About Cristela
Cristela Escobedo is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people manage anxiety, stress, grief, and depression. She works with individuals who are struggling after trauma or abuse and those carrying guilt, shame, or loneliness. Cristela speaks English and Spanish and practices from Texas.
Her approach uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to focus on practical steps people can try between sessions. Conversations are straightforward and paced to match each person’s needs. She aims to make sessions feel like a place to sort through hard feelings and plan small changes.
Background and approach
Cristela has three years of clinical experience as an LPC. In that time she has worked with people navigating relationship challenges and healing from past hurts. She emphasizes working toward greater self-love and learning how to forgive when people feel stuck.
Sessions may include teaching coping skills, practicing new ways to respond to stress, and talking through painful memories at a pace the client chooses. She also supports people who find themselves socially isolated and want to rebuild connection and purpose. Outside of work she spends time with family and her pets, which she says helps her stay grounded.
To begin, she asks prospective clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on availability.
How evidence-based techniques work online
Cristela uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on concrete skills and gradual change. One common approach she uses teaches coping skills for immediate stress and anxiety management, such as breathing and grounding exercises and short behavioral steps to reduce worry. These tools help when anxiety spikes and people need quick ways to regain calm. Another approach focuses on processing past trauma and painful memories at a steady pace. This involves creating safety, identifying patterns that keep people stuck, and practicing new responses to old triggers. It is aimed at reducing the hold of past experiences and improving daily functioning. Finding the right method is part of the work together. Cristela collaborates with each person to pick techniques that match their goals, comfort level, and life demands. She adjusts strategies over time based on what helps most. Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual connection matters. Phone sessions or live chat need less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Text-based messaging supports brief check-ins, journaling between sessions, or ongoing encouragement. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing family, work, and other responsibilities.Questions people ask
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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