- Client-centered focus
- Practical coping skills
- Trauma and addiction
About Norma
Norma has a long history of working with trauma, crisis, and substance concerns. She has supported people coping with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, grief, and addiction. She also helps people manage stress, sleep problems, ADHD challenges, and issues tied to family of origin or codependency.
Her style blends client-centered listening with structured tools. That means she listens first, then introduces skills from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior methods as needed. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing also appear in sessions when a gentler, reflective approach helps a person find motivation and clarity.
Norma uses creative techniques alongside talk therapy when helpful. Examples from her practice include art, music, writing, and movement practices like Tai Chi and yoga to access feelings that are hard to name. These options are offered based on each person’s needs and preferences.
People typically work with her to identify patterns, stabilize mood, and build practical coping skills. She aims to help people move from feeling stuck to having clearer choices and better day-to-day functioning.
How Norma’s approaches fit into online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person without judgment. It helps people feel heard and figure out their goals before choosing tools to use. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions link together and teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns and reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Norma will collaborate with each person to decide which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. That choice can shift over time as progress is made or new challenges appear.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people practice skills in the moments they come up in daily life. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT, DBT, and client-centered techniques effectively in remote sessions, and Norma draws on those approaches when they match the work someone wants to do.
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Experience
15+ years
Credentials
Louisiana, Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with a wide range of concerns including addictions, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and sleep or parenting stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach starts with listening and building a trusting connection. She then adds practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing as needed.
What kind of background and experience does she have?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 15 years of clinical experience, including work in crisis and trauma and with substance use and dual diagnosis.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LPC credentials and practices in Texas; her licensure is listed as TX LPC and LA LPC in her professional information.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.