- Client-centered listening
- Goal focused planning
- Strengths based work
About Lanelle
Lanelle Hanagriff is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, and low self-esteem. She brings three decades of counseling experience to sessions and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Her approach is warm and curious, and she encourages clients to clarify goals and take small steps toward change.
Hanagriff has over 30 years of professional experience in private practice and group work. Much of her earlier work included using psychodrama in hospital settings and treatment facilities to address trauma. Today she centers therapy on clear, goal-oriented conversations about what matters to each person.
She uses client-centered listening to learn what’s most important to the client, and combines that with problem-focused methods to create actionable plans. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy support practical change and short-term goal setting.
Her stated additional focuses include adoption and foster care concerns, forgiveness, and jealousy, and she works with motivation, parenting, and confidence issues. Sessions emphasize building on strengths and asking helpful questions that move the work forward.
Lanelle frames therapy as a collaborative process where clients set goals and try out new strategies between meetings. She invites people to discuss what they want from therapy and to create a plan together for greater fulfillment and wellbeing.
How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the client's perspective. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what she hears, and helps people clarify what they want to change. This approach is helpful when someone needs empathy and space to sort through feelings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It uses straightforward tools to test and change unhelpful thinking and to develop different coping behaviors. CBT is often used for anxiety, stress, and self-esteem concerns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each client about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Because specific session formats were not listed in the biography, confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand. Licensed professionals can use online sessions to focus on skills, planning, and reflective conversation that translate into daily life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
30+ years
Credentials
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does this therapist help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, and low self-esteem. She also lists adoption and foster care, forgiveness, and jealousy as additional focus areas.
What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?
Sessions combine client-centered listening with practical techniques. The work often includes goal setting and steps to try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
The therapist has 30 years of professional experience in private practice and group work, including earlier use of psychodrama in hospital and treatment settings.
What are the therapist's credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Texas. The licensing board permits work with Texas residents only.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled for therapy with this counselor?
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 this therapist?
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