Meet your therapist & coach
Latrina Ray Raddler, M.Ed., LPC-S
Licensed Professional Counselor and Supervisor (LPC-S) in Louisiana, and licensed in Washington, where the counselor license is called Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC). A Black therapist, relationship coach, counselor educator, and behavioral health leader serving couples and families online across both states.
20+ years in the helping professions
~18 years in mental health counseling and education
~12 years of executive leadership
A note from Latrina
Hi, I’m Latrina.
For more than 18 years I have sat with couples, families, and individuals in some of their hardest seasons, especially families living with addiction, grief, and broken trust.
I believe in the therapeutic process, and I believe everyone has the ability to change. My hope is that our time together feels like stepping into the living room of a trusted family member: safe, comfortable, and welcoming.
Whether you come for therapy, coaching, a group, or a cohort, you do not have to leave your culture, your faith, or your story at the door. Bring all of it. We will do the work together.
Latrina
Her why
Healing that is personal and relational.
Latrina’s work grows out of lived experience and a deep passion for relational healing in marginalized communities.
She has seen what happens when Black and Brown families are met with care that does not understand them, and what becomes possible when they are met with care that does. Life Essentials exists so couples, families, and individuals can heal without leaving their culture, their faith, or their story at the door.
“Healthy relationships require healed individuals.”
The belief behind the work
Experience and approach
What she brings into the room.
Specialties
Where she goes deep
Addictions
Family systems
Attachment
Grief
Lens
How she sees the work
Systems-oriented
Feminist
Trauma-informed
Faith-informed
Educator
Teaching the next generation
Program Director for an addiction studies and mental health certificate program
University adjunct
Counselor educator
Therapy or coaching?
Two different tools, offered with intention.
Latrina is both a licensed therapist and a relationship coach. She keeps the two separate so you always know what kind of support you are getting.
Clinical care
Therapy
Treats emotional pain, trauma, grief, addiction, and mental health concerns
May include assessment and diagnosis
Available to clients located in Louisiana or Washington
Protected by clinical confidentiality laws
Non-clinical
Coaching
For couples who are not in crisis and want to grow on purpose
Focused on skills, goals, and the future
No diagnosis and no treatment plan
Includes cohorts like Dating on Purpose
See what guides the work.
Read the values behind every session, or see where Latrina has been teaching and speaking.