Compassion Focused Therapists in College Station, TX

I am an LPC with over 8 years of clinical experience who has worked with a multitude of clients ranging in age, generations, and experience within many diverse settings, fostering a well-rounded, practical, and comprehensive approach when it comes to working with clients. I'll meet you right where you are on your journey, provide therapeutic support, and find solutions that enable you to live a healthier, more fulfilling life. Collaboratively, we will work to cultivate new coping skills, identify personal strengths, reshape relationships, and overcome ineffective behavioral patterns in an effort to achieve your personal goals.

Are you seeking nonjudgmental support and a resource to help you through a difficult chapter in your life? Taking the step to seek help can be hard, though it is very commendable and respected. Recognizing the need for self-care is extremely important. . It is important for me to create a safe, non-judgmental, welcoming environment that is focused around your needs.

Ever wish you could just run away from your life for a week (maybe longer) to catch a break? To truly rest and recharge. Every part of you feels tired. Exhausted from trying to keep 15 different plates from crashing. You want freedom from constantly being pulled in so many directions. You daydream of escaping to a slower, more peaceful place where it doesn’t feel like there’s so much expected of you. A place you can just be. Free to be authentically you. You wish you could let go of the perfectionism and people-pleasing. And instead feel calm and confident in who you are.

Generally, I work with people who feel stuck; they have a desire for change in their life but don’t know how. They may feel undeserving of change or invalidated by people close to them. Others may feel unsupported in their endeavors or may be struggling to cope with transitions or difficult events. My approach to therapy includes collaboratively working with you to develop goals and interventions for change. In this approach, we will explore your thoughts, feelings, and patterns of behavior.

My approach to counseling is person-centered and integrative, meaning that I pull from different modalities to best meet the needs of my clients. I feel each client is unique in their experience, and want to be able to provide a safe, nurturing environment for them while using approaches that best fit their individual needs. Throughout the therapeutic process, I want my clients to know that I will walk alongside you in your journey to healing, not lead or steer you in a direction you are not comfortable going in yet.

Relating to people in an authentic, psychological way is my favorite pastime, and lucky for me it’s also my job! I’m an eclectic therapist who is committed to delivering the best ‘You’ based therapy we can develop together, utilizing our strengths, as well as theories and techniques along the way that support the changes you desire. I work from an LGBTQ+ Affirmative lens which helps all clients to strengthen and affirm their true Self. I embrace a person-centered and solutions focused philosophy, and rely on concepts from cognitive behavioral therapy, depth psychology, sociology, self-compassion and resiliency work.

Hi, my name is Belinda Valenzuela & I am a LPC out of College Station. I provide in-person & telehealth sessions, accommodating to your needs. My primary population over the last three years has been college students, first working at Blinn College in Brenham & then transitioning over to The University of Texas at Austin. I am now back in College Station with a mission to provide quality long-term services in private practice. Prior to the college setting, I worked with at-risk youth and family for over a decade in a non-profit capacity. I have also created & taught groups with both youth & mandated anger management.

After teaching college for 17 years, I walked away from academia so I could devote myself to encouraging and empowering my Christian sisters to live their best lives by learning to trust and really lean into Jesus. I started my practice in 2008 working within my specialization of creatives and gifted girls. After experiencing the emotional trauma of betrayal, I went back to school to become intimacy anorexia and betrayal trauma certified as well. Today, I work with women who are wrestling with identity, calling, worth, betrayal trauma, and a number of life-transitions. If you are ready to pick up your sword and fight, reach out.

Are you worried that you will never feel better? You want more, but are unsure how to get there. You deserve better! Life is too short to live trapped in anxiety/depression, unhealthy relational patterns, overwhelming fear, & trauma wounds from the past. I help you to identify the root cause and be free from those burdens that bog you down to live the life you want, discover peace, find joy & live better. I am here to walk with you each step of the way as together we navigate the path forward. When you take that brave step to reach out, I'll contact you back. EMDR, IFS & IASIS Micro Current Neurofeedback.

