About Maricruz
Maricruz Valdez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with ten years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress, and relationship struggles. Maricruz uses straightforward talk and practical steps so clients can start feeling better in daily life.
She draws on client-centered care to meet each person where they are. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Maricruz blends these with existential ideas that help people find meaning and motivation during difficult seasons.
Background and approach
Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. Clients can expect to set manageable goals, try short exercises between meetings, and review what helps. The therapist adjusts pace and tools to fit each person’s needs and preferences.
Maricruz has worked in individual and group settings and has experience with a wide range of concerns. These include grief, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, compassion fatigue, mood disorders, and obsessive-compulsive behaviors. She also addresses issues such as attachment concerns, communication problems, and life purpose.
She offers services in English and Spanish. Maricruz values respect, sensitivity, and personal beliefs when they matter to a client. Her approach aims to build hope and practical skills so people can move forward from stuck places.
How her approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy emphasizes respectful listening and tailoring each session to the person. In online sessions this means the therapist follows the client’s lead and focuses on what matters most to them, whether that is anxiety, relationships, or grief.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical skills to change them. Online CBT sessions can include short exercises, thought records, and behavioral experiments that a client practices between meetings to reduce anxiety and improve mood.
Mindfulness and existential ideas help people notice their values, find meaning, and build steady attention to the present moment. These approaches can reduce rumination and help people make choices that match their goals.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try techniques that fit, and adjust the plan over time based on what helps. Clients are involved in deciding which methods feel most useful.
Online formats offer flexibility for busy lives. Video calls are useful for in-depth conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low, and text-based messaging or live chat can be used for quick check-ins or shorter coaching-style support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or parenting schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Depression
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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