About Raquel
Raquel Lobaina is a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses on helping people navigate relationship struggles, trauma, anxiety, and major life changes. She speaks English and Spanish and brings ten years of experience to her work. Raquel aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk through hard moments and begin to feel more capable.
Raquel uses practical, evidence-informed methods to help people manage symptoms and build skills. She often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes that can make daily life easier.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear goals and steps you can use between meetings. Her background includes work with people affected by abuse, post-traumatic stress, and stressful life transitions. That experience shapes how she plans treatment and supports recovery.
Raquel pays attention to safety, pacing, and the specific concerns each person brings. Raquel also helps with issues such as anger, low self-esteem, communication problems, adoption and foster care concerns, and dissociation. She adapts conversations and techniques to fit each person’s needs and pace.
The emphasis is on practical skills and steady progress. People meet with Raquel by phone, video, live chat, or text messaging. She guides people through deciding which format fits their schedule and communication style.
The goal is to offer consistent support that fits into day-to-day life.
How Raquel Uses CBT Online and What to Expect
Raquel often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing different behaviors. CBT helps with anxiety, depression, anger, and many stress-related problems by breaking issues into manageable steps and practicing new skills.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, past experiences, and what feels manageable. Together they decide whether to try CBT techniques and how to pace work so it fits the person’s needs and comfort level.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls are useful when face-to-face conversation helps, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat and text messaging can be handy for shorter check-ins or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to keep appointments and practice skills between sessions.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English, Spanish