Horace Lackey, LPC - Therapist in Texas

About Horace

Horace Lackey is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 31 years of clinical experience. He focuses on family and parenting concerns along with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, and related areas. He offers steady, practical support aimed at helping people handle everyday pressures and painful family patterns.

Horace speaks English and brings a calm, straightforward presence to sessions. He draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered methods to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and practice different ways of responding.

Background and approach

He also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current family dynamics. Sessions emphasize clear listening, respectful challenge, and learning skills that can be used at home. Horace describes his role as a guided partner.

He listens without judgment and will encourage clients to do the difficult work needed for change. Expect direct feedback, goal-focused conversations, and homework when it helps progress. His background includes long experience with fatherhood and family roles, which informs his approach to parenting and family problems.

He addresses issues such as codependency, family of origin wounds, commitment struggles, and fatherhood concerns with practical strategies and calm advice. People seeking help for grief, addictions, anger, intimacy issues, ADHD, self esteem, or social anxiety will find an approach that balances empathy with real-world action steps.

Horace aims to help clients move from feeling stuck to making steady progress toward their goals.

Therapeutic approaches in online family and parenting work

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current family interactions. It helps people understand their emotional responses and aims to shift how loved ones connect and respond to each other. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and practicing different behaviors. It is useful for stress, anxiety, depression, and for learning practical coping skills.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and then recommend approaches that fit the client’s needs. This collaborative process may combine methods over time to address parenting challenges, family patterns, or trauma-related concerns.

Online therapy with him uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy family schedules and to continue work between meetings. Licensed professionals can use these tools to maintain regular contact, review homework, and offer timely support as clients practice new skills.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does he help with?

He works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, parenting, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, intimacy issues, anger, self esteem, depression, and ADHD. Additional focuses include attachment issues, codependency, fatherhood issues, and family of origin concerns.

What is his general therapy style?

Sessions are grounded and practical. He listens without judgment, gives direct feedback, and encourages actionable steps clients can try between sessions.

How much experience does he have?

He has 31 years of counseling experience working with individual, marriage, family, and parenting issues.

What are his credentials and where is he located?

He is a Licensed Professional Counselor with the license TX LPC 16721 and practices in Texas.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with him?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

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Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 31 years
Licensed: Texas
Languages: English

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