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Online therapist

Lakesha Fox

Calm, practical support for family and life changes

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
3 years
Licensed in
Texas
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Lakesha

Lakesha Fox is a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses on family and parenting concerns alongside stress, anxiety, and relationship challenges. She writes plainly and listens closely so parents and caregivers can say what’s on their mind. Her approach aims to make conversations feel straightforward and useful rather than overwhelming.

Many people come to her when life feels out of balance or when family patterns become painful. She creates a space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment.

Background and approach

Lakesha believes therapy should be shaped to each person, not forced into a single method. She talks through options with clients and tailors techniques to fit real-life needs. Her work draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which centers the person’s goals and experience.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and DBT skills to manage strong emotions and improve coping. Mindfulness strategies and Motivational Interviewing help people build small, sustainable changes. With three years of professional experience and an LPC credential, Lakesha practices in Texas and conducts sessions in English.

She supports people dealing with grief, addiction concerns, parenting challenges, mood conditions such as depression and bipolar symptoms, and issues like self-esteem, body image, or career stress. Her style is collaborative and practical. Clients frequently work on clearer communication, boundary setting, and coping plans they can try between sessions.

Lakesha meets each person where they are and focuses on steady progress.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit family life

Client-Centered Therapy puts the person’s goals and experience first. Sessions focus on listening and reflecting so clients feel understood and can set their own priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thinking and replace it with practical steps for change; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lakesha will talk with each client about goals and preferences and suggest techniques that match those needs. Decisions about methods are made together so the plan fits daily life and parenting responsibilities.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect during busy weeks. Video calls and phone sessions suit more in-depth conversations, while live chat and text-based messaging allow for brief check-ins and skill practice between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent amid childcare, work, and other demands.

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.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress and anxiety, relationship and family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, grief, addictions, mood concerns like depression and bipolar, and related struggles such as self-esteem and body image.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She focuses on listening first, then uses practical tools chosen with the client.
What kind of experience does she have?
She has three years of professional work experience and has supported people through family conflicts, trauma, and life transitions.
What credential and location does she hold?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Texas with license number TX LPC 81622 and practices in Texas.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and getting started handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
3 years
Licensed
Texas
Languages
English

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