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Liliana Cruz

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Liliana Cruz, LPC

Virginia

LPC in Virginia - stress and family concerns

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About

  • Stress and anxiety
  • Family concerns
  • Mindfulness and ACT

About Liliana

Liliana Cruz is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia with seven years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, family concerns, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. Her work includes related issues such as attachment and abandonment, blended family strains, caregiver stress, and body image struggles.

She uses practical, evidence-informed approaches. That includes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness, and a client-centered stance. Sessions focus on clear tools and small shifts that can change daily patterns.

In sessions she looks at unhelpful thoughts and repeated behaviors. She helps people notice what matters to them and take steps that match those values. Conversations often include skill practice, short exercises, and actionable steps to try between meetings.

Liliana pays attention to how family history and relationship roles affect current stress. She supports people dealing with adoption and foster care concerns, attachment issues, and the stress of caregiving for older relatives. She also addresses co-occurring concerns such as substance use when relevant.

Her style is straightforward and collaborative. The focus is on useful change rather than labels. Liliana works in English and centers practical strategies adults can use at home and in everyday life.

How sessions work

How Liliana uses specific approaches online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take committed steps toward those values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and the low motivation that can follow stressful family roles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and everyday stress by teaching concrete skills to manage reactions. Mindfulness Therapy trains attention skills and simple practices to reduce rumination and increase present-moment focus, which can ease caregiving stress and emotional reactivity.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Liliana will collaborate with each person to find which methods fit their goals and preferences. That may mean combining ACT, CBT, and mindfulness skills over time so practical tools can be tested and adjusted.

Confirm the session formats before booking, as specific formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy home life, shorten travel time, and allow for check-ins that match a weekday break. Therapists and licensed professionals commonly adapt exercises, handouts, and homework for remote sessions so people can practice skills between meetings.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

7+ years

Listed in

Virginia

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of family-related concerns are addressed?

She helps with family-related stress such as blended family issues, communication problems, caregiving strain, and attachment or abandonment concerns.

How would she describe her therapeutic style?

Her approach is client-centered and practical, using CBT, ACT, DBT skills, and mindfulness exercises to build everyday coping strategies.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has seven years of experience working with adults on anxiety, depression, trauma, and related concerns.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) credentialed in Virginia and practices from that state.

Can she work with people who speak other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she see international clients?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are sessions paid for?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin working together?

Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.

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