About Ana
Ana Cecilia Santana is a bilingual Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, and depression. She practices in Texas and offers sessions in English and Spanish. Her approach aims to make things feel manageable and practical from the first visit.
She focuses on real-life problems like caregiver stress, concerns after a cancer diagnosis, and postpartum depression. She also helps people deal with relationship strain, divorce and separation, infidelity, and family communication problems.
How Ana works
Financial worries, feelings of isolation, and questions about life purpose are common topics she addresses. Ana uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help people gain coping skills and new perspectives. Sessions typically include talking through recent events, learning practical tools for anxiety and mood, and setting small goals to change daily patterns.
She keeps explanations simple and action-oriented so clients can try tools between sessions. Her background includes a master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and seven years of clinical experience. She holds the LPC credential in Texas.
Ana is bilingual, and she conducts sessions in both English and Spanish. Appointments are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Therapy uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on therapist availability.
What Ana works with
The areas below are the ones Ana selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
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Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online care
Ana uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills and practical change. One common approach emphasizes teaching tools for managing anxiety and low mood, such as breathing work, activity planning, and steps to challenge unhelpful thoughts. These tools help when worry, stress, or depression make daily tasks harder.Another approach she draws on addresses trauma and difficult losses by helping people process painful memories at a manageable pace and build coping strategies to reduce overwhelm. This work often includes grounding techniques and paced exposure to avoid retraumatization while creating steadier emotional responses.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, symptoms, and preferences, and then suggest techniques to try. Adjustments are made over time based on what feels most helpful to the client.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits for this practice. Video calls let the therapist and client see facial expressions and cues, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can feel simpler. Live chat and text-based messaging provide brief check-ins, quick coping reminders, and flexibility for schedules. These options make it easier to fit regular sessions into busy lives while keeping care consistent and focused.
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A practical next step
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