Laurie Speed , LPC

Laurie Speed is a Texas licensed therapist with 14 years of clinical experience who helps people navigate life’s most difficult transitions. She holds the credential LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor - a designation that indicates graduate-level training and state licensure to provide professional counseling services.

Her work centers on addressing depression, anxiety, trauma recovery, and grief, using a compassionate and practical approach to support emotional healing. Laurie combines empathetic listening with concrete coping strategies to help clients manage stress, process painful experiences, and rebuild daily functioning after difficult events.

Laurie also focuses on areas such as caregiver strain, communication challenges, divorce and separation, forgiveness, and the complex emotions of guilt and shame. She emphasizes fostering self-love and reducing isolation so individuals can reclaim a sense of agency and connection. For clients who value spiritual perspective, she offers a faith-informed approach aligned with Christian values. Laurie’s practice is guided by the belief that therapeutic change happens through a collaborative relationship - she walks alongside clients, offering steady guidance as they develop resilience and work toward meaningful personal growth.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Laurie draws on client-centered therapy to place the person’s experience at the heart of the work - this approach emphasizes empathy, collaboration, and helping clients identify their own goals and strengths. It is useful for people facing stress, life changes, or difficulties with self-worth.

She also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) to help clients understand and reorganize emotional responses within relationships and attachment patterns; EFT can be especially helpful for those coping with intense emotions, relational conflict, or the aftereffects of trauma.

When appropriate, Laurie integrates Narrative Therapy techniques, which encourage clients to separate themselves from their problems by exploring the stories they tell about their lives and then rewriting those narratives in ways that support healing and agency. Narrative work can aid in addressing grief, shame, and identity shifts after major life events.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Laurie collaborates with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Laurie offers flexible options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity during transitions, and access professional support from wherever the client is located within Texas, all while preserving the collaborative, relationship-focused nature of in-person work.