— About LaTonya
Therapist. Trainer.
Thought Leader.
For more than fifteen years, my work has lived at the intersection of clinical practice, training, and systemic change. I help individuals, organizations, and communities create the conditions where healing becomes a shared practice rather than a solitary struggle.
15+
YEAR OF PRACTICE
I came to this work asking a question that has never fully left me — Who is caring for the caretakers?
I am LaTonya Demps — therapist, IFS Lead Trainer, organizational consultant, coach, and the founder of Collective Wellness Counseling and Consulting. My work spans clients and partners across the United States and internationally, with an office in Lansing, Michigan.
I came to this work asking a question: Who is caring for the caretakers? It's the question I sat with as I watched my mother and grandmother serve as pillars of community advocacy. It's the question I carried through fifteen years of clinical practice.
I know what it feels like to be everyone's rock — the one who always shows up, listens, and carries others through their storms while struggling beneath your own carefully maintained surface. That journey of learning to take up space and find my authentic voice is what led me here.
Evidence-based. Relationally rooted. Systemically aware.
I bring evidence-based methods — IFS, EMDR, IFIO, EFT — together with a relational, culturally responsive lens and a deep commitment to systemic understanding. Burnout isn't a personal failing. Grief isn't a problem to solve.
I'm currently a Lead Trainer with the Internal Family Systems Institute, where I co-lead The Self-Led Coach — the IFS Institute's official introduction to parts work for coaches.
I live in Michigan with my husband, David, and our son. I love sunlight, nature, fiction novels, hammock time, travel, and laughter. I believe that the story of a life well-lived is one of the most important things we can offer back to the world.
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
- Co-Lead Faculty, The Self-Led Coach — IFS Institute (2026–2027)
- Certified in EMDR, IFIO, and EFT
- Qualified Administrator, Intercultural Development Inventory® (IDI)
- Published Researcher, The Counseling Psychologist
- Former Adjunct Professor, Michigan State University
- Founder, Collective Wellness Counseling & Consulting
A Note on My Practice
My practice has transitioned toward training, consultation, group offerings, healing circles, and organizational consulting.
"Healing is possible the moment we can recognize we are in pain."
— LaTonya Demps, LCSW