- Years in practice
- 9
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Ana
Ana Manrique is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with nine years of clinical experience. She works with people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction-related concerns, and parenting struggles. Her approach is respectful and direct.
She aims to help people strengthen emotional skills and rebuild daily balance. She centers sessions on the client's strengths and priorities rather than on labels. Ana listens for what matters most and helps clients set small, practical steps.
Background and approach
That may mean practicing new ways to talk to a partner, managing overwhelming feelings, or planning realistic routines for caregiving responsibilities. Her work blends different approaches to fit the person in front of her. Techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy help identify unhelpful thinking and build workable habits.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy offers tools to act on values even when emotions feel big. Mindfulness skills are taught in simple, usable ways to reduce reactivity and increase focus. Sessions are collaborative and paced to match each person's needs.
She uses motivational interviewing to clarify goals and to support change without pressure. Clients can expect clear, practical suggestions and space to try things between sessions. Ana speaks English and Spanish and practices in Texas.
She presents herself as a steady, respectful guide for people who want to address relationship tensions, grief, parenting stress, or burnout and move toward a more manageable life.
What Ana works with
Everything Ana lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Ana helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Ana lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Ana commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to shape online work. ACT focuses on helping people clarify what they care about and take steps toward those values even when feelings are strong; it can be useful for parenting stress, grief, and motivation. CBT looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns, which helps with anxiety, depression, and coping strategies.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ana treats therapy as a collaboration and will help choose or combine methods that fit a person's goals and preferences. She uses motivational interviewing in conversation to clarify readiness for change and to set goals that feel achievable.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow more of a face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging can support quick check-ins, reflections between sessions, or ongoing encouragement while people manage busy schedules.
Questions people ask about Ana
What concerns does Ana help with?
Ana supports people coping with anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, anger, stress, and related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is respectful and collaborative. She centers a person’s strengths, uses practical steps, and moves at a pace that fits each individual.
What is her clinical background?
She has nine years of professional experience working with anxiety, depression, trauma, and addiction-related difficulties, helping people rebuild coping skills and emotional resources.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Texas LPC credential and she practices in Texas.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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