition in which you experience long periods of extreme sadness, extreme happiness or both. Certain mood disorders involve other emotions such as anger and irritability. Our goal is to help diagnose the real issue and help you receive the right treatment needed to live a healthy, and fulfilling life.
Counseling for Interpersonal/Romantic Relationship Issues
Relationships are an important part of our lives whether that be romantic or interpersonal, but they can also be challenging. When our relationships are not healthy it can sometimes contribute to anxious and depressive feelings. Effectively developing healthy communication and conflict skills can help decrease these symptoms and strengthen your relationships.
Online Court Ordered Anger Management Courses
The Anger Management Courses provides the basics for managing one's temper. It focuses on teaching participates that every argument or disagreement does not have to escalate into a hazardous event. Participants will learn effective ways to communicate without losing one’s temper. Certificates will be provided one completed.
Meet LaToya Boyd, LMHC
LaToya Boyd, LMHC is the owner of Learning Alternative Behaviors Youth and Family Services, LLC. She has a Master's degree in counseling from the University of South Florida and a Bachelor’s degree in criminology from Florida State University. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida with over 20 years of experience. LaToya has experience working with a wide variety of client groups. Her areas of specialty are anxiety, depression and mood disorders. Prior to starting her private practice LaToya worked in various clinical settings as a therapist servicing youth and families. Her passion for helping individuals and families learn alternative ways of dealing with life issues and transitions is what sparked her desire to start Learning Alternative Behaviors Youth and Family Services.
“Regardless of what behaviors or issues you have struggled with in the past with a desire for change, guidance and support you can Learn Alternative Behaviors.” LAB
INSURANCE AND PAYMENTS
Insurance and EAP Plans Accepted
We accept the following insurance plans and EAP's, however if we are not accepting your insurance, you are free to self- pay:
Lucet /Florida Blue
Aetna
Evernorth/ Cigna
Aetna- EAP
Lucet / (Florida Blue) EAP
Evernorth/ Cigna (EAP)
Curalinc EAP
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations must be made 24 hours in advance. If you cancel an appointment without giving 24 hours notice you will be charged $50.00 and must pay this fee before scheduling a new appointment. Please note that missed or canceled appointments are not covered by insurance.