Therapist profile
San Juanita Diaz, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor - Family and parenting concerns
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- Client-centered approach
- Cognitive behavioral tools
- Solution-focused work
About San
San Juanita Diaz is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 29 years of practice. She works with adults who are handling stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and the strain of parenting and life changes. She also focuses on addiction, grief, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, and compassion fatigue.
She helps people who are living with chronic illness and those adjusting to adoption or blended family situations. She has experience with caregiver stress, aging and geriatric issues, and financial or career concerns that add pressure at home. Her background includes work in nursing homes, outpatient clinics, vocational programs, women’s shelters, and substance abuse facilities.
Diaz has provided counseling for a wide age range and spent 15 years working with families involved with Child Protective Services. Her academic background includes a Bachelor of Sociology and a Master’s degree in Counseling and Guidance. She uses a primarily client-centered approach and adds techniques from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused approaches when useful.
In sessions she focuses on building rapport and a strong therapeutic alliance so people can talk through problems and set realistic goals. She uses supportive conversation, mindfulness, and values-based work to help clients notice strengths and make small changes that fit their daily life.
She accepts sessions in English and does not take international clients. Before booking, readers should confirm the current session options offered.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
San Juanita Diaz commonly uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral techniques in sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a working relationship so a person can talk through what matters most. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at patterns of thought and behavior and offers concrete steps to reduce anxiety, manage mood, or change unhelpful reactions.She also uses solution-focused methods that concentrate on small changes and practical goals. That approach is useful when someone wants brief, goal-oriented work to address parenting stress, relationship strain, or coping with life changes. Together these approaches are used collaboratively to find what fits a person's needs and goals rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
Confirm the current session options before booking because the biography does not list specific formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. The therapist will work with the client to decide which approach and session arrangement best suit their schedule and the issues they bring.
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Experience
29+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of family and parenting issues does she address?
She works with adults around parenting stress, blended family issues, adoption and foster care concerns, and family-of-origin problems.
What is her approach in sessions?
She primarily uses a client-centered approach and adds cognitive behavioral and solution-focused techniques when helpful for practical change.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 29 years of counseling experience across a range of settings including nursing homes and substance abuse facilities.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking since the biography does not specify which formats are used.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started if I want to work with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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