About Belinda
Belinda Edwards is a licensed professional counselor who brings 12 years of clinical experience to her practice in Louisiana. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma-related concerns while also addressing addictions and relationship or intimacy-related issues. Her background includes work in community programs, correctional settings, and military contexts.
She has led outpatient clinics and helped set up a family counseling program within an inpatient substance abuse treatment facility.
Background and approach
This range of experience informs her practical approach to care. In session she uses straightforward, goal-oriented techniques. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people change thought and behavior patterns.
She also uses trauma-focused methods and EMDR approaches to address lingering effects of traumatic events. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy are used to build motivation and find concrete next steps. Belinda is comfortable discussing faith as part of counseling and can incorporate Christian perspectives when clients request that.
She has spent recent years supporting military service members and their families with issues related to deployment and service stress. Her style is direct and compassionate. She works with people to set clear goals, practice skills between sessions, and track small changes.
Those who want practical steps and a counselor who values both faith and evidence-based approaches often find this style helpful.
How these approaches work online
Belinda uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new, practical behaviors. CBT helps with anxiety, depression, panic, and mood problems by breaking worries into manageable steps and practicing different responses. She also uses EMDR-related methods and trauma-focused work to address the lasting impact of traumatic events; these methods aim to reduce intrusive memories and strong emotional reactions by working through the trauma in structured ways.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, past experiences, and what feels comfortable. Together they decide whether CBT, trauma-focused work, or a mix of methods will best meet the client's needs and preferences, and they adjust as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and longer session work. Phone sessions can fit into a lunch break or be used when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging offer brief check-ins, ongoing support, or step-by-step coaching between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or busy schedules.
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English