- CBT
- EMDR
- Motivational Interviewing
About Belinda
Belinda Edwards is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Louisiana with 12 years of practice. She focuses on stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and related concerns such as panic and mood disorders. She also addresses caregiver strain and compassion fatigue. Belinda works with people who are dealing with major life changes and the ripple effects of trauma.
Belinda gained experience in community, corrections, and military settings. She helped start a family counseling program in an inpatient substance abuse treatment facility and later ran an outpatient clinic for mental health and substance use issues. For the past seven years she has focused on military service members and military families and the challenges that come with deployments and related stress.
Her clinical work includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy. Those approaches guide sessions aimed at reducing distress, addressing addictive behaviors, and processing traumatic memories.
Belinda offers counseling from a Christian perspective when that is helpful to the person seeking care. She has worked with hospice and end-of-life concerns, first responder issues, and veteran and armed forces matters. She also addresses attachment, abandonment, codependency, and communication problems that affect relationships.
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time and costs vary by location. To begin, clients select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. Belinda notes scheduling flexibility when needed and asks people to raise timing needs if the listed times don’t fit.
How Belinda uses therapeutic approaches online
Belinda commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and EMDR when working with anxiety, panic, trauma, and mood concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts and behaviors influence feelings and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. EMDR involves a structured process to help process distressing memories and reduce their emotional charge. She also uses Motivational Interviewing to support people who want to change addictive behaviors or build motivation for recovery. That approach focuses on identifying personal reasons for change and strengthening commitment in short, focused conversations. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Belinda will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, and then suggest ways to proceed. That collaborative decision helps shape which methods are used and how sessions are organized. Session formats are not specified in the supplied biography, so confirm current online session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It can also make it simpler to continue care during life changes, while still focusing on skill-building, processing trauma, and supporting recovery.Areas of expertise
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Louisiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
Belinda works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and related areas such as panic disorder and mood problems.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy to focus on symptoms and practical coping steps.
How much experience does she have?
Belinda has 12 years of counseling experience, including work in community settings, corrections, and military contexts.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and what does it cost?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time and cost varies with location.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session to get started.