Makini Leno, LPC

Makini Leno is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with five years of clinical experience. She helps people who are struggling with relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting challenges, coping with life changes, and attention concerns. Makini aims to build a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can speak honestly about what’s on their mind.

She focuses on making sessions straightforward and practical. Conversations tend to center on current problems, how those problems affect daily life, and small steps a person can try between meetings. Makini uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice patterns and try new responses.

Her background also includes work with adoption and foster care, autism and Asperger syndrome, ADHD, and people connected to BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture. She has supported clients facing blended family issues, fatherhood concerns, caregiver stress, and separation or divorce. That variety shapes a flexible, problem-focused style.

Makini emphasizes collaboration. She listens for each person’s goals and adapts tools to match what fits their life. Sessions are described in plain terms and focus on practical changes that feel doable.

People who choose Makini usually want clear steps, respectful conversations, and help making sense of difficult transitions. She offers direct support while encouraging personal agency and small, steady progress.

Online approaches that match your goals

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that align with their values. It can be useful for relationship worries, life changes, and managing emotional avoidance. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying thought and behavior patterns that keep problems going and then testing small, practical changes to break those patterns. It often helps with concentration issues, anxiety, and relationship interactions. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns affect present connections and can help people seeking more secure ways of relating to partners and family.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to your goals and recommend strategies based on what you want to change. This is a collaborative process so adjustments are made as progress and preferences become clearer.

Confirm the current session options before booking since specific online formats are not listed in the provided biography. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and offering flexibility around work or caregiving schedules. Licensed professionals can use online conversations to teach skills, rehearse communication, and plan steps to try between meetings, all aimed at helping you move toward clearer goals.