Dr. Latasha McIlwaine, LPC

Dr. Latasha McIlwaine is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a clinician with more than 18 years of experience delivering mental health services across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. She holds a Doctor of Education (EdD) in Counseling Psychology and combines clinical practice, teaching, and authorship to support people facing a wide range of life challenges. Her work spans addictions, relationship concerns, self-esteem and identity issues, career transitions, and depression, with additional focus on autism and Asperger syndrome, blended family dynamics, codependency, divorce and separation, domestic violence, and intellectual disability.

Trained in multiple therapeutic methods, she integrates cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical skills, mindfulness practices, motivational techniques, and solution-focused approaches to tailor treatment to each person she sees. She has experience with anger management, marriage and family therapy, parenting and school-related concerns, and substance use disorders, and she supervises and mentors undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students pursuing careers in counseling. Dr. McIlwaine is also the author of Fragile Brokenness - a memoir and reflection on resilience that traces her personal journey into clinical practice.

In private practice she provides tele-therapy through Insightful Options, PLLC and maintains resources online at her professional websites. Her background as an educator and supervisor informs a collaborative, strengths-based approach designed to help individuals, couples, and families build practical skills and move toward meaningful change.