Marlene Hood, LPC

Marlene Hood approaches counseling as a vocation rooted in compassion and practical support. She emphasizes an accepting stance summed up by the belief that it is okay not to be okay, and she centers care on each person’s unique story and strengths. Marlene offers individualized, client-centered therapy designed to help teenagers, adults, and married couples navigate stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem concerns, grief, parenting challenges, anger, and life transitions.

With a background as a certified school counselor in Texas and Louisiana for almost 20 years, Marlene brings substantial experience working with school-related systems including ARD/IEP procedures, 504 plans, behavior intervention plans, crisis response, and assessments for suicidal ideation and risk. She draws on that experience to provide support for individual counseling, group work, parenting guidance, and marriage counseling, helping clients build practical coping skills for life’s curve balls.

As an LPC - a Licensed Professional Counselor - Marlene integrates a client-centered approach that treats each person as the expert of their own life while offering guidance, tools, and encouragement. She focuses on empowering clients to identify and use their existing strengths to effect meaningful change. Marlene is fluent in English and brings a steady, empathic presence to her work. She is currently not accepting new clients.