About Curtis
Curtis Spears is a licensed mental health counselor with 17 years of experience who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and life transitions. He works in a calm, accepting way and aims to make conversations feel straightforward and useful. Curtis sees adults dealing with grief, addictions, ADHD, sleep problems, anger, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem.
He uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral and acceptance-based approaches to help people change unhelpful thoughts and respond differently to difficult feelings.
Background and approach
Curtis also draws on client-centered and solution-focused ideas to keep sessions grounded in what matters to the person. Sessions tend to be conversational and goal-oriented, with clear steps to practice between meetings. Curtis has worked in hospital psychiatric units, a pediatric clinic, and as an employee assistance counselor for a large hospital and city system.
He spent several years as an adjunct professor at Louisiana State University, Shreveport. Those roles exposed him to many different situations and strengthened his ability to listen across cultures and life stages. He is licensed in Louisiana, Florida, and Oregon as LMHC and LPC and serves clients in those states as well as internationally.
Curtis is generally available six days a week and can expand hours when needed. He notes a limited window for West Coast clients because he operates in the Eastern Time Zone. Outside work he enjoys sailing, backpacking, skiing, and cooking, and he often mentions family as a steady source of support.
That personal perspective informs a relaxed, empathetic approach when working with people facing tough changes.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unwanted thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then move toward actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical behavioral steps, which can reduce symptoms like worry, low mood, and sleep problems. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an empathic, listening-first stance where the therapist follows the person's lead and supports growth at the person’s pace.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Curtis will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and preferences, and he checks in regularly to adjust the plan. That collaborative approach means strategies can be brief and solution-focused or more exploratory, depending on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when internet bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send brief updates, try short exercises between appointments, or check in when scheduling makes longer sessions hard to fit. These options can make it easier to maintain steady progress while balancing work, family, or travel.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana, Oregon, Florida
- Languages
- English
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