Maria Serrano

Maria Serrano is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, parenting questions, low self-esteem, and depression. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

Maria draws on an existential-humanistic stance while bringing in practical tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy. She also uses Internal Family Systems ideas to help people notice internal parts and how they relate. Her work focuses on identifying patterns that get in the way and finding small changes that reduce distress.

In a session she listens for what matters most to the person in front of her and then suggests short experiments or cognitive strategies to try between meetings. Conversations are direct and clear, aimed at improving day-to-day functioning and relationships. She helps with communication problems, commitment worries, and the fallout from separation or divorce.

Maria also supports people dealing with abandonment, attachment concerns, body image struggles, guilt and shame, and issues that come with aging. She can help people name their feelings around emptiness, hoarding, impulsivity, and dependent personality patterns. Practical steps and reflection are combined so people can test new behaviors while understanding underlying long-standing patterns.

Her bilingual practice reflects work in both Mexico and Texas. To begin, clients follow a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial appointment. The approach is collaborative and focused on concrete ways to make everyday life feel more manageable.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, reflecting, and helping people clarify what matters to them. It is useful when someone feels uncertain about direction or needs space to name their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors and suggests concrete exercises to test different ways of thinking and acting; this approach helps with anxiety, low mood, and day-to-day coping. Existential Therapy explores questions about meaning, choice, and responsibility and can help when life changes provoke doubts about purpose or identity.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Maria will use conversation and assessment to determine which mix of methods fits a person's goals and preferences. Decisions about pacing, focus, and which techniques to try are collaborative and revisited as needed.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life - for example by removing commute time, allowing a shorter check-in during a busy day, or avoiding the need to be on camera when that helps someone feel more comfortable. Practical benefits include scheduling that fits work or family demands and being able to continue momentum between in-person appointments when that is appropriate for the person and therapist.