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Aluthia Palmer-Brooks

Practical, skills-based counseling for daily life

LPC Louisiana

Experience
15 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Aluthia

Aluthia Palmer-Brooks is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Louisiana who works with clients across a broad range of life and mental health concerns.

Background and approach

With 15 years of clinical experience and a master's degree in school and community counseling plus additional post-graduate coursework, she helps people identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and build more effective coping strategies. Her practice emphasizes cognitive-behavioral techniques that make thoughts, emotions, and actions easier to understand and change.

She often offers practical exercises such as exposure tasks, activity scheduling, and mindfulness practices to support progress between sessions. Alongside CBT, she draws on client-centered and solution-focused methods to tailor care to each person’s needs.

Aluthia has worked with both children and adults in school and community settings, which informs a flexible, developmentally aware approach. She addresses concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy difficulties, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, ADHD, eating and anger issues, and a variety of related focus areas.

Her stated goal is to improve daily functioning and overall quality of life while helping clients gain skills to manage future challenges independently.

Practical Approaches for Online Therapy and Change

Aluthia uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centered techniques to guide online work. CBT focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, often using structured exercises like activity scheduling and exposure assignments that translate well to remote sessions. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy, validation, and collaboration to ensure the pace and goals reflect each person’s lived experience.

She also integrates solution-focused ideas by helping clients identify concrete steps toward short-term goals and building on their strengths. Deciding which methods to use is a collaborative process - the therapist and client review needs, preferences, and progress together and adjust the approach as therapy evolves.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it possible to continue consistent therapeutic work from home, while allowing practical exercises and check-ins to occur between meetings to support steady progress.

Frequently asked questions

What types of problems does she help with?
She addresses a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, ADHD, eating and anger problems, and related areas like communication and grief.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach blends cognitive-behavioral techniques with client-centered and solution-focused elements to create practical, goal-oriented work that also attends to each person's experience and preferences.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She holds a master's degree in school and community counseling, has completed additional post-graduate coursework, and brings 15 years of counseling experience working with both children and adults.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana and holds license number LA LPC 5118.
Can nonlocal or international clients work with her?
Yes, she accepts international clients and provides services in English for people outside her immediate region as part of her practice.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference and scheduling.
How are fees handled for therapy with her?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that may be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issues

Also works with

Trauma and abuseEating disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAntisocial personalityCommunication problemsEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessJealousyObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPhobiasSelf-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Solution-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

Louisiana

Languages

English