Maria Serrano, LPC

Maria Serrano is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 15 years of clinical experience. She speaks English and Spanish and aims to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, parenting challenges, low self-esteem, and depression. Maria focuses on thoughts and everyday habits that shape how people respond to life’s pressures.

She draws on an Existential-Humanistic outlook combined with practical methods from cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused work. In sessions she helps clients spot unhelpful thought patterns and try small changes that can make daily life feel more manageable. Conversations are straightforward and focused on what matters most to each person.

Maria also uses ideas from Internal Family Systems to look at different parts of the self that influence behavior and emotions. This can be useful for issues like attachment, guilt, shame, and feeling empty. She helps people identify patterns that repeat across relationships and life stages.

Her background includes clinical practice in both Mexico and Texas, giving her experience with bilingual and bicultural needs. She invites curiosity and gentle self-reflection rather than rushes toward solutions. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person’s readiness.

Maria encourages people to notice their strengths while working through problems such as abandonment concerns, communication difficulties, hoarding, impulsivity, and aging-related issues. She aims to help clients reconnect with themselves and the people they care about in clearer, healthier ways.

Approaches that guide online work and thought-focused care

Maria commonly blends Client-Centered therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to focus on thoughts and everyday habits. Client-Centered work emphasizes listening, empathy, and building a trusting relationship so people feel heard and understood. CBT offers simple tools to notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior that keep stress and anxiety active.

She also draws on Internal Family Systems to help people recognize different inner parts that influence feelings and actions. That approach can be useful when someone struggles with self-criticism, impulsivity, or patterns in relationships. Choosing which approaches to use is a collaborative process; the therapist will discuss options and tailor methods to the client’s needs, goals, and preferences.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Many people find online sessions helpful for fitting counseling into busy days, keeping regular appointments during transitions, or arranging sessions in two languages. Online work can make it easier to try focused thought exercises between meetings and to track everyday habits without long commutes. The therapist and client will decide together how best to structure sessions to fit routines and goals.