About Wendy
Wendy Contreras is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 13 years of experience helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, or life changes. She speaks English and Spanish and aims to make conversations straightforward and practical. Many people come to her worried about focus, concentration, or feeling stuck.
She treats those concerns with calm, steady guidance and clear steps to try between sessions. Wendy starts by listening to each person's story and identifying strengths they already have.
Background and approach
She works with adults to build routines that help attention and memory, and to reduce panic or anxious thoughts. Sessions often include setting small goals, practicing new ways to handle worry, and talking through painful experiences to lessen their hold.
Her background includes supporting people through trauma and abuse, and helping with self-esteem, motivation, and the strain that comes with big life changes. She also helps clients facing money stress, relationship communication problems, feelings of isolation, and questions about life purpose. The work is collaborative and paced to fit each person's needs.
Wendy offers practical tools alongside listening and validation. She encourages clients to try simple strategies between sessions and to notice what works. Progress is measured by real-life changes like better sleep, fewer panic episodes, or clearer focus.
If someone prefers Spanish, she can hold sessions in that language. For getting started she asks people to share their goals so they can plan a first step together.
Therapy approaches and online options that fit your life
Wendy uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and coping. One common approach she relies on helps people notice and change unhelpful thinking patterns, which can reduce anxiety and panic symptoms and make daily tasks feel more manageable. Another common strand of work centers on skills for attention and memory, teaching routines and short strategies that improve concentration and reduce overwhelm.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Wendy works together with clients to identify which methods match their goals, needs, and preferences. She adjusts pacing and techniques as progress is made so the plan stays useful and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues for deeper work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief updates, homework support, or when someone prefers writing over speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to continue making progress between sessions.
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Also listed
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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