Therapist profile
Estela Valera, LPC
Pennsylvania
Licensed Professional Counselor - relationships and self-esteem
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- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Pennsylvania / PC015550; LPC, New Jersey / 37PC01112800; LPC, Oregon / C9833
- NPI
- 1932898236
- Experience
- 8 years
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Location
- Pennsylvania
About
- CBT techniques
- Motivational interviewing
- Client-centered work
About Estela
Estela Valera is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania with eight years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and issues around self-esteem and motivation. Estela also helps people who have experienced trauma or emotional abuse and those navigating grief, career transitions, or caregiving stress.
Her sessions are conversational and practical. She listens for patterns that keep people stuck, such as people-pleasing, difficulty saying no, or getting lost in relationships. Estela uses clear, goal-focused tools to help clients name what matters and try new ways of responding to old problems.
Estela combines client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral techniques and motivational interviewing. That means clients talk through what they want to change, test small behavior changes, and build motivation to keep going. She draws on her background to address attachment concerns, codependency, and family of origin issues when those come up.
She works in English and Spanish and accepts international clients. Practical concerns like parenting, caregiver stress, fertility and fatherhood issues are part of her caseload. Estela frames therapy as an active process where clients practice skills between sessions to see what actually shifts.
If someone is looking to set clearer boundaries, build self-respect, or respond differently to conflict, Estela helps map out concrete first steps. Her focus is on results people can notice in daily life rather than abstract promises.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience. In practice this means sessions begin with the client's concerns and goals, and the therapist reflects what she hears to help clarify priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses simple experiments and homework to test new ways of thinking and behaving, which can help with anxiety, depression, and relationship patterns. Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change. It uses focused questions and reflective listening to build motivation for concrete steps like setting boundaries or changing caregiving habits.Deciding on an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try an approach, and adjust based on what helps. Clients can expect options to be discussed and refined rather than a single fixed plan.
The biography did not list specific session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. Online work can make sessions fit into busy days more easily - for example, shorter check-ins can happen during a lunch break or not needing to commute frees up evening time. Video sessions let people use visual cues, while phone sessions can be helpful when bandwidth or quieter surroundings matter. The therapist will help match approach and session length to practical needs and goals.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Oregon
Languages
English, Spanish
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting problems, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, career issues, ADHD, and codependency.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is conversational and practical. She uses listening plus clear tools to help people try different behaviors and notice what changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of professional experience as a psychotherapist working with a range of emotional and relationship concerns.
What credentials and region apply?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania and holds LPC recognition in the listed states.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. She also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Session formats were not specified in the biography. Confirm current session options before scheduling to know which formats are offered.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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