Andrea Villescas, LPC

Andrea Villescas is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas. She focuses on helping people reduce anxiety, manage stress, and cope with life changes. Andrea draws on practical methods to guide people toward clearer thinking and steadier day-to-day functioning.

With 11 years of experience, Andrea uses cognitive behavioral approaches alongside acceptance and commitment ideas and mindfulness tools. Sessions mix skill-building with honest conversation so clients can try different strategies and see what works. She emphasizes small, achievable steps that fit into busy lives.

Andrea often helps people facing depression, grief, or burnout. She also supports those dealing with addiction, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, and low self-esteem. Additional focuses include first responder challenges, veteran and armed forces issues, multicultural concerns, prejudice and discrimination, and seasonal affective disorder.

Her style is direct but warm. Andrea listens for what matters most and then helps shape a plan to address it. She encourages clients to practice new skills between sessions and to notice gradual changes.

Therapy sessions may include practical exercises, thought records, mindfulness practice, and values-based goal setting. Andrea helps people balance immediate coping with longer-term goals so they can rebuild confidence and handle setbacks more easily.

Using cognitive and acceptance-based methods online

Andrea frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. ACT helps people clarify values and take actions that match those values while accepting difficult thoughts and feelings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Andrea will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide whether CBT, ACT, DBT skills, or mindfulness-based practices make the most sense and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy with Andrea is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation for skill demonstrations and guided exercises. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or for a focused check-in. Live chat and messaging offer short, flexible check-ins and homework support between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, and other routines.