Viviana Urgiles, LCSW
Practical, trauma-informed therapy for life and parenting concerns
Book with Viviana- Years in practice
- 15
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York, Texas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Viviana
Viviana Urgiles is a licensed clinical social worker with 15 years of experience. She uses practical, evidence-informed approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and the fallout from traumatic experiences. Viviana keeps sessions straightforward and focused on what matters most to each person.
She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. She also uses attachment-based work to look at how early relationships affect trust and closeness.
Background and approach
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy strategies show up in sessions as ways to clarify values and take small steps toward them. Viviana often supports people dealing with relationship problems, intimacy-related issues, parenting concerns, and career stress. She also addresses addiction, compassion fatigue, bipolar concerns, and life changes such as divorce or illness.
Additional areas she helps with include abandonment, blended family issues, caregiver stress, and communication problems. She has practiced in New York and Texas and maintains licensure as an LCSW. Viviana adapts her style to each person, offering both practical coping tools and space to process difficult feelings.
Sessions are meant to be collaborative and paced to the client’s readiness. People reach out for help with trauma, domestic violence aftermath, sexual trauma, medical trauma, and grief among other concerns. Viviana’s work aims to restore daily functioning, improve relationships, and help people move toward a life that fits their values.
What Viviana works with
Everything Viviana lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Viviana helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Viviana lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- 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.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Viviana commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy when working with concerns such as anxiety, grief, trauma aftermath, and relationship difficulties. ACT focuses on clarifying what matters most and taking committed steps toward those values while learning to live with uncomfortable thoughts and feelings. Attachment-based work explores how early relational patterns shape trust and closeness and helps people try new ways of relating in current relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Viviana will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, symptoms, and preferences. That process may include trying different strategies and checking in about what feels helpful or needs adjusting.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide more flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues for deeper conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and messaging or live chat supports ongoing check-ins between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to continue work even when life is unpredictable.
Questions people ask about Viviana
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, grief, addictions, and related challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style blends practical skill-building and reflective work, using cognitive and acceptance-based strategies plus attachment-focused conversations.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working with people affected by trauma, chronic stress, and relationship difficulties.
Where does she hold licensure and practice?
She is credentialed as an LCSW and holds licensure in New York and Texas, and practices from Texas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing work for therapy?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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