Maricruz Valdez, LPC
Experienced counselor focused on life stories
Details
| Name | Maricruz Valdez |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Texas |
| Licensed in | Texas |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Years in practice | 10 |
About Maricruz
Maricruz Valdez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with ten years of counseling experience. She earned a master’s degree in counseling and has spent a decade helping people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and relationship challenges. She meets clients in a respectful, down-to-earth way and speaks both English and Spanish.
Her work focuses on listening carefully and helping people tell the stories that shape their lives. Maricruz uses narrative ideas alongside client-centered and cognitive behavioral approaches to help people spot patterns and try different ways of responding.
Background and approach
Sessions are practical and goal-oriented, with attention to what matters most to each person. She has supported people dealing with trauma and abuse, parenting strain, anger, low self-esteem, and compassion fatigue. Maricruz also addresses concerns like abandonment, attachment struggles, body image, communication problems, and issues around infidelity and jealousy.
She brings steady, patient guidance when someone is wrestling with life purpose, midlife challenges, or financial stress. Clients can expect straightforward conversation, grounded feedback, and steps to practice between sessions. Maricruz adapts her style to match each person’s needs rather than using one fixed method.
She encourages perseverance and helps people find meaning and direction as they move forward. She offers sessions from Texas and works in English and Spanish. The focus is on clear, practical support so people can see small changes build into larger shifts.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Maricruz works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Forgiveness
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Maricruz among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Maricruz among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Maricruz among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Maricruz among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Maricruz among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Maricruz among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Maricruz directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Maricruz directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and practical approaches work online
Online sessions with Maricruz often use Narrative Therapy to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves. This approach looks at how life events and relationships shape meaning and explores alternate storylines that support change. It can be helpful for relationship concerns, grief, identity questions, and feeling stuck.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening without judgment and following the person’s lead. That creates space to notice emotions and values and helps people set goals that feel right to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, when used, targets specific thoughts and behaviors and offers concrete strategies for anxiety, mood, and compulsive patterns.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will ask about your goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together you can try different methods and adjust the plan based on what feels most helpful and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and texting supports ongoing brief contact between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or parenting schedules.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does she help with?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and relationship struggles. Other focus areas include parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style?
She blends narrative work with client-centered and cognitive behavioral techniques. The style is conversational, practical, and focused on small, doable changes.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of counseling experience working with individuals across a range of concerns. That time includes individual and group work in clinical settings.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish for people who prefer either language.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
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?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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