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Kamia Esquerra, LPC
Texas
LPC in Texas - relationships and family
See online therapy options- CBT and DBT elements
- Goal focused work
- Parenting and attachment
About Kamia
Kamia Esquerra is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas with 10 years of clinical experience helping people with relationship issues, family conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting questions, and coping with life changes. She describes her work as practical and respectful, focusing on clear conversation and steady steps forward.
Her approach uses straightforward methods to break down problems into manageable parts. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thoughts and habits that keep problems repeating. She also uses Client-Centered techniques to listen and reflect, and elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness to teach regulation skills.
In early sessions she helps people map out specific goals and small experiments to try between meetings. That can include trying different ways of talking with a partner, testing small routine changes, or practicing short grounding exercises after a triggering memory. Sessions tend to emphasize concrete tools and short-term practice.
She has worked with adoption and foster care concerns, attachment issues, blended family matters, and family of origin problems alongside relationship and parenting topics. Other focus areas listed include body image, codependency, commitment and control issues, and recovery from domestic violence or separation.
Kamia asks clients to be active in the process - tracking what helps and reporting back. She uses clear feedback to adjust plans and to decide which skills or strategies to try next. This keeps sessions focused and practical.
How CBT and related approaches work in online sessions
She commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going and to set small experiments to test new responses. CBT sessions often focus on brief, practical exercises for everyday situations and tools you can practice between meetings.She also uses Client-Centered methods, which prioritize listening and reflecting so clients can shape goals that matter to them. Elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy appear as skills training for managing strong emotions, improving distress tolerance, and practicing emotion regulation. These DBT-informed skills can help with relationship strain, intense reactions, or trauma-related symptoms.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose which methods to try based on the client’s goals, needs, and preferences. That collaborative process helps decide whether to focus more on thought patterns, skills practice, or reflective conversation.
Confirm the specific session formats before booking, since formats were not specified in the source details. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy schedule, shorten routine check-ins, or avoid travel time. They also allow practicing skills in the settings where problems actually occur, which can make homework and real-life experiments simpler to work through.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with relationship and family conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include adoption and foster care, attachment and blended family issues.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and to develop specific behavioral experiments. The aim is practical changes you can try between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has 10 years of professional experience working with relationship and family concerns and trauma-related issues. That experience shapes a practical, skills-focused style.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is an LPC licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to start?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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