Alaina Mount , LPC

Alaina Mount is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with 11 years of clinical experience. She approaches therapy with a flexible, client-centered mindset, tailoring treatment to each person's goals and life circumstances. Combining empathic listening with straightforward, constructive feedback, she helps clients confront and work through difficult emotions while fostering an atmosphere of trust and acceptance.

Alaina frequently integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with other evidence-informed techniques to address depression, anxiety, grief, relationship challenges, and issues related to self-esteem, parenting, career transitions, and compassion fatigue. Her background spans private practice and work in inpatient treatment settings, giving her experience with both short-term and more intensive care situations. She sees individuals and couples and works with a broad range of concerns including ADHD, LGBT-related issues, family dynamics, anger, and coping with life changes.

Whether a person is seeking coaching, support through a major transition, or help improving communication within relationships, Alaina focuses on practical strategies and collaborative goal-setting. She aims to create a safe space where clients can explore patterns, build skills, and take steps toward greater balance and well-being.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Alaina Mount commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - a practical, skills-based approach that helps people identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression. She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relational experiences influence current relationships and emotional responses, which can be useful for work on trust, intimacy, and attachment wounds. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is another approach she uses for couples and individuals, focusing on understanding and reshaping emotional responses to strengthen connection and communication.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Alaina works collaboratively with each person to assess needs, set goals, and adjust techniques so the treatment fits the client’s preferences and situation. This collaborative planning helps ensure the work feels relevant and achievable.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video call or phone, plus options for live chat or text-based messaging allow care to fit into busy schedules or different life situations. These formats support consistent access to licensed professionals and make it possible to continue therapy through life transitions, relocation, or times when in-person visits are not feasible.