Horace Lackey , LPC

Horace Lackey is a Texas-licensed marriage and family counselor (LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor) with 31 years of experience supporting individuals, couples, and families through life transitions and relational challenges. Married for 46 years and the father of three grown children with six grandchildren, he combines professional training with long-term personal experience to offer steady, compassionate guidance. He commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and client-centered techniques to help clients build practical skills, reframe unhelpful thinking patterns, and deepen self-awareness.

Horace recognizes that everyday stress, anxiety, grief, parenting difficulties, and relationship strain can feel overwhelming. He approaches each person with attentive listening and a non-judgmental stance while also offering clear challenges to engage in the hard work that change often requires. His practice addresses a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, addictions, intimacy-related issues, anger, depression, ADHD, grief, and issues connected to family of origin and fatherhood.

Clients can expect a caring, experienced partner who blends warm support with practical direction so they do not have to face problems alone. He offers a steady presence and a focus on both insight and actionable steps, and he looks forward to the opportunity to meet and work with new clients.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Horace frequently uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and client-centered therapy in his work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering practical strategies for issues such as anxiety, depression, and stress. Client-centered therapy emphasizes a respectful, non-judgmental relationship in which the therapist provides empathy and support while the client leads the pace and direction of change.

He also incorporates attachment-based ideas when helpful, exploring how early relationship patterns influence current connections and emotional responses. This approach can be useful for addressing intimacy concerns, codependency, and family of origin issues.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Horace works collaboratively with each person to determine what fits their needs, goals, and preferences. He combines methods as appropriate so therapy aligns with what the client hopes to accomplish.

Online sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to access consistent support without travel. These options offer flexibility in timing and format, allowing people to engage in the therapeutic work in ways that suit their daily life.