Lisa Cruz, LPC

Lisa Cruz is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with a master’s degree in psychology and three years of clinical experience. She has worked with college students and at a community mental health center, providing care to both youth and adults and addressing a range of mental health symptoms. Her practice focuses on supporting people who experience depression, anxiety, mood swings, anger, psychosis, and other emotional challenges.

Lisa favors an eclectic, client-centered approach that blends person-centered principles with cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused strategies. She helps clients identify realistic goals and develop practical skills to manage day-to-day stressors and emotional symptoms. Her work includes assisting clients with stress, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, bipolar and mood disorders, addictions, relationship and family concerns, grief, career transitions, and compassion fatigue, as well as struggles with emptiness, guilt and shame, isolation, and questions about life purpose.

Throughout treatment Lisa emphasizes collaborative goal-setting and skill-building so individuals can move forward and engage more fully with life. As an LPC she offers professional counseling grounded in evidence-informed methods and tailored to each client’s needs.

Client-Centered and CBT Support Delivered Online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a respectful, empathetic relationship and helping people discover their own solutions. It emphasizes listening, validation, and supporting each person’s autonomy, which can be useful for concerns like self-esteem, life transitions, and relationship challenges.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and replace them with more effective skills. CBT is practical and structured, often used for anxiety, depression, mood regulation, and coping with stress.

Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, attainable changes and leverages a person’s existing strengths to move toward clear goals. This approach can be helpful when clients want focused, goal-oriented work around specific life changes or decisions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Lisa Cruz and other licensed professionals work collaboratively with clients to determine which methods fit best with their needs, goals, and preferences, and they may adapt techniques over time.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to attend sessions around work, school, or caregiving responsibilities and allow therapists and clients to maintain consistent progress even when schedules or locations change.