Ana Parra , LPC

Ana Parra is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who focuses on practical, down-to-earth support. She draws on 12 years of experience to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and issues around self-esteem and life transitions.

Her work often centers on women's issues, workplace stress, and identity concerns such as LGBT matters. She also helps people facing addiction, trauma, grief, sleep and eating problems, and ADHD-related struggles. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

Ana uses a mix of methods tailored to each person. She commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to clarify values and change unhelpful thinking. She also brings Client-Centered and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) elements when emotional regulation and connection are priorities.

In a session Ana aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk through what matters to them. Conversations are interactive and focused on concrete steps the client can try between meetings. She explains ideas plainly and checks in often to make sure techniques feel useful.

Over her career Ana has worked across age groups and with a wide variety of concerns. She encourages people to start with what feels most pressing and then builds a plan that matches their goals and day-to-day life. If someone prefers Spanish, she can hold sessions in that language.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Ana commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in her online practice. ACT helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while accepting difficult thoughts or feelings. CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thought patterns and testing new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce anxiety or depression.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ana treats this as a collaboration - she listens to a person's goals and preferences, explains different methods in plain language, and together they pick techniques that fit the person's life and needs.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or being on camera is an issue. Live chat and text messaging support shorter check-ins, on-the-go coping strategies, or regular brief contact between longer sessions. These options give flexibility so therapy can fit work schedules, caregiving, or other daily demands.