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Adriana Cavazos, LCSW

  • Experience20 years
  • LocationTexas
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Adriana

Adriana Cavazos is a Texas-licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience helping people work through emotional pain and life transitions.

Background and approach

She centers her practice on guiding clients through issues such as depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship struggles, and addiction, using an empathic, trauma-informed orientation that highlights inner resources and long-term coping strategies. Her work emphasizes increasing self-understanding and repairing ruptured connections by addressing concerns like isolation, communication problems, guilt, shame, and low self-esteem.

Adriana weaves approaches that support emotional resilience and practical skill building, helping clients cultivate self-love, healthier patterns, and improved interpersonal functioning. She aims to partner with each person to identify meaningful goals, strengthen coping skills, and restore a sense of hope and agency in everyday life.

Integrating therapeutic approaches in online care

Internal Family Systems (IFS) explores how different parts of a person relate to one another and to the core Self, helping people understand internal conflicts and heal wounded parts; it can be useful for trauma, shame, and chronic self-criticism. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values, practicing acceptance of difficult thoughts and feelings, and taking committed action toward meaningful goals, which often helps with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at relational patterns formed early in life and how they affect current relationships, supporting work on trust, intimacy, and communication.

Finding the right approach often happens collaboratively. Adriana will work with each client to learn about their needs, goals, and preferences and then tailor therapeutic strategies accordingly, mixing methods when that best serves the client’s progress and comfort.

Online therapy via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for fitting therapy into busy schedules and for maintaining continuity of care across distances. These formats make it easier to access regular sessions, try different modes of connection, and adapt therapy to the practical demands of daily life while working with a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
Her practice addresses stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related challenges such as guilt, shame, isolation, and self-esteem.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
She uses a trauma-informed, empathic orientation and integrates modalities like Internal Family Systems, ACT, Attachment-Based Therapy, client-centered work, and CBT to support emotional insight and practical coping.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 20 years of professional experience working with emotional and relational concerns in clinical practice.
What credentials and location does she hold?
She is a licensed clinical social worker with the credential TX LCSW 55671 and maintains practice based in Texas.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are conducted in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Clients can work with her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions operate through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Communication problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessSelf-love

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English