Divorce Therapists in La Porte, TX

Laura provides individual, marital, and family therapy for a wide variety of both clinical and non-clinical issues. Areas of special interest include marital conflict, mood disturbances (anxiety and depression), emotional abuse, divorce and stepfamily issues, low self-esteem and boundary problems, trauma recovery, relationship skills, neuropsychology, and faith-based counseling (if requested).

I earned a PhD in Marital and Family Therapy with a minor in Psychology in addition to a Master's degrees in behavioral science. Having practiced for 34 years, doing over 51,000 sessions in my career, I have accumulated extensive experience in working with individuals, couples, and families struggling with depression, anxiety, anger and grief, along with the stresses of everyday life. As a certified hypnotherapist and teacher of those skills, I find hypnosis very useful in the treatment of a number of issues including, PTSD, addictions, and anxiety. New research is showing marked improvement in some cases of IBS with hypnotherapy.

For over 20 years in the Clear Lake, Baytown and Galveston areas, Ms. Layne, has provided child( ages 6+), adolescent, adult, couples, and family therapy. She has provided trauma-recovery, cognitive behavioral, behavior modification, and insight oriented therapy, to survivors of sex, physical, emotional abuse and other life changing events. Ms. Layne has extensive experience working in juvenile justice systems, and under the guidance of psychiatrists, and psychologists providing assessments, crisis, short, and longer term therapy services.

I believe that you deserve a chance to be victorious in your own life. I am passionate about empowering you to overcome whatever odds are working against you. I will equip you with tools and resources to help you move toward the desired positive change you seek. My approach to therapy is that you are the expert on your own life. I will offer a non-judgmental, encouraging and empowering environment for you. I am excited for the opportunity to work with individuals, couples and families. Ready for change? Start now.

I am incredibly fortunate to have my dream job and feel a sense of fulfillment and pride in my work everyday. I know for many of us we do not have that opportunity and have numerous challenges that prevent us from feeling fulfillment, happiness or stability, which can cause immense distress that may be due to anxiety, depression, panic, and feeling lost in general among other complex emotions. Counseling can help give you clarity, and create and work towards goals that lead to happiness and optimism about life overall, you just have to reach out.

As an Individual, Couples and Family Therapist, I utilize evidence-based theories to assist in the journey of healing. Speciality training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Therapy, CBT and Solution Focused Therapy. I am also a Family Mediator, Parent Coordinator and Parenting Facilitator assigned by the family courts in Texas.

You don't have to face your issues alone. We specialize in helping individuals and couples achieve healthier relationships. We are here to help you talk through your personal, private issues in a safe, accepting, supportive, comfortable, and collaborative environment. Our goal is to help clients understand their emotions and to identify patterns of communication that can lead to core issues or problems within their relationships. We assist each client and/or family in developing new strategies to achieve clarification and honesty within themselves.

Are you facing a life transition such as a career change, heading off to college, recent divorce or break up ? Do you feel less enjoyment in your life? Or, are relationship challenges limiting you? Life is filled with so many ups and downs. You may feel you have little control of what is happening. Let us explore what you want to work towards and what is getting in the way. If you want to make progress, find practical solutions, and see measurable change, I may be a good fit for you. I will meet you where you are and draw on a variety of treatment approaches to help you succeed.

Do you need assistance in acquiring the life you desire? If so, I can assist you. I have over 30 years of counseling experience. I work with youth, adults, and seniors. I work with individuals, couples, and families. I specialize in providing supportive counseling to those experiencing mental, behavioral, emotional, physical, and spiritual problems. I work with clients to help them find solutions to issues/concerns that affect their daily lives. I welcome the opportunity to work with you in achieving the life you desire. My practice motto is, "Better from Here," and that's my goal for you.

Some of life’s greatest challenges, such as divorce, relationship issues, career choices, work related stress, depression, and anxiety can be difficult to navigate alone. Sometimes these issues may be difficult for our family members and friends to attend to. I am committed to helping clients find new possibilities or recognize the strengths that they may have been overlooking. I am an Army Veteran who has extensive experience working with veterans and their families as a family and victim advocate. These experiences have given me a unique perspective of trauma and the challenges it may present in daily life.

Milestones Counseling was established to provide counseling for mental health, relationship, and substance use issues. We provide alcohol & drug evaluations for court, probation, Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) evaluations for the Department of Transportation (DOT) and non-DOT the return to duty rehabilitation process. Texas and out-of-state; Probation/Drug Courts Pre-trial Diversion Cases; Industrial and Petrochemical regulating agencies; DISA; Department of Transportation (DOT); ASAP; First Advantage; NASAP; Workplace Options; Child Protective Services (CPS); Divorce Cases / Attorney / Legal Issues; etc.