Carmen Torres

Experienced LPC blending practical strategies and compassion

LPC Texas

Experience: 10 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English, Spanish

About Carmen

Carmen Torres is an LPC with ten years of clinical experience helping people navigate emotional and life transitions.

Background and approach

Licensed in Texas and Arizona (AZ LPC 22627, TX LPC 76414), she focuses on common concerns such as anxiety, depression, stress, grief, and trauma, while also addressing relationship and intimacy challenges, parenting and family dynamics, career transitions, and identity-related issues including LGBT concerns.

Her work includes attention to eating and body-image issues, anger and self-esteem, ADHD, and related areas like attachment, abandonment, and codependency. Her practice emphasizes collaboration and cultural awareness, bringing a client-centered stance that values each person’s background and goals.

Carmen integrates evidence-informed techniques including cognitive behavioral strategies and acceptance-based tools to help clients develop practical coping skills and clarify values. She aims to help people reduce isolation, improve communication, and build resilience through tailored, actionable steps that fit their lives.

Conversations can be conducted in English or Spanish, and sessions are offered through flexible online formats. Prospective clients select the Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability; note that international clients are not currently accepted.

How Carmen’s Approaches Shape Online Care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression; it often involves practical strategies and skill-building that can be practiced between sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify personal values and develop willingness to experience difficult emotions while taking committed action toward meaningful goals, which is useful for stress, grief, and life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and a nonjudgmental stance so clients feel heard and supported as they explore their own solutions.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to consider needs, goals, and preferences and may draw from different methods over time to tailor care. This partnership helps ensure techniques and pacing match what feels most helpful for the client.

Online therapy using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers practical flexibility for busy schedules and varied comfort levels. These formats make it easier to access consistent support from a licensed professional from different locations within Texas, and they allow therapy to fit more naturally into everyday life through varied communication options.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Carmen commonly address?

She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting and family challenges, eating and body-image issues, anger, self-esteem, career changes, and ADHD.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is collaborative and client-centered, blending practical skills with acceptance-focused strategies to help clients set goals and build coping techniques suited to their life circumstances.

What is her professional background and experience?

She has ten years of experience providing therapy and brings a trauma-informed, culturally responsive approach to supporting diverse clients through personal growth and life transitions.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with AZ LPC 22627 and TX LPC 76414 and practices from Texas.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in both English and Spanish for clients who prefer either language.

What session formats does she offer?

She provides multiple online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.

How is cost and scheduling handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a brief matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a time based on her availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

LGBTTrauma and abuse GriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCD PhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualityWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Texas, Arizona

Languages

English, Spanish