Patricia Salinas , LPC

Patricia Salinas is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with five years of professional counseling experience. She brings additional depth from a 26-year career with the State of Texas, where she supported families, children, adolescents, and adults through high-stress situations and complex life transitions.

Her clinical work includes helping people who are coping with anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, child custody concerns, divorce, and parenting challenges. She also has experience addressing workplace difficulties that can contribute to self-doubt and low self-esteem. Patricia works with a broad range of concerns including mood disorders, relationship struggles, grief, addiction issues, and caregiving or compassion fatigue.

Patricia’s style blends cognitive behavioral techniques with a client-centered approach, emphasizing respect, sensitivity, and compassion without relying on stigmatizing labels. She tailors conversations and treatment plans to each person’s unique strengths and goals, viewing the individual as the expert of their own story.

She has maintained flexible scheduling in her practice; however, she is not currently accepting new clients. Patricia offers services in both English and Spanish and holds licensure as an LPC in Texas.

Integrating therapeutic approaches into online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on meeting people with empathy and acceptance, helping them explore their feelings and values so they can make choices aligned with their goals. This approach supports self-understanding and is helpful for relationship concerns, self-esteem, and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. It is practical and skills-oriented, often used for anxiety, depression, stress management, and coping with day-to-day challenges.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) works with emotions and attachment patterns to strengthen connections in relationships and process difficult feelings, making it useful for couples work and family-related issues.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Patricia Salinas and clients work together to determine which methods best suit the person’s needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as therapy progresses.

Online sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexibility for people with busy schedules, family responsibilities, or limited local options. These formats make it easier to access licensed professionals and maintain continuity of care while balancing daily life.