Scotty Hixson
LPC
Oklahoma
Practical, straightforward counseling for real-life problems
Continue with ScottyAt a glance
- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Oklahoma / 7645
- NPI
- 1306232319
- Experience
- 15 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Oklahoma
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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- Motivational interviewing
- Client-centered care
- Practical coping skills
About Scotty
Scotty Hixson is an LPC who draws on practical, down-to-earth methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and life transitions. He writes plainly about therapy and aims to make sessions feel less intimidating. Scotty speaks directly, uses humor when helpful, and wants clients to be themselves in the room.
He favors a client-centered approach that lets people set the pace and topics of treatment. Sessions can include techniques from motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot unhelpful patterns and try small, doable changes. Mindfulness and solution-focused ideas are available when they fit someone's goals.
Scotty has 15 years of experience in outpatient care, inpatient acute settings, and residential treatment programs. He completed a bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2010 and a master’s in human relations from the University of Oklahoma in 2015. He holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential earned in 2020.
In conversation he keeps things informal. People can swear, cry, get angry, or laugh. He says therapy can feel like going to the gym at first - awkward and hard - but steady effort often makes daily life easier to handle. He avoids shame and instead helps people repurpose difficult experiences into motivation for change.
Sessions focus on practical steps: learning to think more flexibly, reducing stress, improving communication, and building coping skills. Scotty especially helps with workplace strain, parenting stresses, fatherhood issues, addiction concerns, post-traumatic stress, and questions about life purpose. His approach centers on steady, realistic progress.
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How Scotty Brings Practical Approaches to Online Therapy
Scotty often blends motivational interviewing and client-centered therapy in sessions. Motivational interviewing helps people weigh their goals and find their own reasons to change, which can be useful for addictions, workplace shifts, or moving through life changes. Client-centered therapy keeps the person in charge of what to work on and at what pace, so topics and tempo match each individual’s comfort and goals.
He also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to uncover thinking patterns that feed anxiety or low mood and then tries small behavioral experiments to test new habits. CBT is a hands-on way to reduce symptoms by changing thoughts and actions rather than waiting for change to happen on its own.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and will adapt methods as therapy progresses rather than sticking to one rigid plan. Clients help choose what feels most useful for them.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make fitting therapy into a busy life easier by removing travel, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and offering sessions from wherever a person is most comfortable focusing. Licensed professionals can use these methods effectively over distance while helping clients build practical skills for daily life. -
Areas of expertise
Also works with
Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesAdditional focus areas
Co-morbidityCommunication problemsDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsFatherhood issuesLife purposeMen's issuesNarcissismPost-traumatic stressWorkplace issuesTherapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyExperience
15+ years
Listed in
Oklahoma
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
He works with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, relationship and family problems, parenting and fatherhood issues, self esteem, career questions, and related challenges.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Sessions are informal and direct. The therapist uses client-centered work alongside techniques from motivational interviewing, CBT, mindfulness, and solution-focused therapy.
What is his professional background?
He has 15 years of counseling experience in outpatient, inpatient acute care, and residential settings, with a bachelor’s in psychology and a master’s in human relations.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing from Oklahoma and holds the listed OK LPC credential.
In which languages are sessions offered and are international clients supported?
Sessions are offered in English and this therapist accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on the therapist's availability.
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