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Makini Leno, LPC

  • Experience5 years
  • LocationTexas
  • Focus areasADHD, Relationship, and Intimacy-related issues
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Makini

Makini Leno is a Texas-licensed therapist (LPC) with five years of clinical experience helping people navigate relationship difficulties, intimacy challenges, parenting concerns, ADHD-related attention and memory struggles, and life transitions.

Background and approach

She emphasizes creating an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can voice thoughts and feelings and explore practical ways to move forward. Her work draws on evidence-informed methods to tailor support to each person's situation and goals.

Makini takes a collaborative stance, meeting clients where they are and helping them identify steps toward greater clarity and fulfillment. She brings experience addressing issues such as blended family dynamics, adoption and foster care matters, communication and commitment problems, caregiver stress, and the emotional fallout of separation or loss.

Her approach aims to empower clients to build coping skills, improve connection, and make meaningful changes at a pace that fits their lives.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping clients clarify personal values and take committed action even in the presence of difficult thoughts or feelings; it can be useful for getting unstuck during life transitions or for navigating chronic difficulties with attention or motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, offering practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns and build skills for managing focus, memory, and relationship interactions. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns influence present-day connections and communication and can help people improve intimacy and repair rupture in close relationships.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to identify goals, try different tools, and adapt techniques so treatment aligns with individual needs and preferences rather than prescribing a single method from the start.

Online therapy with this clinician uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, allow follow-up via messaging between live appointments, and support continuity of care for people managing parenting, work, or other life demands.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Makini Leno works with a range of relational and personal concerns including relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, coping with life changes, ADHD-related focus and memory difficulties, and many family-of-origin or blended family matters.
What is the therapeutic style and approach?
The style is collaborative and client-centered, emphasizing an open nonjudgmental environment. She integrates approaches like ACT, attachment-informed work, CBT, and DBT skills to fit each person's needs.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
The therapist has five years of professional experience providing counseling and support across relationship, parenting, and attention-related concerns.
Where is the therapist licensed and located?
She is licensed as an LPC in Texas with license number TX LPC 91714 and provides services to clients in that region.
Are services offered in other languages or to international clients?
Services are provided in English only, and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAutism and Asperger SyndromeBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Motivational Interviewing

Experience

5+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English