Teresita Andrade, LCSW

Teresita Andrade is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who practices in Texas and focuses on helping people navigate grief, loss, anxiety, life transitions, and emotional overwhelm. As an LCSW - a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - she brings clinical training and practical experience to her work with individuals seeking support through difficult life moments.

Her style is warm, compassionate, and grounded in realism, creating a space where clients can explore emotions without judgment. Drawing on direct experience in hospice care, she has a deep understanding of grief and the complex feelings that accompany loss, which informs her compassionate approach to bereavement and end-of-life concerns.

Teresita integrates evidence-based techniques including cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and mindfulness practices, while meeting each person where they are emotionally. She aims to support clients in making sense of their feelings, building coping skills, and finding paths forward when they feel stuck.

Overall, her goal is to help clients feel supported, understood, and empowered as they move through their healing process, providing practical tools and empathetic guidance along the way.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care

Teresita Andrade uses evidence-based methods to help clients build skills and process difficult emotions. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression and improve day-to-day functioning. Dialectical behavior therapy emphasizes skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be especially helpful for intense emotions and relationship struggles. Mindfulness practices are used to increase present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity, supporting clients who feel overwhelmed or disconnected from their emotional experience.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Teresita works with each person to assess their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts techniques as therapy progresses so the approach fits the client rather than forcing a single method.

Online therapy with Teresita is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility and accessibility. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, family, or mobility limitations, and allow continuity of care when in-person meetings are not practical. The aim is to make effective therapeutic support available in ways that fit a client's life and facilitate steady progress.