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Every case has an
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Licensed Mental Health Professional services for Louisiana and Texas residents who
meets ACT 614—HB 272 requirements!
-Prompt, Secure, Online, Telehealth Appointments
-Including Behavioral Health consultations for Judiciary Professionals and individuals regarding Family Law and Civil Law litigation consent judgement requests
-Local On-site appointments when available
Licensed Professional Counselor (LA/TX)
Qualified and Advanced Trained as a:
1. Child Custody Evaluator
2. Parent Plan Evaluator
3. Mediator, RS9:334
4. Parent Coordinator,
RS 9:358.4, including Co-parenting and Parallel Parenting
5. Reunification Therapist
6. Collaborative Divorce Behavioral Health Facilitator
Heather is a licensed mental health professional who is a Licensed Professional Counselor in good standing licensed by the Louisiana LPC Board of Examiners and the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors. She is advanced trained to serve as a Qualified Child Custody Evaluator, Qualified Parent Plan Evaluator, Qualified Mediator, and Qualified Parent Coordinator instructed by the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts and the Mediation Training Company.
Heather specializes in collaborating with Judiciary Professionals and individuals involved in Family Law and Civil Law litigations including personal injury cases in order to fulfill consent judgment requests.
She actively serves on the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Louisiana Chapter, Board of Directors where she fulfills the role of presiding Secretary.
Her expertise varies throughout life's stages including adolescence, early adulthood, midlife, mature, and late adulthood. She is passionate about identifying the best interest of the child. In addition, she has obtained extensive advanced training in Reunification Therapy.
In her Civil Law Behavioral Health consultations including personal injury, she strives to acknowledge the possible lasting negative psychological effects caused.
Through the use of virtual, on demand, Telehealth services for Louisiana and Texas residents, Heather is able to provide care and long-distance consultations completely online. Limited local on-site services are provided to Louisiana residents.
Are you involved in a Custody
or Visitation case or another
Family Law or Civil Law related
litigation including a personal
injury case?
We are advanced trained
in the topics relating to
your Family Law &
Civil Law case including
personal injury!
What types of advanced trainings has Heather Landry, LPC completed to better address my concerns?
Qualified Child Custody Evaluator
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meets Louisiana Licensed Professional Board of Examiners: LPC Guidelines for Conducting Child Custody Evaluations
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an assessment is completed to recognize the strengths and weaknesses of the family dynamics and identifying each parenting style
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build suggestions and recommendations as to a custody arrangement that will serve the best interest of the child(ren)
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guide individuals to gain knowledge about oneself to improve co-parenting practices for the overall psychological health of the child(ren)
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often consists of at least one session for each parent, two or more sessions for each child, and at least one integrated session with each parent/child(ren)
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Includes Custody Evaluation Observational Report submitted to the court
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Brief Focused Assessments may be utilized
Qualified Parent Plan Evaluator
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Similar to Custody Evaluation procedures
Qualified Mediator
Mediators assist and empower parties to reach an agreement on issues, such as:
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support payments
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dividing property
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parenting time or decision-making responsibility in respect of children
Mediation may be used:
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to avoid going to court
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before you start a court case
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any time during a court case
Mediators do not:
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take sides
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make decisions
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give legal advice
Mediators can be:
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licensed mental health professionals, legal professionals, or other qualified professionals
For mediation to work, you need to:
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be willing to try to work out a solution with the other person
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feel safe meeting with the other person to talk about the issues
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be able to talk about your needs and listen to the other person’s concerns
A mediator does not take the place of a lawyer.
You should get independent legal advice before and throughout the mediation process to understand your rights and obligations.
If you and the other person come to an agreement, you should both get advice from different lawyers before signing the agreement to make sure that it is legally binding.
Your lawyer can also be involved in your mediation but does not have to go to mediation with you.
Reunification Therapy
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often referred to as "reconciliation"
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aim to reunite or reestablish a relationship between a parent and a child
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promote healthy communication between all parties
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works to heal injuries in the relationship
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improve relationships within the family or treat alienation
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often consists of at least one session for each parent, two or more sessions for each child, and at least two integrated sessions for the parent/child(ren) seeking reunification
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Includes Reunification Observational Report submitted to the court
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Services also provided to adult children and their families
Qualified Parent Coordinator
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Co-Parenting
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Parallel Parenting
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A Parenting Coordinator is responsible for assisting the parents in resolving disputes concerning the child’s welfare.
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Disputes include minor changes or clarifications in the custody plan and management of the child’s medical and dental care.
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The Parenting Coooordinator is also charged with assisting the parents in settling disputes involving mental health issues, psychotherapy and general child-rearing issues.
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Parenting Coordinators are expressly prohibited from facilitating an agreement between the parties to alter legal custody or affect child support.
Pre-surrendering Counseling and Home Study for private adoptions
Therapeutic Supervised Visitation (TSV) offered locally to Lafayette, LA residents.
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Court-ordered service that allows parenting to have parenting time with their child(ren) in a structured environment supervised by a mental health professional.
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Often ordered in divorce, separation, or parenting cases that are high-conflict in nature, where abuse has been present, and/or a parent/guardian has a history of poor parenting skills.
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Families where there is a history of parental alienation may be suitable for TSV.
Collaborative Divorce
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aid both parties in resolving their differences fairly and equitably without resort or threat of resort to the courts
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utilize teamwork, trouble-shooting, and problem-solving rather than fighting
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support both parties with the emotional aspects of negotiations
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assist parents with child related concerns that may arise throughout the process such as custody and visitation
Behavioral Health Consultations for Civil Litigations including personal injury cases
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Behavioral Health Psychological Assessments identifying the client’s strengths and weaknesses
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Biopsychosocial Assessments
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Behavioral Health Depositions
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Psychiatric Evaluations and non-projective scales used to identify the presence of a Behavioral Health Diagnosis
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Behavioral Health supporting evidence specific to the client's litigation
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Includes Observational Report submitted to the court
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