About Edna
Edna Lerma helps people who are overwhelmed by stress or anxious thoughts. She supports those coping with low mood, self-esteem struggles, and relationship or family conflict. Edna is a licensed professional counselor in Texas with 15 years of experience and speaks English and Spanish.
Her sessions focus on making it easier to talk about painful feelings. She creates a calm space where clients can name what they are feeling and think through next steps.
How Edna works
Edna encourages practical strategies that can be tried between meetings so clients notice steady change. She brings attention to how patterns of thinking and behavior keep problems going. That includes issues like panic attacks, social anxiety, guilt and shame, impulsivity, and body image concerns.
She also addresses themes such as abandonment, control struggles, forgiveness, and finding a sense of purpose. Edna listens for what matters most to each person and tailors conversations to those priorities. She uses straightforward, empathetic guidance rather than jargon.
The goal is to build skills for managing stress, improving communication, and increasing self-compassion. Therapy can be a step-by-step process and Edna helps set realistic, achievable goals. She works collaboratively with clients to track progress and adjust the plan as needed.
What Edna works with
The areas below are the ones Edna selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
Approaches and online care that fit your life
Edna draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help people change unhelpful patterns and manage symptoms. One approach focuses on identifying and shifting patterns of thinking that fuel anxiety and depression, helping clients practice different ways of interpreting stressful situations. Another approach emphasizes skill-building for handling intense emotions and impulsive reactions, offering tools to calm the body and respond less reactively when panic or strong shame arise.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Edna works with each person to understand their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they try methods and adjust the plan so it fits the individual's needs and pace.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to work together. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text messaging provides ongoing support between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work even when schedules change.
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