Laura Akins, LPC

Texas · 34 years in practice

Laura Akins is an LPC who focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, or changes in life.

License and registration

LPC, Texas: 63236 · expires September 2027
NPI: 1508116161 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 34
Languages: English

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About Laura

Laura Akins is an LPC who focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, or changes in life. She writes and listens in a calm, straightforward way. Her style is down-to-earth and centered on real problems people carry day to day.

She uses practical, relationship-focused tools to help people find more peace and purpose. Sessions emphasize honest listening and gentle reflection so people can better understand their emotions and choices.

Background and approach

Laura draws on 34 years of experience guiding people through addiction, trauma, mood struggles, and compassion fatigue. Her background includes graduate research in spiritual development, and she respects a wide range of beliefs while helping clients explore spiritual or meaning-centered solutions when desired. She combines approaches like Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy to match what each person needs.

In a typical session Laura helps people notice patterns that get in the way, practice new ways of responding, and set manageable steps toward change. She also works with issues such as family of origin concerns, codependency, abandonment, and forgiveness. Clients who are first responders or who face addiction and impulsivity may find her practical focus useful.

Laura practices in Texas and offers conversational, approachable support aimed at everyday life improvements. She keeps language plain and sessions focused on what matters now, helping people discover clearer goals and ways to reach them.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Laura lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Grief
Self esteem
Depression
Addictions
Trauma and abuse
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Codependency
Commitment issues
Control issues
Dependent personality
Drug and alcohol addiction
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Life purpose
Men's issues
Mood disorders
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Women's issues

Approaches Laura names

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Online support

Approaches that translate well to online work

Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on understanding and reshaping emotional responses in relationships and personal patterns. Online sessions can help people notice feelings, name them, and practice new emotional responses during conversations with a therapist.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages people to notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then choose actions that match their values. In virtual sessions, therapists guide exercises that build psychological flexibility and small, value-driven steps people can use between meetings.

Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening, empathy, and helping people find their own solutions. In remote sessions the therapist provides a steady, attentive presence that helps clients think through decisions and feel heard.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That choice can shift over time as progress is made and priorities change.

Online formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video is useful for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be lower bandwidth and easier during a break, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text messaging helps with quick updates or ongoing coaching between sessions.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does Laura help with?

She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship struggles, addictions, and coping with life changes. She also works with issues like codependency, abandonment, guilt, and life purpose.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is relaxed and person-centered, focusing on listening and honest conversation. She blends emotion-focused and practical techniques to help people understand and change unhelpful patterns.

How much experience does she have?

She has 34 years of experience working with emotional issues, addictions, trauma, and mood concerns. Her background includes graduate research in spiritual development.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Texas LPC credential and practices in Texas.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the U.S. work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted; her practice serves people in Texas and within regions that allow work with a Texas LPC.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How does cost and scheduling work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; to get started you complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.

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