If you are reading this then you have made a huge step on your path to healing and help. I am here to walk with you along that path providing comforting, challenging and helpful tools as we learn more about what you are going through. Once we identify the darkness of the past, you can then take steps now into truth and love as you live out your life as you were meant to, full of hope and peace.

Hello! I've been working with children and families for over 10 years with a wide range of concerns including Anxiety, PTSD, Bipolar, Depression, ADHD, ODD, Grief and Loss, Life Transitions, Relationships, and Parenting. I have also helped many individuals that needed help coping with new or existing medical disabilities that caused major life changes.

Accepting new clients! Do you feel overloaded, numb, or like you're just getting by? Are there events in your life that impact you but you don't have the tools you want to handle them? I understand, and you are not alone. I believe in providing a safe space for my clients, allowing them to share their concerns while offering practical tools for positive life change. Rather than focusing on isolated issues, I prefer to examine the whole picture, diving into different aspects of my clients’ lives. By addressing what might be hurting or holding my clients back, I foster a supportive environment for healing and growth.

Life is full of transitions and sometimes we need help navigating our journey. Sometimes we need a safe nonjudgmental space to explore and work through our concerns, feelings or life issues. Sometimes we just need a quick affirmation that we are on the right path and other times we need help finding the way. My goal is to provide a space where every individual and couple feels heard, accepted and encouraged. I want to provide a personalized approach that helps empower you to have insight, make changes, overcome your life's obstacles and find balance in your life -mind, body and spirit.

You deserve to feel seen and heard. I want my office to be a safe space for you to process through whatever is going on in your life. I have extensive experience working with clients with trauma, anxiety, and body image concerns. I have also worked with many clients who are healing from abusive relationships. Being able to see my clients break out of the cycles they are stuck in and realize that they deserve better is one of the greatest gifts.

I believe in the power of collaboration and view counseling as a partnership, where we work together to explore your concerns, uncover underlying patterns, and develop practical strategies to foster meaningful change. I specialize in working with individuals who are navigating life transitions, experiencing relationship issues, managing stress and anxiety, coping with trauma, and seeking personal development. Whether you're facing challenges in your career, relationships, or overall well-being, I am here to support you in cultivating greater self-awareness, resilience, and fulfillment.

“Life can take you where you least expect it to, and it can throw you for a loop. One of the hardest things to do, is to reach out and ask for help, but it is also the most courageous thing to do. As a therapist, I work collaboratively with people to develop a life plan that will promote their life satisfaction. I believe each individual is unique and it is important to develop a safe therapeutic relationship to work together on your desired life goals" Shelly Coufal, MA, LPC, NCC

Thoughts, feelings and experiences can sometimes be so difficult to sift through alone! Together, we can develop a safe and nurturing space to begin exploring the intricacies of yourself and the world around you. My strength based perspective focuses on person- in- environment, taking into consideration the many facets of human exposure and environmental influences that formulate a person’s life. I have come to see that a person’s greatest power to change comes mostly from their own internal resources of reflection, motivation and realization. My main objective is to be a caring companion to this healing process.

I specialize in working with adults ages 18 to 65+ in addressing the following: grief, trauma, emotion regulation, and adjustment issues related to life changes and stressors across the lifespan. I welcome adults of all changes for both individual and couple's therapy, I utilize primarily cognitive-behavioral, trauma focused, and existential approaches, but will work to align my therapeutic approach with your specific needs and values. Since the therapeutic relationship is the strongest predictor of success in therapy, I will provide a warm, supportive, and collaborative space for you to explore and grow.

My approach to counseling is rooted in cognitive behavioral therapy incorporating aspects of interpersonal, relational, insight oriented and solution focused therapies. I work in partnership with a client to achieve the desired goals from counseling. I incorporate mindfulness and positive psychology in my work. I tend to give clients something between sessions that will keep progress moving and help them have ownership of their change process. Additionally, I am trained in Lifespan Integration, Level III, which is a gentle method to help resolve symptoms related to trauma, recent or past.