Liliana Cruz, LPC

Liliana Cruz is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Virginia. She brings seven years of clinical experience and a steady, practical approach to helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and family-related concerns. Liliana aims to offer clear feedback and steady guidance so clients can find direction during difficult times.

Her style is warm and person-centered. Sessions focus on understanding patterns, thoughts, and everyday habits that get in the way of feeling better. She uses concrete tools from cognitive approaches alongside mindfulness and acceptance strategies to help people make small, useful changes.

Liliana works with people to identify unhelpful beliefs and habitual reactions. Together they build new ways of coping and clearer paths forward. She emphasizes collaboration and tailors techniques to each person’s goals and situation.

The work often includes practical skill-building, mindful awareness practices, and exercises to shift thinking patterns. Liliana pays attention to family dynamics, attachment issues, and challenges like abandonment or caregiving stress when they are relevant. Her aim is steady progress that fits into everyday life.

Clients can expect a respectful, nonjudgmental space for honest conversation. Liliana focuses on helping people feel seen and on developing tools they can use outside sessions to manage emotions and improve routines.

Approaches that shape online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice their thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It’s useful when worry, stress, or avoidance get in the way of living a meaningful life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and habits affect mood and behavior and teaches practical steps to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress. Mindfulness Therapy encourages present-moment awareness and simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation. It pairs well with cognitive tools for everyday habit change.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to determine what fits best based on their goals, needs, and preferences. That choice can shift over time as people try different strategies and notice what helps.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Therapists can guide how to use mindfulness exercises, cognitive tools, and acceptance strategies between sessions so changes carry over into daily life.