Liana Vincent is a Christian counselor with experience working with children, adolescents, college students, women, and individuals. It is important to her that the client knows her perspective, but she is sensitive to meeting each person where they are spiritually. She looks at life through the lens of the gospel: that we were born in God’s image, the fall created brokenness, and Jesus came to redeem and to give future hope.

Liana has thirty-one years of experience in teaching and school counseling. Your story is important and central. Non-judgmental, unconditional positive regard with empathy using best practices and evidence-based therapeutic interventions describe her counseling approach.

Education

• MA (Clinical Mental Health Counseling), Liberty University (in progress)

• MEd (Educational Psychology in Counseling), University of Houston

• BA (Elementary Education), University of Arizona

Credentials

• Practicum Student Counselor
  (Under the supervision of Erik Salwen, LPC-S)

• Texas Professional School Counselor Certificate (Grades PreK-12)

Professional Affiliations

• American Counseling Association (ACA)

• American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC)

Liana received her master’s in counseling in 1998 but has returned to update her degree and work toward her Licensed Professional Counselor license. She has worked in educational settings in her career. But, recently in College Station, has worked with women and college students in a discipleship role. Liana hopes to help and partner with those walking through all levels of depression and anxiety as well as those who have experienced trauma, self-harm, complicated grief, loss, church hurt, addiction, and problematic pornography use/problematic social media/phone use. She is interested in starting suicide loss and anger management groups. She leans towards cognitive-behavioral therapy, solutions-focused therapy, and existential therapy. Emotional regulation, problem solving, strengthening decision- making skills, mindfulness techniques, coping skills, self-care, communication, conflict-resolution, lament and hope are all areas of research and practice.

Liana presents to parents, college students, and other organizations on Anxiety, Mental Health & Media, Emotional Regulation & Coping Skills, Conflict Resolution, Lament & Hope, Grief & the Gospel, Mental Health & the Church, and ACES (Adverse Childhood Experiences) at churches, public schools, and ministries. She has taught a Child Lures program (sexual abuse prevention), led a Peer Mediation program (conflict resolution), and led self-esteem, anger management groups, and autism groups. She is a member of Fairplay for Kids, which advocates for online safety for children and has testified in Austin for children’s online safety.

She has been married since 1997 and has had three beautiful children. She is a native plant gardener, loves historic neighborhoods, and likes to hike and exercise for stress relief.

“Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins and will raise up the age-old foundations; you will be called the Repairer of Broken Walls…” (Isaiah 58:12)