Tori Hankey, LPC

Tori Hankey is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas. She combines evidence-based talk therapies with a warm, down-to-earth style. Tori draws on a background outside traditional counseling to create practical, steady support for people in transition. She helps with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, mood challenges, and issues tied to life changes such as midlife transitions.

Tori earned a Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling from Dallas Theological Seminary and a Bachelor of Arts in Italian Studies from the University of Houston. Before counseling, she spent sixteen years as a professional dog trainer and ran a dog-care business in Houston. That experience informs her work and contributes to a calm, patient approach.

She brings Animal Assisted Therapy into sessions when appropriate, using a therapy dog to help people feel steadier and less overwhelmed. This can be especially helpful for lowering stress and supporting emotional regulation. Tori works with survivors of sexual abuse and suicide loss and offers care for people managing addictions, bipolar disorder, and psychosis alongside other concerns.

Her clinical approach blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, emotionally focused methods, attachment-based ideas, and a client-centered stance. In plain terms, that means she helps clients notice what matters to them, change unhelpful patterns, and build stronger emotional connections.

Tori aims to help people set realistic goals, strengthen relationships, and find ways to cope that fit their daily lives. She frames therapy as a collaborative effort grounded in compassion and practical steps toward lasting change.

How Tori's Approaches Work for Online Care

Tori uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centered methods to guide her work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice what truly matters to them and take small steps toward those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship so clients feel heard and can direct the pace and focus of change.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to see which methods fit their goals, preferences, and current needs. This collaborative process means approaches can change as progress is made or new issues appear.

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make therapy easier to fit into busy days, allow shorter check-in conversations when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also let people meet from different rooms that are quieter or less distracting, and make regular scheduling simpler for those juggling work and family commitments.