Estela Valera , LPC

Estela Valera is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, and relationship stress. She speaks English and Spanish and aims to make therapy approachable for people juggling busy lives and heavy emotions.

Her style is warm and interactive. She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and steady support while listening to each person's story. Sessions are shaped around what the individual needs and wants to work on, from coping with life changes to improving self esteem and motivation.

Estela draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and habits. She also uses client-centered principles to create space for people to be heard and understood. Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck and wants to build momentum toward a goal.

She has eight years of professional experience in clinical settings and community care. That includes helping people who have experienced trauma or emotional abuse, and those working through grief, caregiving strain, or career transitions. Estela also supports people facing fertility concerns, abandonment wounds, and attachment struggles.

Therapy sessions are tailored and practical. Estela works with each person to set short-term aims and practical steps. She focuses on skills people can use between sessions to handle stress, improve communication, and rebuild confidence.

How Estela's Approaches Work Online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. The therapist offers empathy and mirrors concerns so people feel understood, which helps with issues like low self esteem and relationship worries.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people spot thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. It uses simple exercises and real-life practice to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and change unhelpful patterns.

Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative way to strengthen a person’s own drive to change. It can help with motivation around parenting goals, career moves, or breaking cycles of behavior.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, needs, and preferences and then recommend techniques to try together. That collaborative process is flexible and may shift as progress is made.

Online sessions offer several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat or text-based messaging fits quick check-ins, brief coaching, or times when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make scheduling easier and allow therapy to fit into busy lives.