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Maria Serrano, LPC

  • Experience15 years
  • LocationTexas
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Parenting
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
  • LanguagesEnglish and Spanish
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About Maria

Maria Serrano is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Texas who brings 15 years of clinical experience working with people across Mexico and Texas.

Background and approach

She centers her practice on an existential-humanistic stance that honors each person's search for meaning while blending practical tools from Internal Family Systems, cognitive-behavioral methods, and solution-focused strategies. Her work commonly addresses stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, parenting challenges, and struggles with self-esteem and confidence.

Maria helps clients identify patterns that limit growth and supports them in reconnecting with internal strengths and healthier ways of relating to others. She creates a compassionate, client-centered environment where exploration and practical problem solving coexist.

Sessions can include talk work, skills-building, and mapping internal parts when helpful, all tailored to the individual’s needs and goals. Maria also offers services in Spanish for those who prefer to work in that language.

Integrating therapeutic approaches for online care

Internal Family Systems (IFS) explores the different parts within a person and how those parts interact, helping clarify internal conflicts and promote self-leadership; it can be useful for understanding patterns related to shame, fear, or relational difficulties. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through structured techniques, which often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress-related symptoms. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a nonjudgmental, empathic therapeutic relationship where the therapist follows the client's lead to foster insight and personal growth.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the therapeutic process, and Maria collaborates with clients to determine which methods feel most helpful given their goals and preferences. She adapts strategies over time, blending relational exploration with skills-based work so clients can both understand their experience and make concrete changes.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing clients to access care from home or while balancing busy schedules. These formats support continuity of care and make it easier to fit regular sessions into daily life while working with a licensed professional to address stress, relationships, and emotional concerns.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Maria commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting concerns, self-esteem, and depression, along with many related areas such as attachment issues, communication problems, and grief.
What therapeutic style can I expect?
The approach is rooted in existential-humanistic values and is client-centered, with integrated techniques from Internal Family Systems, CBT, and solution-focused therapy to meet practical and emotional goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Maria has 15 years of clinical practice experience working in both Mexico and Texas, bringing that background into her therapeutic work.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a licensed professional counselor with the credential TX LPC 82625 and practices in Texas.
Can I work with her in Spanish or from another country?
Therapy is offered in English and Spanish; however, she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a time based on therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemDepression

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBody imageCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-harmSelf-loveWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English, Spanish