About Ana
Ana Parra is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who uses practical, grounded methods to support people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She speaks English and Spanish and brings 12 years of experience to sessions. Ana takes a warm, interactive approach and aims to make conversations straightforward and useful.
Ana draws on several evidence-based approaches to help clients learn new skills and perspectives. She often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and ACT strategies to clarify values and action.
How Ana works
Dialectical skills are used when emotions feel overwhelming, and client-centered work keeps the person and their goals central. Her work addresses a wide range of concerns including self-esteem, career stress, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She also helps with relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting stresses, sleep and eating concerns, and workplace problems.
Ana pays attention to body image, isolation, and purpose when those issues come up. Sessions are conversational and focused on small, manageable steps. Ana aims to help people build coping skills, reduce intense emotions, and make meaningful changes that fit daily life.
She respects cultural differences and supports LGBT clients. People who choose Ana can expect a collaborative process. She will work with each person to set goals and try approaches that match their needs and preferences.
Ana lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
How therapy approaches translate online
Ana often combines cognitive behavioral therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to address day-to-day struggles. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and habits so people can respond differently to stress and anxiety. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small actions that move a person toward those values even when emotions are difficult.Finding the right approach is a collaborative effort. The therapist will listen to your goals and try methods that match your needs and preferences. If a technique does not fit, adjustments are made so the work stays practical and relevant to your life.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions require less bandwidth, and messaging formats work well for quick check-ins or when a shorter touchpoint is needed. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, school, and family commitments while keeping the focus on useful skills and progress.
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