About Marcela
Marcela Hernandez Garcia is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who supports people facing stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, and depression. She also helps those adjusting to life changes and working to rebuild motivation and confidence. Conversations are respectful and direct.
She aims to make the first step feel doable for people who are worried or unsure. She keeps sessions focused on practical steps that fit everyday life. Marcela listens for what matters most and adapts the plan to each person’s needs.
Background and approach
That can mean working on coping skills, thinking patterns, or ways to handle strong emotions in the moment. Her experience includes helping people manage relationship communication, blended family concerns, and workplace stress. She has supported clients dealing with immigration issues, addiction concerns, and feelings of isolation or shame.
She brings attention to cultural and multicultural factors that shape how people experience stress and anxiety. Marcela offers services in English and Spanish. Her practice uses different ways to meet people - video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - so sessions can fit varied schedules.
She explains steps clearly and invites questions along the way. Marcela believes progress often comes from small, consistent changes. She works collaboratively, helping people set realistic goals and try strategies between sessions.
Her approach aims to build skills that make daily life feel more manageable over time.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Marcela uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach is skills-based work that teaches coping strategies for anxiety and stress, such as breathing, grounding, and step-by-step plans to face difficult situations. These techniques help when emotions feel overwhelming and you need tools to get through a day.She also draws on cognitive-focused strategies that look at unhelpful thinking patterns and test new ways of thinking. That work aims to reduce repetitive worry, challenge harsh self-judgment, and build more realistic self-talk. For issues like low self-esteem, depression, or guilt, the focus is on small experiments that shift behavior and mood over time.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Marcela will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels manageable. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan as progress is made or needs change.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work when bandwidth or screen time is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions or use shorter, more frequent contacts. These options help people fit therapy around work, school, or caregiving responsibilities while keeping the focus on steady progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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