Garland Willis, LPC

Garland Willis is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas. He brings five years of counseling experience and a background in school leadership, business ownership, and military service to his work. He focuses on common concerns like stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting questions, addiction, trauma, and career challenges.

His sessions are conversational and down-to-earth. He aims to treat people with respect, empathy, and compassion. Clients can expect a collaborative process that emphasizes practical steps and clear goals.

Garland often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice how thoughts affect feelings and actions. He also draws on client-centered ideas that keep the person's goals at the center of the work. Solution-focused strategies are used to set short-term, achievable goals.

He has experience supporting people who have faced sexual assault, physical or emotional abuse, and neglect. His background as a school principal informed his ability to listen to families and adolescents, and his military and business experience add practical perspective to coaching and career concerns.

Sessions aim to produce usable skills and clearer choices. Garland works with each person to build a plan that fits their situation and priorities. He invites anyone ready to make changes to begin a steady, practical process toward their goals.

How his approaches work online

Garland commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help people spot and change thought patterns that fuel anxiety, depression, and unhelpful behaviors. CBT sessions often focus on practical exercises and homework you can try between appointments. He also uses client-centered methods that keep the person's priorities and experience at the center of each conversation, which helps when sorting out relationship or parenting challenges.

Choosing the best approach is part of the work. Garland will collaborate with each person to identify goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. He will check in and adjust the plan if a technique isn’t helping, so the process stays tailored and goal-oriented.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls work well for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send short updates, do brief coaching, or check in between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit counseling into a busy life while focusing on concrete skills and steady progress.