Ana Parra

Ana Parra is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 12 years of experience in mental health care. She offers a warm, interactive approach that aims to make people feel heard and respected. Her style emphasizes compassion and practical steps so clients can talk openly about what matters to them.

She works with adults and adolescents on a wide range of concerns. Common issues she helps people address include stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, addiction, trauma, anger, and parenting strain. She also supports people dealing with grief, relationship and intimacy challenges, workplace issues, and identity-related concerns such as LGBT matters.

Ana draws from several approaches to shape sessions to each person’s needs. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and build skills. She also uses Client-Centered and Dialectical Behavior Therapy ideas to create a collaborative, paced process.

Sessions focus on practical tools and clear goals. Ana encourages small experiments between meetings, communication practice, and skills to manage intense emotions. Her aim is to help people feel more in control of day-to-day reactions and better able to move toward values they care about.

She speaks English and Spanish, and she asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling. The counselor supports clients across many life stages who want straightforward, empathetic care.

Therapeutic approaches that guide online work

Ana commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. ACT helps people clarify what matters most and take small, meaningful actions even when emotions are difficult. CBT teaches practical skills to recognize thinking patterns and change behaviors that keep problems going.

She also brings Client-Centered principles to sessions, which means the therapist listens closely and adjusts to each person's pace and priorities. Together the client and therapist decide which methods to try and how to tailor them to real life. Finding the right approach is part of the process and happens collaboratively based on goals and preferences.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find that learning skills and practicing exercises between meetings translates well to day-to-day life, and the therapist will help adapt tools to your routines.