I am licensed in Texas with over 30 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, motivation, self esteem and confidence, depression and other areas. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming the situations that challenge you. Using a solution-focused approach to counseling, we will build on your strengths and resources to help you reach your goals. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process.
Additional areas of focus:Addictions, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Aging and geriatric issues, Attachment issues, Blended family issues, Codependency, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Divorce and separation, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders, Phobias, Postpartum depression, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Sexual assault and abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Dr. Arleen Atkins. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Amazing therapist, kind, great listener, highly recommend. When someone is made for their job you can just tell. I always look forward to our sessions.
Written on Feb 18, 2026 after therapy with Arleen for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, anger management, and adhd
Dr. Atkins helped save my life. She has allowed me to flow at my own pace, never judged my mistakes and missteps, and continues to support me with her patience and guidance. I've never followed through with my therapy in the past, typicaly giving up on myself. Dr. Atkins provided me with the tools to find the motivation within myself. Thank you, Dr. Atkins!
Written on Jan 07, 2026 after therapy with Arleen for 1 year and 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, self esteem, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd
Dr. Atkins listens, but more importantly, I feel heard. Her advice is practical and helpful. She is also very responsive and helpful! Very happy!
Written on Oct 20, 2025 after therapy with Arleen for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Great therapist. Great at listening and providing feedback
Written on Oct 14, 2025 after therapy with Arleen for 3 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, and parenting issues
Dr. Atkins is a good listener and always provides ideas and insights into yourself that you don’t think about in the short term and long term she is always sweet and willing to talk about anything going on that you may need help in or just want to get off your chest. I can say more but you’re better off talking with her.
Written on Jun 16, 2025 after therapy with Arleen for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, sleeping disorders, anger management, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd
Very kind / professional
Written on Feb 16, 2025 after therapy with Arleen for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and coaching
Dr. Atkins is so great, she has such a calming energy about her and she is so easy to talk to. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a great therapist.
Written on Oct 28, 2024 after therapy with Arleen for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, eating disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, and adhd
An angel sent from heaven.
Written on Sep 17, 2024 after therapy with Arleen for 2 years on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, career difficulties, and coaching
Dr atkins is attentive and extremely knowledgeable. She has helped me so much and I am so grateful
Written on Aug 26, 2024 after therapy with Arleen for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Dr. Atkins is amazing. Very patient, understanding. Offers great ideas and solutions.
Written on Jun 07, 2024 after therapy with Arleen for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, anger management, and coaching
Great listener and lovely person!
Written on Apr 13, 2024 after therapy with Arleen for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, anger management, and adhd
She is so patient, kind, and honest. Her advice is absolutely golden and I would recommend her to anyone struggling with just about anything :)
Written on Feb 15, 2024 after therapy with Arleen for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, compassion
Dr. Atkins is wonderful. She respects my boundaries and gently challenges me if I need it. I recently took a break from therapy and went back to her, and she remembered every detail of our conversations down to my child’s name. She truly cares, and brings lots of calm and rationality to my life.
Written on Nov 28, 2023 after therapy with Arleen for 1 year on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes
In the short time we have worked together, Dr. Atkins has been incredibly helpful. I have been to many therapists throughout my life and generally stopped because it did not seem beneficial. Dr. Atkins is amazing, and I am so glad I found her.
Written on Nov 16, 2023 after therapy with Arleen for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and parenting issues
Dr. Atkins is the first therapist I’ve felt comfortable with in a long time. She is careful to listen, compassionate, inquisitive and very insightful. I look forward to continuing therapy with her. Thank you, Dr. Atkins, for all that you do.
Written on Nov 03, 2023 after therapy with Arleen for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
Dr. Atkins has become my strongest ally. She listens to me and helps me determine my true concerns and issues and then offers me realistic methods of resolving them. I often have doubts about making important decisions and she helps me to think my options through clearly and from all perspectives until i am confident in my decisions and then we make a plan of action to follow through with them. She is very result driven in her method of therapy and that is what i find most helpful for me. I highly reccomend her as a therapist.
Written on Aug 12, 2023 after therapy with Arleen for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, career difficulties, and coaching
Dr. Atkins is wonderful!
Written on May 02, 2023 after therapy with Arleen for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, parenting issues, compassion fatigue, and adhd
She is great and has helped me a lot with some issues I’m still dealing with!! Thank you!!
Written on Apr 10, 2023 after therapy with Arleen for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting issues, and anger management
Dr Atkinson is a very kind , companionate person who really listens and draws you out. I love that she gives me practical things to do and work on. She has worksheets that she sends me that are very helpful.
Written on Apr 03, 2023 after therapy with Arleen for 3 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, and self esteem
Truly listened to me and gave me valuable tools to overcome my struggles
Written on Mar 31, 2023 after therapy with Arleen for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Dr. Atkins is very kind and always remembered the little details about me. She made me feel cared for!
Written on Mar 05, 2023 after therapy with Arleen for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, and sleeping disorders
After three weekly talks with Dr. Atkins, I have already noticed an improvement in my mental health. She genuinely listens and offers helpful coping mechanisms on each situation we have discussed. Not only is she very easy to talk to, but I have found that I open up freely and without reservations. This is the first time that I have tried therapy over the phone, and I now prefer it. It has been easier for me to share deep trauma and difficult stories on a phone call, or through text because I have a small degree of anonymity. Comparing this to my last therapist which was in office; I always felt somewhat "judged", based on her facial expressions. I don't have that issue with this method and feel that is quite a benefit. Dr. Atkins sends worksheets that help me process and work further on topics of discussion. I am also starting to use the journals to dig deeper. I highly recommend Better Help and have already purchased a month for my son.
Written on Dec 28, 2022 after therapy with Arleen for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and self esteem
Very understanding and very encouraging. I love the assignments also.
Written on Dec 10, 2022 after therapy with Arleen for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes
It's nice to have things in common making it easier for me to open up and feel comfortable with
Written on Nov 15, 2022 after therapy with Arleen for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, anger management, and career difficulties
I like working with Dr. Atkins. She understands me and I feel she genuinely cares about me. I feel empowered lately, and I stick to my boundaries more than in the past. Dr. Atkins has become a wonderful ally.
Written on Nov 15, 2022 after therapy with Arleen for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, compassion fatigue, and adhd
I look forward to her calm and kind advice. She is very intelligent and practical.
Written on Nov 01, 2022 after therapy with Arleen for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, and adhd
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