Alexandria Lara , LPC

Alexandria Lara is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas. She uses practical, talk-forward therapy to help people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and relationship concerns. Her style is straightforward and collaborative. With eight years of experience, she adapts common counseling approaches to each person’s needs. Alexandria blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness to help people notice patterns and try small changes. She also uses emotionally-focused ideas to address attachment and relationship struggles. Her background includes both in-patient and outpatient settings. She has provided individual telehealth and in-person counseling and has led group work focused on acculturation, adjustment, behavior, goal-setting, self-esteem, self-harm, and trauma. That variety gives her practical tools for different situations. Sessions tend to focus on clear goals and real steps people can practice between meetings. She helps people who are dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, anger, bipolar mood concerns, and family problems. Additional topics she often addresses include body image, codependency, communication difficulties, and isolation or loneliness. Alexandria emphasizes that clients are the experts in their lives. She works alongside people to build confidence, manage difficult feelings, and move toward goals they choose. The aim is steady progress and more options for everyday life.

Approach and online options for emotional growth

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's own goals and perspective by creating a respectful, listening space and responding to what matters most to the individual. It helps when someone needs to sort through feelings, values, and choices without feeling judged.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and difficulties with self-esteem or motivation.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on emotions and attachment patterns in relationships to improve connection and reduce repeated conflict. It can help people who struggle with abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, and communication problems.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped in the past, then try strategies that fit. This is a collaborative process that can change over time as needs shift.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can fit a quick check-in or lower bandwidth needs, live chat suits shorter exchanges, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or travel while continuing focused therapeutic work.