Laverna Soucie
LPC
Grounded care for stress and relationships
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- Practical coping skills
- Focus on emotions
- Health care perspective
About Laverna
She draws on several therapy styles to match a person's needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and change them into more useful ones. Emotionally-Focused Therapy supports people who want clearer emotional connection in relationships. Attachment-Based ideas guide work around early relationship patterns that still affect present life.
Laverna also brings experience with trauma and loss. Her years as a hospice nurse shaped how she talks about grief and end-of-life concerns. She uses tools that address trauma and painful memories alongside present-day coping skills.
Sessions focus on listening first, then trying small, manageable changes. Practical steps might include changing everyday routines, practicing new ways to speak with loved ones, or learning skills to calm intense feelings. Conversations are collaborative and paced to what each person can handle.
She works with a wide range of concerns including parenting stress, intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, career setbacks, and compassion fatigue. People who want a therapist who mixes emotional insight with real-world strategies may find her approach helpful.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Credentials
Texas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Georgia
Languages
English
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current feelings and reactions. Online sessions can help people notice those patterns and practice new responses in their daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and improve mood. It often uses short exercises and homework that fit well into a weekly online rhythm.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their history, current struggles, and goals, then suggest which methods to try first. That choice is revisited as progress and preferences become clearer, so treatment stays collaborative and practical.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking, since formats are not specified in the biography. Many people appreciate online care because sessions can fit around work, allow quieter surroundings, or avoid travel time. Online meetings also make it easier to try short check-ins, practice skills between sessions, and apply strategies directly to real-life situations that come up during the week.
At a glance
- Listed location
- Texas
- Experience
- 6+ years
- Credentials
- LPC
- Languages
- English
- License (Texas)
- LPC · No. 82600
- License (Tennessee)
- LPC · No. 5736
- License (Oklahoma)
- LPC · No. 12381
- License (Georgia)
- LPC · No. LPC015932
- NPI
- 1801463872
As listed by the therapist. You can check a license with the state board and an NPI with the national registry.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does this therapist help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, sleep problems, career changes, trauma and compassion fatigue among other issues.
What is her general therapy style?
She listens to each person's story and uses practical steps alongside emotional work. Sessions tend to combine skills practice with exploring important relationship patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of counseling experience and a long prior career as a registered nurse, including hospice care that informs her grief work.
What credentials and region are listed here?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, and the profile lists Texas as her location.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in this biography.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with this therapist?
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Before you start
- Online talk therapy is not a court-ordered or mandated anger-management course, and it does not provide attendance certificates.
- Check that the location and license details above fit where you live.
- If anyone is at risk of being harmed, contact emergency services or a domestic-abuse helpline first. See the support lines for the US, UK and Australia.