Dr. Veronica Martin-Perkins, LPC

Anxiety and trauma support
Adoption and foster care focus
Values driven therapy

About Veronica

Dr. Veronica Martin-Perkins is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas. She brings 25 years of experience in education and mental health to her work and uses a practical, integrative approach to care.

She focuses on common struggles like stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship strain, and trauma and abuse. Her background also includes attention to adoption and foster care concerns, attachment issues, caregiver stress, and blended family matters. She uses methods that help people change thoughts, notice feelings, and build new habits.

In sessions she blends cognitive and acceptance-based ideas with emotionally focused strategies. That mix helps people learn skills, make values-based choices, and repair connection in important relationships. The result is an approach that balances short-term tools with attention to deeper patterns.

Dr. Martin-Perkins has decades of experience in schools and clinical settings in Texas. She draws on that experience when helping people manage complex histories, grief, and the lasting effects of trauma. Her work emphasizes clear steps and realistic goals.

Clients can expect a collaborative style that centers their goals and day-to-day needs. She aims to help people feel more steady, improve communication, and find workable ways forward from difficult life events.

Using ACT, attachment work, and CBT online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice thoughts and choose actions that match their values rather than getting stuck in unhelpful thinking. It is often useful for anxiety, stress, and making life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds affect current relationships and helps people build safer ways of connecting with others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and practicing new behavior patterns to reduce symptoms like depression and anxiety.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their concerns, goals, and preferences. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as progress is made, keeping sessions practical and goal-focused.

Confirm current online session options before booking, since formats are not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and avoid travel time. Working online still lets therapists teach coping skills, practice communication, and track progress over weeks and months with the same therapeutic tools used in person.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse Grief Depression

Additional focus areas

Abandonment Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issues Fertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

25+ years

Credentials

Texas

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression, and also focuses on adoption and foster care related issues and attachment concerns.

What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?

Her approach combines cognitive behavioral and acceptance-based methods with attachment-informed work to teach coping skills and improve relationships.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She brings 25 years of experience in education and mental health settings in Texas to her counseling practice.

What credentials and location are listed for this clinician?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor listed as TX LPC and practices in Texas.

Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.

How are fees handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with this therapist?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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