- Bilingual English Spanish
- CBT and REBT methods
- EMDR and Gestalt work
About Olga
Olga Velez is a bilingual Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 20 years of clinical experience across Mexico and the United States. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with major life changes. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish and are presented in straightforward, practical terms.
Olga uses an integrative style that draws on evidence-based techniques. She combines cognitive and behavioral strategies along with experiential methods to address symptoms and daily challenges. In practice, this means working on thinking patterns, behavior changes, and present-moment awareness during sessions.
She has worked with people facing trauma, grief, career shifts, parenting challenges, and emotional abuse. Her listed approaches include eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and Gestalt methods. Olga aims to help clients notice patterns, practice new responses, and build more effective coping strategies.
Her background includes long-term clinical work in both Mexico and Texas. That experience informs a bilingual and bicultural perspective in the room. People meet a clinician who uses structured techniques and relational conversation to address practical problems.
To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How evidence-based methods translate to online work
Olga lists several clinical methods she uses, including cognitive behavioral approaches and EMDR. Cognitive behavioral techniques focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and improve mood. EMDR involves structured processing of distressing memories and can be used for trauma-related symptoms when appropriate.Gestalt-influenced work brings attention to present experience and interpersonal patterns during sessions, using direct noticing and dialogue to surface how someone responds in the moment. These approaches address symptoms and also explore practical steps clients can try between sessions. Choosing which methods to emphasize is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match techniques to their goals, needs, and comfort level rather than applying a single fixed method.
The original biography does not list specific online or remote session formats. Confirm the available session formats before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It can also let people join from different locations while keeping sessions focused on concrete skills, cognitive work, and processing experiences.
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Primary focus
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Texas, New Mexico
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to feeling stuck?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes including grief and trauma.
How would she approach feeling directionless after a big change?
She uses integrative, evidence-based techniques to look at thoughts and behaviors, and to practice different responses that can help clarify next steps.
What is her clinical background?
She has 20 years of clinical experience working in Mexico and the United States in a variety of practice settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LPCC and LPC credentials and is based in Texas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish; she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.