01 · Who Lucretia works with

Lucretia works with stress, Anxiety, relationship issues and trauma and abuse

Lucretia lists 12 specialisms and 10 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Lucretia chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Lucretia's own words

What Lucretia says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

Hello! Thank you, for taking the time to get to know a little about me. My name is Lucretia Reed and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Texas. I have worked in the field of Counseling for over 17 years and enjoy every minute of it. I acquired my counseling degree from Prairie View A&M University. I have a passion for helping anyone in need. My personality and determination ignited a fire in me to reach my goals that is often replicated in the counseling relationship to help my clients reach their goals. I have experience providing services to adolescence, young adults and adults who come from diverse backgrounds. I have worked clients in the foster care system, adults in transitional homes, at risk youth, domestic violence victims, and families in crisis.

My counseling technique is unique in nature. I am genuine, supporting, and honest while also holding my clients accountable to the hard work often required in the counseling process. The cornerstone of my technique is a great rapport fostered by a non-judgmental listening ear. Art Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Family Systems and Person-Centered Therapy are therapeutic approaches used to help meet the needs of my clients.

The decision to seek help is not easy, but when you are ready, I am her to support you.

Lucretia Reed, on the BetterHelp listing · read 9 Oct 2026

03 · How Lucretia works

The 4 approaches Lucretia lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Lucretia lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Lucretia's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Lucretia runs a session.

Client-Centred TherapyPerson-centred · Rogerian

The therapist does not steer toward a technique or a diagnosis. They offer sustained, non-judgemental attention and reflect back what they hear, on the premise that people find their own direction when they are genuinely listened to. Often what people mean by “someone who just gets it”.

Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCBT

Structured, present-focused work on the loop between what you think, how you feel and what you then do. Usually means noticing a thought pattern in the room, testing it against evidence, and practising something different between sessions. Among the most heavily researched talking therapies for depression and anxiety.

Mindfulness-Based TherapyMBCT

Trains attention on what is happening right now - body, breath, the thought as it arrives - so distress can be observed rather than automatically acted on. Strongest evidence is in preventing depression from recurring, and it is usually taught as a practice you keep doing outside the session.

Solution-Focused Brief TherapySFBT

Starts from where you want to end up rather than from how you got here. Sessions look for the times the problem is already smaller and work out what is different about those, so the number of sessions tends to be short and the work concrete.

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Lucretia practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Lucretia's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Lucretia at this point.

2. Naming Lucretia specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Lucretia is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Lucretia.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

4 questions worth asking Lucretia

Built from what Lucretia actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Lucretia's - Lucretia has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “You list both Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy. Which do you lean on with someone like me?”

  Those two point in different directions - one structured and led by the therapist, the other led by you. The answer tells you what the sessions will actually feel like.

• “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

  Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

• “With 18 years in, what has changed most in how you work?”

  Long experience is only an advantage if it has been examined. This tends to surface whether it has.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LPC

Licensed in

Texas

Licence

TX LPC 79891

Licence number

79891

Licence expires

31 May 2027

NPI

1528525532

Years in practice

18

Gender

Female

Languages

English

International clients

Not accepted

Listed since

5 Aug 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Lucretia's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 9 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

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