Therapist profile
Carmen Torres, LPC
Texas
Licensed Professional Counselor - Anger and Relationships
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- CredentialsLPC
- LicenseLPC, Texas / 76414; LPC, Arizona / 22627
- NPI1386015881
- Experience10 years
- LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
- LocationTexas
About
- CBT strategies
- ACT techniques
- Solution-focused goals
About Carmen
Carmen Torres is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with ten years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationships, and parenting strain. She sees clients in English and Spanish and lists a range of concerns she supports, including trauma, grief, intimacy issues, eating concerns, and ADHD.
Her style is straightforward and practical. Sessions focus on identifying patterns that fuel frustration and finding small changes that reduce snapping or resentment. Conversations move between skills practice and looking at how personal history shapes reactions. Carmen pays attention to culture and identity as they relate to everyday stressors.
She uses a mix of approaches to match what each person needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps spot thoughts that escalate anger. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) makes space for values-based action when feelings are intense. Solution-Focused techniques help set clear, achievable goals for change.
Carmen also draws on client-centered listening and Motivational Interviewing to build practical momentum. She often works on communication skills, boundary-setting, and coping tools people can try between sessions. The work is collaborative - she and the client pick steps that fit real life.
People who come for help with work frustration, resentful patterns at home, or trouble calming down during conflict will find a practical, skills-oriented approach. Carmen asks about cultural background and life context, and she brings that information into treatment planning.
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult feelings without getting driven by them and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful when anger feels overwhelming but you still want to act in line with what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical techniques to interrupt unhelpful thought patterns that escalate anger.Carmen uses these approaches alongside client-centered listening to tailor sessions to a person's goals. Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work; she collaborates with clients to try approaches and adjust based on what helps most. That means sessions can shift between skill practice, goal-setting, and exploring history that shapes current reactions.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten commute time, allow quick check-ins during a workday, or permit phone-only meetings when video is difficult. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and CBT exercises for virtual appointments so practical tools are usable between sessions.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Texas, Arizona
Languages
English, Spanish
Questions
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What kinds of concerns does she address?
Carmen works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship and parenting concerns among other issues listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses practical, skills-based sessions that mix talk with exercises to change patterns that fuel anger and frustration.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of clinical experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is an LPC licensed in Arizona and Texas and practices in Texas.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm the current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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