Licensed to practice in Louisiana and accepts 9 insurances. Specializes in ADHD, Perinatal Mental Health, Women's Issues and 10 more.
(she/her)
New to Grow
Hi, I’m Victoria Young, LPC-S a licensed therapist who helps women navigate the moments that overwhelm us most. Maybe you’re grieving a pregnancy loss no one else fully understands, carrying sadness with no neat timeline. Maybe motherhood looks nothing like you imagined ; you love your baby fiercely, but you’re also touched-out, sleep-deprived, and wondering where you went in all of it. Maybe you’re managing a new diagnosis while trying to hold everything else together, or figuring out what it looks like to build a full, connected life while living with HIV. Maybe you look completely fine on the outside , successful, capable, put-together while inside you’re running on anxiety, exhaustion, or a sadness you can’t quite name out loud. Maybe you’re simply trying to figure out who you are amid career pressure, relationship strain, & everyone needing a piece of you. I get it, genuinely. I’ve lived pieces of this myself the fertility struggles, the identity shifts of motherhood, the pressure to hold it all together while looking like I had it handled. That’s a big part of why this work matters so deeply to me, and why I show up fully for the women I work with. I also provide dedicated, compassionate support to women newly diagnosed with or living with HIV helping you process the emotional weight of diagnosis, navigate stigma, and move forward without shame. In our sessions, you’ll find a space with zero judgment just real, tailored support using CBT, mindfulness, and practical tools that fit your life, not a generic script. I specialize in reproductive loss, postpartum depression, sexual trauma, and high-functioning anxiety and depression, but at the core, my work is helping women feel less alone, less depleted, & more like themselves again. You don’t have to keep functioning on empty. Let’s talk.
Walking into a first therapy session can feel intimidating, especially if you’ve never done this before or you’re carrying something heavy grief, a new diagnosis, postpartum overwhelm, or anxiety that never quite turns off. I want you to know that your first session with me is designed to feel safe, unhurried, and completely centered on you. There’s no script you have to follow and nothing you need to prepare in advance. You simply show up as you are, exactly where you are today, and we take it from there together. When we meet, my first priority is helping you feel comfortable. Many clients arrive nervous, unsure what to say or where to start, and that’s completely normal — most people feel that way, and it never surprises me. We’ll begin with some brief paperwork basics — confidentiality, how sessions work, and any questions you have about the process itself. Once that’s out of the way, the rest of our time is simply a conversation. I’ll ask about what brought you in, but more importantly, I’ll ask what you’re hoping will be different in your life as a result of our work together. This is your story, and I’m here to listen without judgment, without rushing you, and without assuming I already know what you need. Because I use a client-centered, cognitive behavioral approach, our first session isn’t just about gathering history — it’s about starting to understand the connections between your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. We’ll talk about what’s been happening recently, but I’ll also gently explore patterns: the thoughts that tend to show up when you’re anxious, overwhelmed, or grieving, and how those thoughts shape the way you feel and what you do next. You don’t need to have this all figured out already. Part of my job is helping you notice these patterns for the first time, often patterns you’ve lived with for years without ever naming them out loud. If you’re coming to me because of a pregnancy loss, postpartum depression, or the overwhelming transition into new motherhood, our first conversation will make space for that grief and exhaustion without minimizing it. I won’t rush you toward feeling better, and I won’t offer empty reassurances. Instead, we’ll talk honestly about where you are, and I’ll start learning what kind of support practical tools, emotional processing, or simply having someone truly understand will serve you best moving forward. If you’re newly diagnosed with or living with HIV, know that this space is built specifically
I bring genuine empathy that comes from lived experience, not just clinical training. Having navigated fertility struggles and the identity shakeup of new motherhood myself, I don’t approach reproductive loss or postpartum depression as abstract concepts — I understand the weight of them firsthand. That personal insight, paired with my clinical training in perinatal mental health, sexual trauma, and grief, means I can meet clients exactly where they are without flinching or minimizing. I’m also deeply practical. I don’t just want you to feel heard in session — I want you to leave with real tools you can actually use in your daily life. My background in CBT, mindfulness, and relaxation strategies means our work together is grounded, structured, and tailored to you, not generic. And because I hold advanced certifications — perinatal mental health, ADHD-CCSP, and board-certified counselor supervisor status — I bring both depth and rigor to every session, while still keeping things warm and human. What sets my approach apart is that it’s never one-size-fits-all. I don’t hand clients a worksheet and call it treatment ; I really listen first, then tailor CBT and mindfulness techniques to fit your specific life, whether that’s grieving a loss, adjusting to a new diagnosis, or managing anxiety that hides behind a “put-together” exterior. I also specialize in areas many therapists don’t touch with real depth — reproductive loss, post-termination healing, and support for women newly diagnosed with or living with HIV. These are spaces that require both clinical skill and a judgment-free presence, and I’ve built my entire practice around providing exactly that. Clients don’t just get a therapist; they get someone who has walked similar roads and built a career around helping women move through them with less shame and more support.
My ideal client is a woman who feels like she’s carrying more than anyone around her realizes. Maybe she’s grieving a pregnancy loss and feels pressure to “move on” before she’s truly ready. Maybe she just became a mother and is quietly wondering why something that’s supposed to feel joyful also feels so disorienting and exhausting. Maybe she’s newly diagnosed with or living with HIV and is navigating fear, stigma, or shame she hasn’t voiced to anyone yet. Or maybe she simply looks like she has it all together successful, capable, dependable while privately managing anxiety or depression that never seems to fully switch off. She’s often high-functioning, which means she’s used to holding things together for everyone else, sometimes at the expense of her own needs. She may have tried to push through on her own for a while, using willpower or distraction, before realizing she needs more support than that. She’s not looking for empty reassurance or a generic checklist she wants real, practical tools that fit her actual life, along with a therapist who won’t flinch at the hard parts of her story. My ideal client is open to structure, even if she’s never done therapy before in her life. She’s willing to explore the connection between her thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and she’s ready to do a little work between sessions, not because she has to, but because she genuinely wants things to feel different. She values honesty over comfort, and she wants a nonjudgmental space where she doesn’t have to perform or minimize what she’s going through. Above all, she’s someone who wants to feel like herself again grounded, supported, and no longer functioning on empty and she’s ready to take that first step toward healing, even if she doesn’t have all the answers yet.
ACT: Instead of fighting or avoiding painful emotions, we learn to make peace with them. This frees you up to take action that aligns with what truly matters to you, even when things feel hard.
CBT: We look at how your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are connected. By noticing unhelpful thought patterns, you can start to shift how you feel and respond, one small step at a time.
Client-Centered: I believe you are the expert on your own life. My role is to listen without judgment, follow your pace, and create a space where you feel truly heard — not analyzed or fixed.