LaToya Hamm, LSW, PMH-C (she/her)

The Basics

Title: Provisional Clinical Therapist; Owner, Motherhood Redefined

Availability: Limited availability

Location: Telehealth only

Schedule: Weekdays, evenings

Insurance/payment: UPMC commercial, Aetna, Sliding scale $70-100

My Specialties

• Reproductive mental health issues (infertility; abortion; challenges across pregnancy; postpartum anxiety, OCD, depression, or other challenges; early parenting support);

• Reproductive Trauma (challenging birth, medical trauma, sexual trauma, intimate partner violence);

• BIPOC/People of the Global Majority;

• Adjustment, stress, transitions;

• Relationships and sex (including poly/kink/non-traditional relationship communities)

My Orientation & Approach

Cognitive Behavioral Therapies (CBT), including process-based; Solution-Focused Therapy; Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).

Some Fun Facts

I enjoy reading, watching movies, and traveling (I’ve visited every continent except for Antarctica and Australia).

What working with me is like

I am solution-focused, and in my therapeutic work, I use evidence-based tools like dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and trauma-informed techniques alongside humor and pop culture references.

Quote

"We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty." – Maya Angelou

Important about me

I am a non-traditional mom of seven (adoptive, biological, and blended) who believes that therapy is a collaborative process that helps you to identify and work through limiting beliefs and unhealthy patterns that keep you feeling stuck.