Therapist profile
Viviana Urgiles, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Trauma and family concerns
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- Trauma recovery
- Parenting support
- Attachment focus
About Viviana
Viviana Urgiles is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 15 years of practice in New York and Texas. She focuses on trauma, anxiety, depression, and related concerns such as relationship strain and parenting stress. Her work also addresses addictions, grief, and challenges tied to identity, including LGBT and gender dysphoria issues.
She helps individuals process the effects of trauma, including childhood abuse, interpersonal violence, medical trauma, and chronic stress. She talks through how trauma shows up in everyday life - in mood, relationships, sleep, and workplace functioning. Sessions include learning skills to manage strong emotions and improve day-to-day coping.
Her approach blends several methods that center the client’s goals. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment-Based ideas to address patterns of behavior and connection. Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy also inform her way of working when emotion regulation or relationship repair is needed.
Viviana has particular experience with blended family issues, abandonment and attachment wounds, caregiver stress, and navigating divorce or separation. She also supports people facing illness, HIV/AIDS concerns, and first responder stress. Practical communication skills and problem-focused work are often part of the sessions.
People who contact her can expect clear discussion of goals and concrete strategies to practice between meetings. She works with cultural awareness in mind and helps people rebuild routines and trust after disruption. To begin, readers should confirm the current session options before scheduling a first meeting.
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How her approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking committed action even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present; it can help with anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people understand and change how they relate to others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches practical skills for mood and anxiety management.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and collaborate on which methods fit best. That may mean starting with skills-based CBT work, shifting to attachment-focused conversations, or combining elements from different approaches as needs change.
The biography does not specify session formats, so confirm which online options are currently offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - it can save commute time, allow shorter check-ins during a workday, or avoid the need to be on camera when that feels difficult. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and communication to the practical realities of remote sessions to help sustain progress between meetings.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
New York, Texas
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she help with related to family life?
She helps with parenting stress, blended family issues, communication problems, and the emotional impact of divorce or separation.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She uses a mix of evidence-based approaches and client-centered work to set goals and build practical skills for managing emotions and relationships.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working with trauma, anxiety, depression, and related concerns across New York and Texas.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in New York and Texas and practices from Texas.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
She accepts international clients; sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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