- Anxiety and panic
- Depression and grief
- Life purpose questions
About Ida
She speaks English and Spanish and draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques. Sessions focus on practical steps clients can use between meetings. Ida emphasizes building self-compassion and clearer communication as ways to reduce anxiety and improve decision making.
Clients who come with panic, social anxiety, or post-traumatic stress work on skills to manage symptoms and notice unhelpful patterns. Those coping with divorce, abandonment, guilt, or body image concerns explore how past experiences shape present choices. Ida also helps people handling caregiver stress, workplace tensions, and seasonal mood shifts.
Her work tends to be collaborative and straightforward. Conversations include goal setting, skill practice, and reviewing what helped or didn’t. The therapist encourages small experiments to test new ways of relating to problems and to life purpose questions.
People who are unsure what comes next often focus first on reducing immediate distress. Over time, sessions may broaden into clarifying values, testing options, and strengthening practical routines. Ida aims to help clients make decisions they can live with and to steady their thinking while they figure out next steps.
License and NPI on record
- LPC
- Texas · 75890
- LMHC
- Washington · MHC.LH.61442858
- NPI
- 1851887988
As listed on the therapist's profile. A license can be checked with the state board, and an NPI with the national NPI registry.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
12+ years
Credentials
Texas, Washington
Languages
English, Spanish
How Ida brings evidence-based work online
Ida uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help with anxiety and life transitions. Cognitive-behavioral approaches focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce panic attacks and social anxiety. Skills work can include breath management, exposure practice, and structured thought records to interrupt worry.Trauma-informed methods emphasize safety in pacing and grounding exercises that reduce reactivity. For grief, abandonment, or relationship wounds, therapy often includes examining patterns and trying different communication or boundary experiments to see what changes feel manageable.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Ida collaborates with clients to pick methods that match their goals and comfort. She reviews what’s working and adjusts techniques so sessions stay useful and relevant to daily life.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, shorten check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. It also allows exercises and homework to be reviewed digitally so progress can continue between meetings.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes, plus related concerns such as body image, caregiver stress, and life purpose.
How would she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
Ida uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to build self-compassion, improve communication, and try practical steps. Work often includes goal setting and small experiments to test new behavior.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of clinical experience working with people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, and life transitions.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LPC and LMHC credentials and practices from Texas as listed in her profile.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Does she accept clients outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Good to know
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