Maria Serrano, LPC

Maria Serrano is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with more than 15 years of clinical experience working in both Mexico and Texas. She supports adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, parenting challenges, low self-esteem, and depression, helping them reconnect with their strengths and identify patterns that get in the way of growth and well-being.

Her work is grounded in an existential-humanistic perspective, which emphasizes personal meaning, responsibility, and authentic connection. She supplements this foundation with targeted techniques from cognitive-behavioral therapy, internal family systems, and solution-focused methods when appropriate, tailoring interventions to each person’s needs. Maria aims to create a compassionate, supportive environment where clients can safely explore emotions and make purposeful changes.

Maria takes a collaborative approach, meeting clients where they are and helping them rediscover resilience, clearer communication, and healthier relationships with self and others. She offers services in English and Spanish and welcomes individuals ready to take the next step toward greater well-being.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Maria Serrano draws on existential therapy to help clients explore meaning, personal values, and life direction; this approach is helpful for people facing transitions, questions about purpose, or a sense of emptiness. She also uses cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to identify and reframe unhelpful thoughts and patterns, which can ease symptoms of anxiety, stress, and depression by teaching practical coping strategies. Internal Family Systems (IFS) work is used to understand internal parts or subpersonalities and to foster greater self-compassion and internal harmony, which can be useful for relationship conflicts, shame, and attachment-related concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Maria collaborates with each client to determine which methods fit their goals, preferences, and life circumstances, adjusting techniques over time as progress and needs evolve. This collaborative stance helps tailor care to the individual rather than following a one-size-fits-all model.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, family, or other commitments, and allow clients to continue consistent care from different locations while working with licensed professionals and therapists experienced in remote practice.