Torey LaMothe, LPC

Torey LaMothe is a licensed professional counselor with 39 years of clinical experience. She helps people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, and many life transitions. She brings calm patience and straightforward guidance to each session.

Sessions focus on practical steps people can use between meetings. Conversations include learning new ways to manage strong emotions, changing unhelpful thinking patterns, and building routines that support recovery and resilience. Torey uses clear explanations and down-to-earth examples so ideas are easy to try at home.

Her work draws on cognitive behavioral techniques alongside acceptance and commitment ideas and attachment-focused conversation. She also uses client-centered and dialectical behavior strategies when they fit the person’s goals. These approaches help with mood problems, trauma recovery, relationship patterns, and coping with big life changes.

Torey has practiced in Mississippi and Louisiana and brings long experience working with varied life challenges. She pays attention to each person’s background and culture when planning care. The aim is practical progress - small, steady changes that add up.

People who choose Torey will find a steady, compassionate guide who values honesty and collaboration. She helps people identify priorities, set small goals, and build tools for day-to-day life.

Practical therapy methods for online care

CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. It teaches simple exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and build different habits, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing thoughts without fighting them and committing to actions that match personal values. That approach is useful for coping with painful feelings and staying connected to what matters. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns shape current connections and emotional responses, helping people change patterns that cause repeated conflict or distress.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to goals, try a few techniques, and adjust plans based on what helps. Clients and the therapist decide together which methods to keep or change as work progresses.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful for a full session and visual cues. Phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited or for a private conversation. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins, brief coaching, or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work or family schedules and keep momentum between meetings.