- Animal assisted support
- Focus on relationships
- Goal oriented care
About Tori
Tori Hankey is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling from Dallas Theological Seminary. She brings a practical, down-to-earth style to sessions and aims to help people manage stress, anxiety, and relationship pain. Tori draws on a mix of approaches to match what a person needs in the moment.
Before counseling, she spent sixteen years as a professional dog trainer and managed top dog resorts in Houston. That background informs her use of Animal Assisted Therapy, where a consistent therapy dog can help people feel calmer and more present during sessions. The presence of an animal is offered as an option to help reduce stress and support emotional regulation.
Tori helps people facing trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, and intimacy-related issues. She also supports people coping with bipolar disorder, chronic illness, career shifts, parenting challenges, and codependency. Her work includes talking through family and relationship dynamics and practical tools for managing anger and low self-esteem.
Her counseling blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment-Based methods, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and a client-centered attitude. She aims to help clients set clear goals, build coping skills, and strengthen relationships and spiritual resources when those are important to the person.
Tori practices in Texas and holds the LPC credential. She works to create a calm, focused space where people can talk honestly about pain and hope, and take small steps toward change.
How these approaches guide online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It’s often used for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change patterns that cause distress. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current connections and supports rebuilding safer, more secure ways of relating.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist will work collaboratively to pick or combine methods that match the client’s goals, values, and preferences. That means trying interventions, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan based on the person’s feedback.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten travel time, and allow more frequent check-ins when needed. It can also let people use different tools during sessions, such as written exercises or in-the-moment skill coaching, to practice techniques between meetings.
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Experience
4+ years
Credentials
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does this counselor address?
Tori works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, intimacy issues, parenting challenges, and relationship and family dynamics. She also supports people dealing with codependency and other related struggles.
How would you describe the therapy style and approach?
Her style is practical and client-centered, using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment-Based approaches, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy as tools to meet goals. Sessions focus on skills, values, and improving relationships.
What is her professional background and experience?
She has four years of counseling experience and a sixteen-year background as a professional dog trainer and business owner. That experience supports her use of Animal Assisted Therapy in practice.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with the TX LPC credential and practices in Texas.
Which languages are sessions offered in and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options with the therapist before booking to know what formats are offered.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this counselor?
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