Find a Therapist near La Place, LA

I work together with each person to understand and to help them remove barriers that are getting in the way of them feeling satisfied in their lives. We work together to put things into perspective. Allow me to help support you in your journey.

My approach is to help cultivate the ability to be present to what is going on in one's life, and to respond to situations guided by individual values. Much of our suffering is caused by attempts to avoid or control emotional situations, and learning to be in contact with our own experience gives us more freedom to choose our response. I support clients in recognizing and cultivating their personal values, and in taking committed action based on those values.

Are you questioning the future of your relationship? Do you feel like you and your spouse argue about the same things over and over? I can help you. I offer a comfortable, safe environment to explore whatever is ailing you, and help you find new ways to make positive changes so you can get back to living your best life. My name is Priscilla Hurd and I'm a licensed professional counselor (LPC). I work at Magnolia Family Counseling, in a private counseling practice. I graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana, with a master's degree in counselor education and a specialization in couples and family counseling. I'm a nationally certified counselor (NCC). I work individually with adults and adolescents, as well as with couples and families struggling with an array of different challenges. I use an integrative approach, tailoring my style to meet the client's needs.

I believe every person has a powerful story and deserves respect. I work to understand the goals and concerns of the individuals I meet. I work with individuals and partners who are struggling to succeed in relationships with themselves or others. I would describe myself as open-minded, optimistic, and empathetic. The different therapeutic approaches are just tools to help clients experience success. I offer a 30-minute no-charge meeting to ensure that you feel you are working with the right person to help you achieve your goals.

Living with the weight of past traumas can feel like being trapped in a loop, where old wounds surface in unexpected moments, making it hard to find peace. You may feel disconnected from loved ones, overwhelmed by emotions, or uncertain about why certain situations evoke such strong reactions. It can be exhausting to navigate daily life when feelings of hurt, fear, or sadness keep creeping in. You may long to feel safe, understood, and fully present, but it seems just out of reach. Together, we’ll explore your emotions in a supportive space, helping you feel more at ease and better able to navigate them. By connecting with your emotions and understanding your inner world, you’ll gain clarity and control. Over time, this process fosters self-connection and strengthens relationships, allowing you to live with greater ease and confidence. You don’t have to struggle alone. I will help you navigate your challenges so you can heal and grow. With support, progress happens faster—and you deserve to feel better. Take the first step toward change today. I’m here to listen, guide, and help you move forward. Reach out now; your well-being matters.

I am a clinical psychologist who works with young children, adolescents, and adults of all ages. My treatment philosophy and approach uses a truly integrative developmental perspective: genetic, biological, familial, cultural, and relationship patterns all influence human development. Mental health and well-being are consistent with optimum human development. Well being involves achievement of an essential balance between the realexternal and the imaginedinternal forces of influence on both the mind and the body. Furthermore, there is a human conditional need to make peace with one's own personal narrative (your story) and to have a trusted listener (therapist) to tell it to. I have special interest in personality and identity development through life's transitions (for example: parenting, attachment and separation, coping with college, new baby, grief, crises of faith or selfidentity, career, major life events, etc.). I work with people who present with symptoms of anxiety, depression, dissociative conditions, attention or learning problems, and those who have experienced traumatic stress or who have unusual mental symptoms. I am particularly sensitive to multicultural concerns, matters of race and ethnic identity, and to the importance of knowing oneself in the context of relationships with others. I combine my scientific background in developmental psychopathology and neuroscience with my longstanding interests in psychoanalysis and culture. I have a background as a university professor with an extensive research career studying children and adolescent personality development. My psychotherapy style is depth- and insight-oriented from a psychoanalytic tradition. Duration of treatments vary from shorter-term to open-ended depending upon the needs of the patient. In my therapeutic work, I combine matters of the spirit with matters of science: I have a passion for understanding people, a commitment to reducing suffering, and a regular sense of humor.

If you're exhausted by the same arguments, disconnection, or broken trust, you aren't alone. Your relationship doesn't have to stay stuck. Most couples reach out when the strategies they've relied on are no longer working. Communication has broken down, conflict feels repetitive, trust has been damaged, or the relationship has become overshadowed by stress, resentment, or distance. While the problems may look different from the outside, many couples find themselves caught in negative patterns that leave both partners feeling unheard, misunderstood, and alone. My role is to help you identify what is keeping you stuck and create meaningful, lasting change. Combining extensive training in both the Gottman Method and emotionally focused therapy (EFT), I help couples counseling strengthen emotional connection, improve communication, and rebuild trust. Together, we work to move beyond simply managing problems and toward creating a stronger, more secure relationship. I work with couples navigating communication difficulties, recurring conflict, affair recovery, parenting stress, blended family challenges, and major life transitions. I also work with individuals seeking support through relationship struggles, divorce, and periods of significant emotional stress and change. My approach is warm, direct, and collaborative. Therapy is not about assigning blame or deciding who is right. It is about helping you better understand yourself, better understand each other, and develop the tools you need to create a healthier, more connected future.

If you are looking for an experienced counselor, I am here to help you make positive changes in your life. My expertise is in the area of girls' and women's mental health, and I have written four books about these issues, including my most recent parenting book Swimming Upstream: Parenting Girls for Resilience in a Toxic Culture (Oxford U. Press). In addition to girls' and women's issues, I can help with depression and anxiety, eating disorders and body image, grief, perfectionism, spirituality, relationship and family conflict, identity issues, and sexual assault and trauma recovery.

My philosophy is that all people are searching for "peace of mind". My approach is to use models that assist you in attaining your goals. My 27 years of practice provides you with my ability to identify the basis of your conflicts, develop a treatment plan, and to empathically and effectively assist you in experiencing greater peace of mind and happiness.

I perceive mental wellness as the ability to remain open, flexible, and objective so that you can productively adapt to life's changing necessities. At times, our ability to be open and flexible is challenged due to the family system in which we grew up in, undeveloped self-identity, low self esteem, an unsupportive unstructured life environment, abuse, trauma, maladaptive coping skills, poor emotional control and expression, or false expectations. During such times, it might be helpful to seek the assistance of a trained therapist who can help you objectively decipher how you got to where you are, why you feel overwhelmed or stuck, and how to productively overcome challenges, and resolve conflicts in order to approach mental wellness. In times of uncertainty, stress, or life changes it is often helpful to have an independent outsider listen -- listen to your thoughts and your feelings without any expectations, preconceived opinions, or personal points of view. Someone who focuses completely on you That's counseling. Through genuine listening, a psychologist begins to recognize the psychological strengths you are using every day. While you may see no connection between different relationships or different situations, a trained psychologist can. A psychologist then helps you apply your psychological strengths to resolve life's uncertainties and stress, as well as to adapt to life changes.