About Mariel
Mariel Sanchez is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, and life transitions. She speaks plainly and listens closely to what matters most to each person. Her approach aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable and clear.
Mariel uses methods that focus on the person's goals and strengths. She often blends Client-Centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and try practical changes.
Background and approach
Mindfulness and existential ideas are woven in to help people notice their values and find meaning during hard seasons. Sessions are a chance to talk through family tensions, blended family challenges, communication problems, or issues tied to immigration and fatherhood roles. Mariel also supports people dealing with abandonment, attachment concerns, body image, caregiver stress, codependency, control issues, and divorce or separation.
She aims to help clients build clearer boundaries and everyday coping strategies. With three years of counseling experience, Mariel draws on real conversations rather than jargon. She likes working at a comfortable pace and setting small, achievable goals.
Outside of therapy she enjoys movies, reading, and a good slice of pizza, which she says helps her stay grounded. People who choose Mariel can expect straightforward feedback, practical tools, and an emphasis on what the client wants to accomplish. Her Texas-based LPC background informs her practice while keeping the focus on each person's present needs and next steps.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Mariel commonly combines Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and helping people find their own answers. It works well for building trust and clarifying personal goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors to identify patterns that increase anxiety or conflict and teaches practical skills to change them.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Mariel will discuss goals, try methods that fit the client's needs, and adjust plans as progress is made. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to what actually helps the person day to day.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual contact matters. Phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for quick reflections, between-session notes, or when typing feels easier than talking. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping the focus on practical coping and relationship work.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English