- Years in practice
- 7
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Cecilia
Cecilia Clowdus is a licensed professional counselor in Texas with seven years of clinical experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, trauma, or the stress of big life changes. Cecilia works with adults on self-esteem, addictive behaviors, and relationship patterns, and offers practical support for parenting concerns.
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens first, then helps people set clear, manageable goals. Sessions focus on developing everyday skills for handling strong emotions, improving communication, and changing unhelpful patterns.
Background and approach
Cecilia uses a mix of approaches to fit each person's needs. She blends cognitive behavioral strategies to reframe thinking, acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and action, and emotion-focused tools to improve how people understand and express feelings. These methods are used to address trauma, mood shifts, impulse control, and body image struggles.
Clients can expect sessions that are calm, practical, and paced to their comfort. Cecilia teaches coping techniques, grounding tools, and ways to spot repeating relationship dynamics. She also supports parents who are navigating the daily strain of caregiving and boundary setting.
Her work emphasizes strength building and self-compassion. Cecilia helps people replace shame and self-blame with realistic self-talk and actionable steps. The focus is on small, steady progress toward clearer goals and more manageable days.
What Cecilia works with
Everything Cecilia lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Cecilia helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Cecilia lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- 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.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments. It helps with anxiety, depression, and patterns that keep people stuck. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches people to notice hard thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for stress, avoidance, and parenting struggles. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people understand and name emotions and improve how they connect with others, which can change relationship patterns and reduce reactive cycles.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cecilia will collaborate with each person to decide which tools fit their needs and goals. That decision can change over time as therapy reveals what helps most, and the therapist will adjust methods to match progress and preferences.
Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video is good for full conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a simpler check-in that uses less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging allow short updates, quick coaching, or more frequent check-ins between sessions. These formats offer flexibility so people can fit therapy into school, work, or busy parenting days.
Questions people ask about Cecilia
What kinds of concerns does Cecilia help with?
She helps with anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, stress, parenting issues, ADHD, addictions, relationship concerns, grief, eating issues, bipolar symptoms, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is compassionate and collaborative. She listens first, sets practical goals, and teaches skills people can use between sessions.
What is her clinical background?
She has seven years of experience working with adults and teens on trauma, panic, mood challenges, body image, impulsivity, and boundaries.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Texas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for meeting online?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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