About Ana
Ana Cecilia Santana is a bilingual Licensed Professional Counselor who works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and low self-esteem. She speaks English and Spanish and practices from Texas. Her approach is straightforward and focused on helping people take small steps toward feeling better.
She favors practical, evidence-based techniques to address symptoms and daily challenges. Sessions often center on building coping skills, managing overwhelming feelings, and improving communication.
Background and approach
She helps people make sense of painful experiences and find ways to move forward. Ana Cecilia uses a collaborative style in sessions. She listens first, then offers strategies that fit each person’s life.
People can expect clear suggestions and homework they can try between meetings. Her background includes a master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling and seven years of clinical experience as an LPC. That experience includes working with people who face medical and caregiving stress, postpartum mood changes, and relationship strain.
Because she is bilingual, she can talk through concerns in Spanish or English. Many clients appreciate practical tools for managing anxiety, processing loss, and rebuilding self-worth. Ana Cecilia aims to make therapy understandable and doable for busy lives.
How evidence-based approaches work online
Two commonly used evidence-based techniques are skill-building work and trauma-focused processing. Skill-building teaches concrete tools for managing anxiety, mood, and stress - for example breathing, thought-challenging, and activity planning to reduce overwhelm. Trauma-focused processing helps people make sense of painful events and reduce how much those memories interfere with daily life. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they will pick methods that fit the person’s pace and needs, adjusting over time as progress is made. Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from different locations and work well for full sessions that need visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when showing up on camera is hard. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions or have shorter focused conversations when time is limited. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the focus on steady, evidence-based progress.Questions people ask
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- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English, Spanish