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Online therapist

Aarin Mitchell

Compassionate counseling for families

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
24 years
Licensed in
Arkansas, Louisiana
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Aarin

Aarin Mitchell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Arkansas. She brings 24 years of experience to work with parents and families facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, parenting challenges, and issues related to identity and self-esteem. Her manner is warm and straightforward so parents can explain concerns without feeling judged or rushed.

She listens closely and helps families figure out practical next steps. Sessions focus on everyday problems - sleep and mood, behavior challenges, conflict between caregivers and children, or navigating grief and identity questions.

Background and approach

Aarin aims to make each session useful and understandable. Her work draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and trauma-focused strategies alongside a client-centered attitude. That means she helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and patterns, practice new skills, and use strengths already present in the family.

Mindfulness tools are used when helpful to reduce stress and increase focus. She has experience with adoption and foster care issues, blended family dynamics, autism and Asperger syndrome, domestic violence and other forms of abuse, and challenges like substance use or eating concerns. Aarin also addresses practical family concerns such as communication problems, divorce and separation, and caregiver stress.

Her style is respectful and flexible. She works with each family member as a person and adjusts strategies to fit real-life schedules and needs. Aarin aims for clear, step-by-step work so parents and children can see gradual change.

Therapeutic approaches that translate to online care

Aarin uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and change patterns that affect mood and behavior. CBT is practical and skill-based, and it often focuses on small changes families can practice between sessions.

She also uses Trauma-Focused Therapy to address the effects of trauma and abuse. This work helps people safely process difficult experiences and learn coping skills to reduce their impact on daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. She works collaboratively with each person or family to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. Plans can change as progress is made and as situations evolve.

Online therapy makes attending sessions easier for busy families. Video calls let a family interact face-to-face, while phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging offer flexibility when schedules or childcare make live meetings hard. These options help parents and caregivers use therapy without major disruption to daily life, and they support continuing work between appointments.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of family or parenting concerns are addressed?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self esteem, depression, family problems, grief, and parenting challenges. Additional areas include adoption and foster care, blended family issues, and communication problems.
What is Aarin's general therapy style?
Her approach is caring, open minded, and interactive. She listens closely and uses practical strategies so families can try new ways of coping between sessions.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 24 years of experience working with children, teenagers, adults, and families. That experience includes work with survivors of domestic violence and other forms of abuse.
What credentials and location should I know?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with credentials AR LPC P2002019 and LA LPC 3471 and she practices in Arkansas.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international sessions an option?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be held as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different family needs.
How do I begin working with her and what does it cost?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

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Experience
24 years
Licensed
Arkansas, Louisiana
Languages
English

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