- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- CBT and ACT techniques
- English and Spanish
About Marina
Marina Escobar is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with eight years of clinical experience. She is bilingual and conducts sessions in English and Spanish. Her work focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, sleep problems, grief, addictions, relationship and family concerns, and other life changes.
Marina uses a practical, people-centered approach that starts with identifying strengths. She helps clients name feelings, sort through patterns that cause pain, and build small, doable coping steps. Sessions often include straightforward tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and skills from dialectical behavior therapy to manage strong emotions and reduce distress.
Her approach also draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at how emotions and interactions shape day-to-day difficulties. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas appear when clients want to clarify values and take committed steps toward goals. Client-Centered Therapy informs how she listens and responds to what a person brings to the room.
Marina works with practical concerns such as caregiving stress, communication problems, codependency, and life transitions like divorce or relocation. She also supports people facing aging and geriatric issues, seasonal mood shifts, and struggles with guilt, shame, or loneliness. She includes sleep and behavioral strategies when those problems come up.
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; costs vary by location. To begin, prospective clients are invited to use the site matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the See online therapy options button.
How Marina Integrates EFT, ACT, and CBT Online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) is used to explore how emotions and interaction patterns affect current difficulties. It helps people name core feelings and notice how those feelings shape behavior in relationships or daily life.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking committed steps toward them. It is useful when someone wants to stop struggling with unwanted thoughts and begin actions that matter to them.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns. CBT tools often help with anxiety, low mood, sleep problems, and cravings.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit their goals, symptoms, and preferences. That may mean combining elements from EFT, ACT, CBT, and DBT over time to address emotion, behavior, and coping skills together.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Some people prefer video for face-to-face interaction, while others choose audio for a simpler setup or lower bandwidth needs. Licensed professionals can help pick the format that best fits daily life and goals.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, sleep issues, grief, addictions, relationship and family concerns, and other major life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She combines listening with practical tools. She uses approaches such as Emotionally-Focused Therapy, CBT, DBT, ACT, and Client-Centered Therapy to address emotions and behaviors.
How much experience does she have?
She has eight years of professional experience working in counseling roles.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Does she accept international clients?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and costs vary depending on location.
How do I start working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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