- Client-Centered Therapy
- Parenting guidance
- Coping skills for anger
About Marlene
Marlene Hood is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with five years of counseling experience. She works with adults and has a background supporting people who face stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, grief, parenting strain, life changes, and anger. Sessions focus on practical skills and conversations that help people handle difficult feelings.
Hood uses a client-centered style that puts the person's experience first. She listens, reflects, and helps clients name what matters most to them. That approach is used to build clearer ideas about what gets in the way of calmer reactions and steadier relationships.
She draws on almost two decades of work as a school counselor in Texas and Louisiana to inform how she supports parenting concerns and young people. That experience includes working with classroom plans, behavioral supports, and crisis response, which influences how she helps clients manage strong emotions and everyday stresses.
In sessions she helps people learn specific coping skills, practice different responses to anger, and talk through patterns that worsen stress. Conversation is direct and practical, with attention to what a person can try between meetings.
Many clients come with struggle over relationships or work frustrations. Hood helps them break problems into smaller steps so changes feel achievable. She asks about goals, sets simple action points, and checks progress in follow-up meetings.
How her client-centered approach fits with online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's experience. The therapist reflects what she hears, asks clarifying questions, and helps the client set their own goals. This approach is useful for issues like anxiety, anger, and low self-esteem because it centers the person's perspective and priorities.That same client-centered way can make the online process collaborative. The therapist will work with the client to decide which techniques to try, adjust approaches over time, and check whether those methods are helping. Finding the right way of working is treated as a team effort based on the client's needs and preferences.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm available session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy week, save travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid being on camera when that helps. Licensed professionals can use these practical benefits to make regular sessions more manageable while focusing on skills for managing anger and daily stress.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, coping with life changes, grief, parenting concerns, and anger.
What is her therapeutic style?
She practices client-centered therapy, focusing on listening, reflection, and helping clients identify their own solutions.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years as an LPC and nearly 20 years of prior work as a school counselor in Texas and Louisiana.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPC licensed in Texas and she practices from Texas.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.