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01About Arleen
Dr. Arleen Atkins is a Licensed Professional Counselor working in Texas with more than 30 years of experience. She focuses on practical, straightforward help for common life challenges like stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns.
Her work is calm and goal-oriented, aimed at helping people find clearer ways forward. She uses approaches that emphasize solving problems and changing unhelpful thinking patterns. Sessions concentrate on identifying strengths, making small changes, and building on what already works.
Background and approach
This makes the work feel purposeful and focused rather than vague. Her areas of attention include grief, self-esteem, addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, parenting concerns, anger, and career transitions. Additional focuses include aging and geriatric issues, attachment concerns, blended family challenges, codependency, and hospice and end-of-life counseling.
Dr. Atkins also helps people facing isolation, family of origin issues, divorce and separation, and coping after disasters. She values a collaborative approach.
Clients are treated as the expert on their own lives while the counselor offers tools and structure. The goal is steady progress toward realistic, meaningful goals. People who work with her can expect direct conversation, practical strategies, and attention to daily life demands.
The style is supportive and realistic, aimed at helping people regain balance and move forward with clearer choices.
02Credentials
- LPC (Texas)
- License 11325 · expires September 2026
- NPI
- 1396470787 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Arleen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Arleen names
These are the methods Arleen names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Online approaches that focus on solutions and thinking patterns
Dr. Atkins uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy in online sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that contribute to anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and low self-esteem. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on strengths and practical steps to reach specific goals, which can be useful for relationship concerns, coping with life changes, and managing stress.Choosing the right approach happens together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and daily life demands, and then suggest a path forward. That conversation is collaborative and can shift as needs change over time.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls let people work face to face from different locations. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits the schedule. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These formats add flexibility for people balancing work, caregiving, or mobility constraints.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does this counselor address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, sleep problems, parenting strains, anger, career changes, and coping with life transitions. Additional focuses include aging and geriatric issues, attachment and blended family concerns, and hospice and end-of-life counseling.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is practical and goal-oriented, using solution-focused methods and cognitive behavioral techniques to identify strengths and change unhelpful thoughts. Sessions aim to produce concrete steps and measurable progress.
How long has she been practicing?
She has worked in the field for 30 years and brings that experience to a wide range of everyday life concerns and longer-term issues.
Where is the counselor located and what credential does she hold?
She is based in Texas and holds the LPC credential, listed as TX LPC in her documentation.
What languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time and works with people located within the supported region.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How do fees and starting therapy work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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