Andrea Villescas, LPC

Andrea Villescas is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 11 years of experience. She focuses on practical strategies that help people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, depression, and life changes. Andrea works in a direct, respectful way so clients can talk about hard things without feeling judged.

Her approach blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and mindfulness. She uses these methods to help people notice unhelpful thoughts, build new skills, and take small steps toward what matters to them. Sessions tend to focus on real problems and workable tools that fit daily life.

Andrea also addresses concerns like grief, sleep trouble, parenting strain, anger, low self-esteem, career stress, compassion fatigue, and ADHD. She pays attention to cultural and identity factors, including LGBT concerns, multicultural challenges, prejudice and discrimination, and seasonal affective disorder. First responder and veteran and armed forces issues are also part of her focus.

Her style is collaborative and goal-oriented. She helps people set clear goals, practices skills in session, and checks progress over time. Many clients use mindfulness and behavioral techniques between sessions to make steady changes.

If you live in Texas and speak English, Andrea offers counseling as a licensed Texas clinician. She aims to help people find manageable steps toward better coping and a more balanced life.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Andrea uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters to them and take small meaningful steps toward those values. ACT focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing actions based on values rather than reacting to every difficult feeling.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot unhelpful thinking and change patterns that feed anxiety, depression, or sleep trouble. CBT often includes simple exercises and homework to practice new ways of responding to stress.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy contributes skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improved communication. DBT-based tools can help when anger, intense feelings, or relationship stress get in the way of daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That process may combine techniques from different approaches and adjust over time.

Confirm the session options before booking, since formats are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy routines, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can use these options to help clients practice skills between meetings and keep steady progress without rearranging a full day.