- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- ADHD and focus
About Wendy
Wendy Contreras is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 13 years of experience. She works with adults who feel stuck after changes in work, relationships, or health. Common concerns she helps with include stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, coping with life changes, and ADHD-related focus problems.
Wendy frames clients as experts on their own stories and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions focus on practical steps for daily challenges like concentration, memory, motivation, and managing panic or intense worry. She also addresses issues that come up around money, relationship breakdowns, control struggles, and feelings of guilt or shame.
Her approach favors evidence-based therapeutic techniques that aim to change unhelpful patterns and improve coping. In conversation she listens for patterns in thoughts and behaviors, then works with clients to try different ways of responding. The work often includes short, actionable strategies to use between sessions so progress can be measured over time.
Wendy offers counseling in English and Spanish. Her practice is based in Texas, and she does not take international clients. Costs vary by location and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session via the online therapy options button. That first meeting is used to set practical goals and decide what to try next.
How Wendy applies evidence-based methods online
Wendy uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and improving practical coping skills. Cognitive behavioral approaches involve noticing thought patterns that increase worry or low mood, then testing small changes in thinking and behavior to reduce symptoms and increase functioning. Techniques for trauma-related concerns emphasize stabilizing reactions, learning grounding strategies, and building tolerance for difficult memories over time.Finding the right approach is collaborative. Wendy works with each person to identify goals and prefers to try concrete strategies that fit day-to-day life. She will check in and adapt methods based on what helps and what feels manageable, so the work evolves with the client's needs and preferences.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow for check-ins during a break at work or between appointments. Different ways of meeting can also suit lower-bandwidth connections or shorter, focused sessions when that is more helpful.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, coping with life changes, and ADHD-related focus concerns, plus related issues such as panic, loneliness, money problems, and divorce or separation.
How does she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and looks for strengths clients already have. Sessions focus on identifying unhelpful patterns and trying small, practical changes to see what helps.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of professional work experience supporting people with stress, anxiety, trauma, focus, and coping with life changes.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas.
Can I see her if I speak Spanish?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Does she accept clients outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session to begin.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.