Arkila Covington, LMFT
California · 9 years in practice
Arkila Covington is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Missouri.
License and registration
- LMFT, California
- 93941 · expires August 2027
- LMFT, Missouri
- 2017030439 · expires February 2028
- LMFT, Texas
- 204163 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1568631497 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Arkila
Arkila Covington is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Missouri. She focuses on helping people handle stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, grief, addiction, and parenting challenges. Her work also addresses intimacy issues, LGBT concerns, career stress, and coping with life changes.
She keeps sessions warm and interactive. Conversations are respectful and direct. Arkila avoids stigmatizing labels and prefers practical steps you can use between meetings.
Her approach blends existential ideas with cognitive behavioral tools and attachment-centered thinking.
Background and approach
She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and client-centered practices to help people clarify values and build small, doable habits. Sessions often include talking through patterns, testing new behaviors, and noticing what matters most. Arkila has nine years of experience as a clinician and life coach.
She has worked with people affected by trauma, abuse, substance use, and complicated family or adoption histories. Her background includes helping with abandonment and attachment difficulties as well as blended family and communication problems. Meetings are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Arkila works with adults in Missouri and conducts therapy in English.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Arkila lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Arkila names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Practical approaches you can use in online sessions
Arkila draws on Existential Therapy to help people find meaning and clarity when life feels uncertain. This approach encourages looking at values and life choices to guide next steps. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) which focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings, choosing what matters, and building small actions that align with values. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to map relationship patterns and offer new ways to connect and communicate in close relationships.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Arkila collaborates with each person to decide which combination of methods fits their needs and goals. She checks in about what helps, adjusts plans, and sets practical experiments between sessions so progress can be tracked together.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let you work face-to-face from different locations. Phone sessions reduce bandwidth needs and can fit a break at work. Live chat or text-based messaging can support short check-ins, accountability, or ongoing coaching-style prompts. These options make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life and to keep momentum between meetings.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does this therapist address?
Arkila supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, grief, addictions, and LGBT-related concerns. She also focuses on attachment challenges, abandonment, adoption and foster care matters, and communication problems.
How would you describe the therapy style and approach?
Sessions are warm and interactive with a focus on respect and sensitivity. She combines existential ideas with ACT, attachment-based work, client-centered methods, and CBT to help clients clarify values and change unhelpful patterns.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has nine years of experience working as a clinician and life coach. Her work has included supporting people after trauma or abuse and helping with substance use, OCD, and complex family situations.
Where is the therapist licensed and located?
Arkila is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in Missouri. She practices with a Missouri location listed.
Which languages are used for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
Meetings are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work for therapy with this clinician?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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