About Ana
Ana Cecilia Santana is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who provides bilingual therapy in English and Spanish. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, and depression. She aims to make short conversations feel manageable and to help people take one clear step forward.
She uses practical, evidence-based techniques to address day-to-day struggles. Sessions tend to include talking through what is most distressing now, learning simple skills to reduce symptoms, and planning small changes that build confidence over time.
Background and approach
She listens for what matters most to each person and tailors the pace accordingly. With seven years of clinical experience in Texas, she combines counseling skills with a calm, straightforward approach. She has additional focus on issues such as caregiver stress, postpartum depression, life transitions, and relationship or communication problems.
This range helps when emotional difficulties arise around major life events. Her work often centers on coping skills for anxiety and mood concerns, processing difficult memories from trauma and abuse, and grief work that honors loss while helping people find a way forward. She also supports people dealing with guilt, shame, forgiveness, and questions about purpose and self-love.
Sessions may be held by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. People who want to begin can use the platform's matching steps to connect, answer a short questionnaire, and schedule a first meeting.
How evidence-based therapy works online
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on practical skills and clear goals. One common approach helps people learn breathing, grounding, and thought-management skills to reduce anxiety and stress. These techniques are taught step by step and practiced in sessions so they can be used during hard moments.Another approach centers on processing trauma and painful memories in small, manageable pieces. This method helps people make sense of what happened and reduce how much the memories disrupt daily life. It pairs gentle processing with coping strategies to stay regulated between meetings.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. That means trying an approach, checking how it feels, and adjusting the plan together rather than promising a single fixed path.
Online work uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video sessions let people connect face to face when that helps, phone calls use less bandwidth, live chat can be a quick check-in, and messaging supports ongoing brief contact between sessions. These options make it easier to fit counseling around work, caregiving, or health challenges.
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- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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