Empowering Your Mental Health
Find healing and coping skills for your anxiety and depression.
Welcome to Learning Alternative Behaviors
Learning Alternative Behaviors Youth and Family Services, LLC, provides professional and compassionate counseling services for adults and teens. The practice specializes in treating patients struggling with anxiety, depression and mood disorders by integrating diverse coping strategies that are individualized and unique to helping manage symptoms and challenges. With the right coping skills, the belief is that anyone can overcome life's challenges and learn alternative ways to cope more efficiently to help live a healthy life.
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Your Partner in MenTal HeALTH
The Therapeutic Approach
If you're struggling with anxiety, depression or a mood disorder, a evidenced-based, client person- centered and cognitive behavioral approach to therapy is utilized. The goal is to help you learn evidenced-based and practical coping strategies to manage symptoms that affect your ability to function on a daily basis.
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.
Counseling for Anxiety
Anxiety often consists of you experiencing anxious thoughts, excessive worrying or over thinking a lot about things. However, Anxiety isn't just a mental experience- it has a physical impact too. When the body is under constant stress it can lead to increased muscle tension elevated heart rate and disrupted sleep patterns.
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. The goal is to help diagnose the real issue and help you receive the right treatment needed to live a healthy, and fulfilling life.
LAB Cognitive Behavior Therapy Group Program
The LAB Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) Group Program consists of coaching, individual therapy sessions, and group support. The program is designed to offer a more supportive customized approach to treatment than just individual therapy alone. Our CBT groups are skilled based and for adults and teens dealing with depression, anxiety, and mood disorders.
Meet YOUR PROVIDER
LaToya Boyd, LMHC is the owner of Learning Alternative Behaviors Youth and Family Services, LLC. She has a master's degree in Mental Health 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 Employee Assistance Plans (EAP's), however if we are not accepting your insurance, you are free to self- pay:
Florida Blue /Lucet
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Magellan
Aetna
Cigna/Evernorth
Carelon
Ambetter
Sunshine Health
Curalinc (EAP)
Acentra Health (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.
LAB Cognitive Behavior THERAPY GROUP PROGRAM
Why LAB Group Program?
The goal of the LAB Group Program is to offer Therapy, coaching and group support. The focus is on helping clients learn actionable skills that can be applied in real-world situations. Whether navigating social stressors or managing performance pressure in academic settings, work environments or personal challenges across different areas of life, the skills learned in groups and therapy gained in individual sessions are designed to be applied daily and can adapt seamlessly to all contexts.
Consistency is key—these steps work best when practiced regularly. When applied with intention, LAB's Group Program becomes a powerful self-management tool for long-term anxiety and depression reduction, especially when supported by individual therapy and group support.
What Can I Expect from LAB Group Program?
LAB Group Program are for teens and adults dealing with anxiety and depression. It is therapy and a coaching program and is best suited for individuals who are comfortable to actively participate in their treatment with others in a supportive virtual group setting as well as receiving individual counseling.
Groups are delivered utilizing an evidenced based Cognitive Behavior Therapy curriculum.
A short assessment is conducted to determine whether an individual is a good fit for LAB's Group Program.
LAB's Group Programs involve weekly group support, weekly individual counseling session, coaching and a referral for additional resources if needed (ex: medication management, or mentorship programs for teens.)
Sessions are skilled based and are held Virtually weekly for 6 weeks.
How do I know if LAB's Group Program is right for me?
LAB Group Program work well for individuals who are comfortable to actively participate in group support with others in a supportive Virtual setting and who may be seeking additional support to individual therapy.
What makes the program especially effective is it focuses on helping individuals learn actionable skills all while being supported among individuals struggling with similar issues.
Are you ready to take charge of your mental health journey? If so, schedule a consultation today to discover if this program is best suited for your mental health needs!