Laurie Speed, LPC

Laurie Speed is a licensed therapist in Texas who brings 14 years of clinical experience to her counseling work. She holds the LPC credential, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor and indicates state licensure to provide mental health services. Laurie focuses her practice on helping people navigate depression, anxiety, trauma recovery, and the many forms of grief that follow significant life changes.

Her approach blends empathetic listening with practical strategies aimed at building resilience and restoring a sense of personal strength. Laurie emphasizes fostering self-love, improving communication skills, and addressing isolation, guilt, and shame. She also supports clients dealing with caregiver stress, divorce or separation, and the challenges of forgiveness.

Laurie offers a faith-informed perspective for those who wish to integrate Christian values into therapy, while maintaining an inclusive, client-centered stance for people with diverse backgrounds and needs. Her goal is to walk alongside individuals through transitional periods, offering steady guidance as they work toward meaningful personal growth and renewed emotional well-being.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Laurie Speed draws on client-centered therapy to place the person and their experience at the heart of the work, offering empathic listening and collaborative problem solving to support self-love, coping with life changes, and symptoms of depression or anxiety. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) is used to explore and process core emotions that drive distress, which can be especially helpful for trauma recovery, grief, and improving communication in close relationships. Narrative Therapy helps clients reframe the stories they tell about themselves and their lives, guiding them to separate identity from difficult experiences and to reduce feelings of guilt and shame.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Laurie works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. This collaborative stance helps tailor sessions to address priorities such as caregiver stress, isolation, or relationship challenges.

Online therapy with Laurie is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexible options that fit varied schedules and comfort levels. These remote formats make it easier for people to access licensed professionals and maintain continuity of care during transitions or busy periods.