Lannie Cox, LPC

Lannie Cox is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, and life changes. He focuses on everyday thoughts and habits that keep problems stuck and offers practical ways to shift them. He aims to listen, encourage, and help clients find what already works for them.

Lannie draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, the Gottman Method, and mindfulness approaches to match techniques to each person. He keeps sessions straightforward and solution oriented, helping people name patterns and try small changes. His style is direct but compassionate, offering a fresh pair of ears and concrete tools rather than long theory talks.

Before counseling, he spent 15 years in corporate communications and public relations, which shaped his focus on communication and problem solving. He holds a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from West Texas A&M University and maintains his LPC in Texas. He also mentions personal experience as a husband and father when relevant to family and parenting concerns.

In sessions he emphasizes practical skills - such as changing unhelpful thoughts, building emotional regulation, and improving communication. He encourages clients to try what fits and adjust as they go. He sometimes lightens the room with a mention of his Seeing Eye dog, Abbott, who can bring a bit of levity.

People who want clear, down-to-earth support for everyday habits, coping, and relationship problems may find his approach useful. He works collaboratively to identify next steps and experiments clients can test between meetings.

How therapy approaches shape online work

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small changes in behavior to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood. Sessions involve practicing skills and setting simple experiments to try between meetings.

DBT, or Dialectical Behavior Therapy, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. It is useful when strong emotions or impulsive reactions make daily life harder and offers clear skills to practice.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit. This is a collaborative process that can change as needs shift.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people join from a quieter space, avoid heavy traffic, or attend from a different city if they are traveling. Licensed professionals can guide which approaches and rhythms of work will suit a person’s goals and day-to-day routine.