Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
How Tori works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Tori
Tori Hankey is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas. She brings four years of counseling experience and a background that blends pastoral study with practical, hands-on work. Her approach is warm and down-to-earth, aimed at helping people manage stress, anger, anxiety, and relationship challenges.
She received a Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling from Dallas Theological Seminary and a Bachelor of Arts in Italian Studies with a certification in Entrepreneurship from the University of Houston.
Background and approach
Before counseling, Tori spent sixteen years working as a professional dog trainer and managing dog care businesses, experience she draws on in her practice. Tori uses a mix of approaches tailored to each person. She draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to address mood concerns, trauma, grief, and addictive behaviors.
Sessions focus on practical steps, clearer thinking, and stronger emotional connections. She provides support for people coping with depression, bipolar mood concerns, grief, addictions, intimacy-related issues, parenting stress, and work or life transitions. Tori also helps people processing trauma, abuse, and the impact of significant loss.
Many clients appreciate that she combines direct tools with attention to values and spiritual concerns when desired. Her goal is to help people build healthier coping skills, improve relationships, and move toward goals they find meaningful.
What Tori works with
Everything Tori lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Tori's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Tori lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Psychodynamic 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.
How therapeutic approaches guide online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then choose actions that match their values. It is often used for anxiety, depression, anger, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and changing behaviors that keep problems going, which can be useful for anxiety, mood concerns, and anger management. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people build more supported ways of relating to others.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and life context in the first sessions and make collaborative choices about which methods to use. That means plans can change as needs and progress become clearer.
If you are considering online therapy, check the current session options before booking since formats are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people meet with licensed professionals from their local area in a way that suits their daily routine. Discuss format preferences with the therapist when scheduling to find the best fit.
Questions people ask about Tori
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Tori works with stress, anxiety, anger, relationship and family dynamics, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting concerns, career stress, bipolar mood concerns, and coping with life changes.
What is the style of therapy like in sessions?
Sessions combine practical, action-oriented work with reflective conversations. Tori uses client-centered listening alongside techniques from CBT, ACT, attachment approaches, and emotionally focused work to help people make changes.
What experience does the therapist have?
Tori has four years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor and an earlier sixteen-year career working as a professional dog trainer and manager in animal care businesses.
What credentials and where is the therapist located?
The therapist holds the LPC credential and practices in Texas.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm the current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific session options on file.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.