About Maria
Maria Serrano is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 15 years of clinical experience. She greets clients with a warm, straightforward style and offers care in both English and Spanish. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, parenting questions, low self-esteem, and depression.
Maria helps people notice patterns that get in the way and find practical ways to change them. Sessions aim to reconnect people with their strengths and build clearer ways of relating to others.
How Maria works
Her methods draw on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Existential Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Internal Family Systems as appropriate. That means she listens first, helps set short-term goals, and also looks at deeper life meaning and internal parts that influence behavior. Techniques are chosen to match each person's needs rather than used the same way for everyone.
Maria has worked in clinical settings in Mexico and Texas, bringing cross-cultural experience to her practice. She offers talking and reflective work as well as practical exercises people can use between sessions. Conversations are often a mix of exploring feelings and trying small changes to test what works.
People come to her seeking clearer communication, help with parenting strain, relief from anxiety, or support after relationship changes. She invites each person to shape the focus and pace of therapy so it fits their life and goals.
Maria lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Maria works with
The areas below are the ones Maria selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on being heard and understood; the therapist reflects what is said and helps people find their own answers, which can work well in video or phone conversations. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) uses clear steps to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors, so it pairs easily with homework tasks and short check-ins by text or live chat. Internal Family Systems (IFS) invites people to notice different inner parts and how they relate, which can be explored in depth through longer video sessions or by using messaging between sessions for follow-up.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try approaches and adjust based on what helps. This means therapy can shift over time as needs change.
Online formats offer flexibility and practical benefits. Video calls let people use visual cues for deeper conversation. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for short check-ins, coaching between appointments, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent with everyday life and commitments.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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