Dr. Arleen Atkins
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
About Arleen
I am licensed in Texas with over 30 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, motivation, self esteem and confidence, depression and other areas. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming the situations that challenge you. Using a solution-focused approach to counseling, we will build on your strengths and resources to help you reach your goals. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process.
What Arleen helps with
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
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- 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
How Arleen works
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
What clients say
- “Dr. Atkins was wonderful and helped me at the very beginning of a very traumatic life event. She listened and gave me some great tools to get me started on my healing process.”
- “Dr Atkin’s has been wonderful, and we feel blessed to have her as our coach!”
- “Amazing therapist, kind, great listener, highly recommend. When someone is made for their job you can just tell. I always look forward to our sessions.”
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- “Dr. Atkins helped save my life. She has allowed me to flow at my own pace, never judged my mistakes and missteps, and continues to support me with her patience and guidance. I've never followed through with my therapy in the past, typicaly giving up on myself. Dr. Atkins provided me with the tools to find the motivation within myself. Thank you, Dr. Atkins!”
- “Dr. Atkins has been great. She is professional, compassionate, she listens and has great insight. I am so happy she was chosen to he my therapist.”
- “Dr. Atkins listens, but more importantly, I feel heard. Her advice is practical and helpful. She is also very responsive and helpful! Very happy!”
- “Great therapist. Great at listening and providing feedback”
- “Dr. Atkins is a good listener and always provides ideas and insights into yourself that you don’t think about in the short term and long term she is always sweet and willing to talk about anything going on that you may need help in or just want to get off your chest. I can say more but you’re better off talking with her.”
- “Very kind / professional”
- “Dr. Atkins is so great, she has such a calming energy about her and she is so easy to talk to. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a great therapist.”
- “An angel sent from heaven.”
- “Dr atkins is attentive and extremely knowledgeable. She has helped me so much and I am so grateful”
- “Dr. Atkins is amazing. Very patient, understanding. Offers great ideas and solutions.”
- “Great listener and lovely person!”
- “She is so patient, kind, and honest. Her advice is absolutely golden and I would recommend her to anyone struggling with just about anything :)”
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