Estela Rodriguez Jebril, LCSW

Approaches that guide online sessions

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person first. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects feelings, and helps people clarify goals and values. This approach is useful for stress, self-esteem struggles, and life transitions.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps people notice unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. It uses practical exercises and homework to reduce anxiety and change patterns that cause distress. CBT is often used for anxiety, sleep problems, and mood concerns.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on attachment and connection in relationships. It helps partners or individuals identify core emotions and shift interaction patterns to improve closeness and communication.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will discuss goals, try different methods, and adjust based on what feels most helpful. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for busy days and different needs. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone can work when bandwidth is low, chat is handy for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving schedules while using the approaches above to address anxiety, relationship concerns, and life changes.