- Years in practice
- 6
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Georgia
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Laverna
Laverna Soucie is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with six years of clinical experience. She draws on a background that blends mental health counseling with long experience in medical care. Laverna focuses on helping people handle stress, anxiety, relationships, parenting challenges, grief, trauma, and life transitions.
Her work style is down-to-earth and collaborative. She listens to each person's story and helps them make practical changes that fit their life.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear goals, skills you can practice between meetings, and understanding patterns that keep problems repeating. Laverna uses a mix of approaches to match what a person needs. She often applies attachment-informed ideas to improve relationship patterns, cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and emotion-focused tools to better manage intense feelings.
She also has experience using EMDR for people who want trauma-focused work. Parents often reach out about sleep, behavior, connection with their children, or the strain of balancing work and family. Laverna helps parents sort priorities, set boundaries, and rebuild connection.
She also supports people dealing with grief, compassion fatigue, and identity or self-worth concerns. Her prior work in medical and hospice settings informs how she talks about illness, aging, and end-of-life topics. People who want practical strategies and an attentive listener may find her style helpful.
Laverna invites prospective clients to share their story and explore next steps together.
What Laverna works with
Everything Laverna lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Laverna helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sex addiction
Approaches Laverna lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How attachment and trauma approaches work online
Attachment-based work focuses on how people connect and respond in relationships. It helps identify patterns in how you relate to partners and children and teaches new ways to bring gentleness and clarity to those interactions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks down unhelpful thoughts and behaviors into small steps you can change. It is useful for anxiety, sleep problems, low mood, and for building concrete coping skills. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, offers a structured way to process distressing memories and reduce their emotional hold. Practitioners adapt EMDR methods for remote sessions when appropriate.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide whether attachment work, CBT, EMDR, or a mix will best support change.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging gives flexibility. Video lets you see facial cues and practice relationship skills. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Chat or messaging supports short updates, problem-solving between sessions, or ongoing reflection without needing to schedule a full call. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy family life and to keep momentum between meetings.
Questions people ask about Laverna
What kinds of problems can Laverna help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting concerns as well as grief, trauma, sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, depression, bipolar challenges, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She listens closely, helps set concrete goals, and teaches skills to use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of professional counseling experience and a background that includes many years working in medical and hospice care.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She holds the LPC credential and is licensed in Texas as a Licensed Professional Counselor.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are sessions billed or priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her services?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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