- Relationship issues
- Parenting challenges
- ADHD and focus
About Makini
Makini Leno is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with five years of clinical experience. She helps people who are facing relationship or intimacy struggles, parenting challenges, difficulties with focus or attention, and major life changes.
She works in a straightforward, conversational way. Sessions focus on what is happening now and the next practical steps a person can try. Makini listens for how patterns in relationships and attention affect daily life. Together with the person she looks for small, doable changes that can reduce stress and improve communication.
Her approach draws on evidence-based methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, along with attachment-focused and client-centered practices. That means sessions can include values-based goal setting, behavior-focused experiments, and attention to how early relationships show up in adult choices.
Makini has experience supporting people dealing with adoption and foster care issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, blended family concerns, caregiver stress, and challenges around commitment and communication. She also has experience with topics such as BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, divorce and separation, and fatherhood issues.
People who reach out often want clearer direction after a change in work, relationships, or health. Makini asks practical questions, helps sort priorities, and works collaboratively to identify manageable first steps. To begin, she asks prospective clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How therapy approaches fit with online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to clarify what matters to them and to take small actions that align with those values. It can be useful for people who feel stuck after a life change and want practical direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors through concrete experiments and skill practice. CBT is often used for problems with mood, anxiety, and patterns that affect relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods suit their goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs. That choice can be adjusted as sessions progress so techniques stay relevant to what is happening in the client's life.
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, or remove the need to travel for appointments. The therapist will discuss practical arrangements and what will best support regular attendance and progress.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Makini works with relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, coping with life changes, and attention or focus difficulties including ADHD.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a conversational, practical approach that focuses on current patterns and small steps people can try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of professional work experience as an LPC in Texas.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LPC licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.