Rafaela DeSoto-Ray, LPC

Rafaela DeSoto-Ray is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas with 25 years of professional experience. She draws on extensive work with stress, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and the challenges that come with major life transitions to help people find practical ways to cope and move forward.

Her background also includes experience with developmental and behavioral disorders as well as conditions related to head trauma, dementia, and other neurological concerns. Rafaela takes an eclectic approach to treatment, selecting techniques from different methods to suit each person’s unique needs and strengths. She aims to offer tools and perspectives that clients can apply between sessions to create positive change in daily life.

Rafaela approaches therapy with the belief that each person is the expert of their own story and that existing strengths are important resources in overcoming obstacles. She focuses on working collaboratively to identify strategies that fit the client’s goals, and she acknowledges the courage involved in beginning therapy while supporting clients through that process.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Rafaela draws on client-centered therapy to create a supportive environment where the individual’s perspective and goals guide the work. This approach focuses on listening, empathy, and strengthening existing strengths to address issues such as stress, relationship challenges, grief, and life transitions.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT is often helpful for symptoms of anxiety, depression, sleep difficulties, and problems with coping and impulse control. These approaches are commonly used by licensed professionals and therapists to tailor care to each person’s needs.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Rafaela works collaboratively with clients to explore which methods fit their goals, preferences, and circumstances, adjusting strategies over time as needs evolve.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can occur by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to access care from home or on a schedule that fits daily life. This variety of formats supports continued contact and consistent progress even when in-person visits are not feasible.