Therapist profile
Belinda Edwards, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor - Family and parenting concerns
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- CBT
- EMDR
- Trauma-focused work
About Belinda
Belinda Edwards is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana with 12 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, relationship and family concerns, and issues tied to trauma and compassion fatigue. Sessions may also address intimacy-related struggles, anger, career stress, and life transitions.
Edwards has long experience in community, corrections, and military settings. Early in her career she helped set up a family counseling program at an inpatient substance abuse facility and later ran an outpatient clinic for mental health and addiction. For the past seven years she has worked with service members and military families around deployment and related challenges.
Her clinical approach includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy. These methods are used to address trauma, panic, mood disorders, and substance-related concerns among others.
Belinda is a Christian counselor and is willing to incorporate faith into sessions when clients want that included. She notes her work feels like a calling and seeks straightforward, practical ways to help people manage symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning.
To begin, readers should confirm current session options before booking. Scheduling notes in her original biography invite clients to raise timing needs if posted availability does not match their schedule.
How sessions work
How her approaches are used in online sessions
Belinda uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors; CBT often helps with anxiety, panic, mood problems, and stress. EMDR is used for trauma-focused work to process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity; it is commonly chosen when traumatic events or post-traumatic stress are central concerns.She also uses Motivational Interviewing to support people working through addiction or behavior change by clarifying goals and strengthening motivation. These approaches are described and considered together so the therapist and client can choose what fits best for the issue and the person's preferences.
Finding the right method is part of early sessions. The therapist will work collaboratively to match techniques to the client's needs, goals, and comfort with different interventions. This includes discussing whether trauma-focused work like EMDR or goal-directed CBT methods are the most appropriate next steps.
The original biography does not list specific online formats here, so confirm the available session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy home life, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and remove travel time. Sessions can be adapted so therapeutic tools and EMDR-informed processing translate into a virtual setting when that is chosen.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Louisiana
Languages
English
Questions
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What concerns does she help with?
She addresses stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma and grief, plus relationship and family-related issues.
How would she describe her therapy style?
She uses practical methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to help people manage symptoms and set goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience, including work in community programs, corrections, and military settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana.
Does she offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I have online or remote sessions?
Current session formats are not specified here; please confirm available formats before booking.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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