Rev. Larry Payne, LPC
Experienced counselor blending skills and values
Explore online therapy options- Years in practice
- 15
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Grief
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Larry
Rev. Larry Payne is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 15 years as a licensed counselor. He offers calm, straightforward support for people facing stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, and life transitions.
He writes plainly and aims to move at each person’s pace. He brings long experience in helping people navigate grief, depression, trauma, and relationship struggles. He frames therapy as a practical process of exploration and change.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and habits and learning new ways to respond to difficult moments. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is often part of sessions, with attention to both thinking patterns and everyday behaviors. He also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and trauma-focused methods when those fit the situation.
The work includes skill practice, brief experiments, and steps you can try between meetings. Spiritual concerns are welcomed and treated respectfully. He describes his own progressive faith and is open to including clients' spiritual values when those are important to the work.
That can mean discussing meaning, purpose, or forgiveness alongside other goals. Practical matters such as caregiver stress, parenting pressures, career setbacks, and end-of-life planning are also within his focus. He aims to help people find clearer choices and move toward better daily functioning.
If you want a steady, experienced counselor who blends concrete skills with respect for personal values, he may be a fit.
What Larry works with
Everything Larry lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Larry helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Post-traumatic stress
Approaches Larry lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Practical approaches and flexible online care
Rev. Larry Payne commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in online sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and changing everyday behaviors to improve mood and function. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck on them and then take steps that match their values.He also brings trauma-focused methods for people recovering from painful events, working to reduce the hold of traumatic memories while building coping skills. Choosing the right approach is collaborative; he will talk with you about goals, try methods that fit your needs, and adjust the plan as you make progress.
Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for in-depth conversations and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can be easier when a lower bandwidth option is needed. Live chat and text are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or shorter exchanges between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep work with a licensed professional consistent over time.
Questions people ask about Larry
What concerns does he address?
He works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, parenting pressures, career concerns, compassion fatigue, and related struggles.
What is his therapeutic style?
He uses a practical, skills-based approach that emphasizes changing thought patterns and behaviors while also honoring personal values and meaning.
What is his background and experience?
He has 15 years as a licensed counselor and decades of work in the helping professions, bringing long-term clinical experience to sessions.
What credential does he hold and where is he located?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
He provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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