Therapist profile
Carmen Torres, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor - Family and parenting focus
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- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting concerns
- CBT and ACT methods
About Carmen
Carmen Torres is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with ten years of experience practicing in Texas and Arizona. She focuses on common pressures people face at home and work, such as stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship strain. Carmen also lists family and parenting concerns among her areas of work, alongside trauma, grief, ADHD, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem.
Her style is practical and direct. She listens for what matters most to the person in front of her and helps them set small, manageable goals. Sessions often include talking through patterns, practicing different ways of responding, and trying new strategies between meetings.
Carmen draws on cognitive behavioral methods to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses client-centered practices to keep the session focused on the person's perspective. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas appear in her work when people want to build values-based action and tolerate difficult feelings.
She has experience with issues that overlap family life, such as blended family challenges, caregiver stress, communication problems, and divorce or separation. Other focus areas listed include attachment and abandonment concerns, eating and body image issues, and problems with control or codependency.
Carmen offers therapy in English and Spanish. Her licensing is recorded as AZ LPC and TX LPC. People interested in starting are asked to use the online matching process to schedule an initial session and to confirm current session formats before booking.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing thought and behavior patterns that make problems worse. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns by breaking problems into manageable steps.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take action even when difficult feelings are present. It can support coping with grief, trauma, and ongoing life changes by building committed behavior aligned with what matters to the person.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and try methods that fit the client's needs and preferences. This is a collaborative process and may include adapting techniques from CBT and ACT alongside client-centered listening.
Confirm the specific online session formats before booking. The practical benefits of virtual work often include easier scheduling around parenting or work, shorter check-in options when time is limited, and the ability to keep therapy in regular weekly or biweekly slots without extra travel. These practical advantages can make it easier to maintain consistency and apply new skills between sessions.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Texas, Arizona
Languages
English, Spanish
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family and parenting issues does she address?
She lists family and parenting among her areas of work and notes experience with blended family issues, caregiver stress, and communication problems.
How would she describe her therapeutic approach?
She combines cognitive behavioral work with client-centered listening and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to help people set goals and change patterns.
What is her professional background and experience?
She has ten years of clinical experience and has worked with concerns such as trauma, grief, ADHD, and relationship strain.
Where is she licensed and based?
Her credentials are LPC with licenses recorded as AZ LPC and TX LPC and her practice location is listed as Texas.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
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