Marina Escobar , LPC

Marina Escobar is a bilingual licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas. She brings eight years of experience helping people cope with depression, anxiety, stress, and addiction. Marina meets clients in English and Spanish and frames therapy as a team effort aimed at practical change.

Many people come to her when grief, sleep trouble, or big life changes feel overwhelming. She also supports those dealing with parenting strain, relationship and family conflict, anger, and low self-esteem. Sessions address daily coping and concrete routines as much as emotion work.

Marina uses approaches that encourage values-driven action and practical skills. She draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and client-centered work. Those methods are used to build coping skills, improve communication, and reduce distress in everyday life.

Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She helps people notice strengths, practice small experiments, and change habits that get in the way of goals. Sessions often include short skill-building exercises and simple behavioral steps to try between meetings.

Marina also focuses on issues that often come with aging, caregiving, or major life transitions. She supports people working through feelings of guilt, shame, isolation, or emptiness, and helps with problems tied to substance use and codependency.

To start, she asks people to complete a short questionnaire and schedule a session that fits their needs. Therapy is delivered in formats that fit busy lives, and she works with each person to find an approach that fits their goals and routine.

How her approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take small actions toward those values while accepting difficult thoughts and feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments to change mood and behavior. CBT is often chosen for worry, sleep problems, and low mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on understanding and shifting emotional responses, which can help with relational patterns and managing strong feelings.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to match methods to each person’s goals, needs, and preferences. People may try different techniques and adapt the plan as progress and challenges appear.

Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to support different needs. Video is helpful for interactive skill practice and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can fit into a busy day or be used when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for shorter check-ins, quick support between sessions, and people who prefer typing to talking. These options aim to make consistent care more flexible and easier to fit into everyday life.