About Almudena
Almudena Ruiz Roman is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 27 years of experience. She speaks English and Spanish and works from Connecticut. Almudena aims to create a warm, open space so people can start talking about what matters most to them.
She focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, and depression. She also helps with issues such as chronic pain and illness, grief after loss, postpartum depression, panic attacks and phobias, and challenges tied to immigration or first responder work.
Background and approach
Her approach is practical and centered on helping people change how they respond to hard events. Almudena expects sessions to be collaborative. She listens for each person's priorities and helps set reachable goals.
Treatment includes talking through patterns, learning coping skills, and trying strategies that can reduce symptoms day by day. Her long experience includes practice in multiple countries, which informs how she understands culture and life transitions. That background helps when addressing midlife changes, life purpose questions, and co-occurring problems like mood disorders and substance use.
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts methods to fit the person in front of her. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she supports people who prefer video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. To begin, a simple matching questionnaire is used to schedule a first session.
Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care
Almudena uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on measurable change. One common approach she uses involves practical skill building to reduce anxiety and stress; this includes learning breathing and grounding skills, testing unhelpful thoughts, and gradually facing fears to reduce avoidance. A second approach emphasizes trauma-informed care, which helps people process difficult memories at a manageable pace and rebuild a sense of safety and control.Choosing the right approach is a team decision. Almudena listens to each person's goals, history, and current needs, then suggests techniques to try. She adjusts methods as progress is seen, working together to find what feels most helpful and realistic for everyday life.
Online therapy with her offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people have a face-to-face discussion from wherever they are. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief updates, mood check-ins, or when typing feels more comfortable than speaking. These options make scheduling more flexible and can help therapy fit into busy routines.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 27 years
- Licensed
- Connecticut, Illinois
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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