Lindsey Toups, LPC

Lindsey Toups is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana with more than 10 years of experience helping people navigate life transitions and emotional challenges. She focuses on practical strategies for managing stress, anxiety, anger, and depression while offering targeted support for family and relationship concerns, grief, parenting, and the everyday realities of living with ADHD. Her work also addresses trauma and abuse, self-esteem, career issues, compassion fatigue, and specific needs such as panic attacks, pregnancy and childbirth, and young adult and women’s issues.

Her therapeutic stance is collaborative and person-centered, honoring each individual’s identity and life story while partnering with clients to develop meaningful, sustainable tools for growth. Lindsey aims to create an affirming, non-judgmental space where clients can explore their concerns, build coping skills, and strengthen resilience. She brings clinical expertise and genuine empathy to the process, helping clients turn insights into action and move toward clearer goals and improved day-to-day functioning.

As an LPC, Lindsey combines evidence-informed methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with a supportive, individualized approach to meet people where they are and support long-term change.

CBT and Collaborative Care for Online Sessions

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or CBT is a structured, practical approach that helps clients identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replace them with more adaptive patterns. It is often used to address anxiety, depression, panic attacks, and stress by teaching concrete skills for managing symptoms and responding differently to difficult situations.

A person-centered and collaborative style emphasizes listening, respect, and working together to define goals and strategies that fit each person’s life. Rather than imposing a single method, the therapist partners with the client to tailor interventions, build on strengths, and support gradual, sustainable change.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process. Lindsey will collaborate with each client to determine which methods and techniques feel most useful based on needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for busy schedules, limited mobility, or those who prefer remote care. These formats make it easier to maintain consistency in treatment, access licensed professionals from home, and fit sessions into everyday life while still focusing on effective, evidence-informed work.