Almudena Ruiz Roman , LCPC, LPC

Almudena Ruiz Roman helps people navigate difficult transitions, process painful memories, and build more effective ways of coping with life stressors. She approaches each person with genuineness, openness, and a nonjudgmental stance, aiming to create a supportive connection that guides clients toward greater self-understanding and improved relationships. Many seek her help to manage anxiety, depression, anger, trauma, addictions, or to cope with losses and life changes; she meets those concerns with empathy and practical therapeutic tools.

With 27 years of clinical experience, Almudena is bilingual in English and Spanish and has worked professionally in Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Her formal credentials include LCPC and LPC - LCPC stands for Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and LPC stands for Licensed Professional Counselor - and she also holds a certification as a substance-abuse counselor (CADC). In addition, she is a certified EMDR clinician, a certified clinical hypnotherapist, and has training in Brainspotting, bringing a range of trauma-informed methods to her practice.

Almudena strives to understand each person’s unique circumstances and to collaborate on strategies that restore internal balance. She emphasizes that while life cannot always be controlled, responses to events can be changed, and she works hand in hand with clients to strengthen the ways they respond both internally and outwardly.

Trauma-Informed Approaches and Online Care

Almudena integrates approaches that are often used to address trauma, anxiety, and habit-related difficulties. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence-based method that helps people process distressing memories by combining focused attention on those memories with guided bilateral stimulation; it is commonly used for trauma and overwhelming emotional experiences. Clinical hypnotherapy uses focused attention and guided relaxation to help people access different ways of thinking and build new coping skills, which can support symptoms like anxiety, chronic pain, or problematic habits. Brainspotting is a body-oriented technique that locates eye positions linked to emotional experience and helps the brain process stuck or intense material.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Almudena works collaboratively with each person to determine which techniques best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan over time as progress and priorities evolve. Licensed professionals and therapists often combine methods to tailor care to the individual.

Online therapy makes these approaches more accessible through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options offer flexibility in scheduling, allow work from home or other convenient locations, and make it easier to maintain continuity of care when life is busy or travel is difficult.