Therapist profile
Stella Rodriquez, LMFT
Texas
LMFT in Texas - relationship and anxiety work
Continue with StellaWhere Stella stands
- Credentials
- LMFT
- License
- LMFT, Texas / 4346
- NPI
- 1710067640
- Experience
- 24 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Texas
About
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness skills
- Gottman approach
About Stella
Stella Rodriquez is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Texas with 24 years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and depression. Stella works directly with people who feel overwhelmed by caring for others or who struggle to keep their own needs visible.
Her work tends to be straightforward and practical. She helps clients name stressful patterns and learn skills to manage strong emotions. Conversations cover what happens day to day, how reactions affect relationships, and small steps that change how people respond under pressure.
Stella draws on several evidence-informed approaches. She uses cognitive-behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thoughts. She brings in mindfulness skills for managing anxiety and DBT strategies for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. She also uses narrative techniques to help people reframe difficult experiences and understand how past events shape present choices.
Clients might focus on boundary-setting, recovering a sense of self after a draining relationship, coping with grief, or managing caregiver stress. Sessions include skill teaching, practice exercises, and talking through recent situations to try different responses. Stella pays attention to cultural background and immigration-related stress when it affects daily life.
People who prefer clear tools and short-term skill building often find this approach useful. To begin, readers are asked to follow the site's sign-up steps and complete the matching questionnaire before scheduling a first session. Language of service is English and Stella does not take international clients.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Online sessions can include homework, thought logs, and short practice exercises to use between meetings. This approach is useful for anxiety, low mood, and stress management.Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving communication. In remote sessions clients practice skills in real time and review what worked or did not work in daily life. That helps when emotions feel overwhelming or reactions become automatic.
Finding the best approach is a team effort. Stella will work with each client to pick strategies that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Early sessions are often about trying a few tools and seeing what fits best for how someone responds in their daily life.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove the time spent traveling. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises so skills practice still happens between sessions even when meetings are remote.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
24+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and depression. Additional focus areas include caregiver stress, codependency, communication problems, and grief-related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, skills-based work that combines cognitive-behavioral techniques, mindfulness, DBT strategies, and narrative approaches. Sessions mix teaching, in-session practice, and talking through real situations.
How much experience does she have?
She has 24 years of professional experience working with adults on anxiety, relationships, trauma, and mood concerns. That experience informs the mix of skills and conversation she uses in sessions.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, licensed in Texas. Her practice is based in Texas.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking as the biography does not list specific formats. The site matching steps will clarify how sessions are arranged.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the sign-up and matching process.
What do I do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.