- grief and loss
- anxiety and stress
- guilt and shame
About Teresita
Teresita Andrade is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Texas with six years of clinical experience. She supports people facing grief, loss, anxiety, life transitions, and emotional overwhelm. Terry works with issues like stress, depression, self-esteem struggles, and feelings of isolation. She also addresses guilt and shame alongside concerns such as codependency, forgiveness, and end-of-life matters.
Her background includes hospice care, which informs how she talks about grief and end-of-life concerns. That experience brings familiarity with sudden loss, anticipatory grief, and the complicated emotions that follow. She uses practical techniques drawn from evidence-based therapeutic approaches to help clients sort through painful feelings.
Sessions tend to focus on clear, manageable steps. Terry uses straightforward tools to notice thoughts and feelings, practice small behavioral changes, and build stronger coping strategies. Conversations include skills for managing anxiety, ways to improve communication, and exercises to address persistent guilt or self-criticism.
She offers work in both English and Spanish and helps people look at their emotions without judgment. Conversations are collaborative and paced to the individual. The approach leans toward practical techniques rather than abstract theory.
People who choose her often want help making sense of painful emotions and learning concrete skills to cope day to day. To begin, clients follow a short online matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the platform.
How evidence-based techniques are used in online sessions
Terry draws from established, practical techniques that people can use in daily life. Cognitive behavioral methods focus on identifying and testing unhelpful thoughts and trying small behavior changes to see what helps. These approaches are useful for anxiety, depression, and persistent guilt by making thoughts and actions easier to notice and change.Mindfulness-based strategies are used to build simple awareness of thoughts and bodily sensations without getting swept away. Those practices can help with overwhelming emotions, grief, and social anxiety by offering short exercises to steady attention and reduce reactivity.
Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the work. Terry treats approach selection as collaborative - she and the client review what feels useful, adjust techniques, and set clear goals together based on needs and preferences.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins around work breaks, or avoiding camera use when that feels better. These practical benefits help turn therapeutic tools into manageable steps for everyday living.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What types of concerns does she help with?
She works with grief, loss, anxiety, stress, depression, low self-esteem, and life transitions, plus related issues such as codependency, forgiveness, and guilt and shame.
How does she approach shame or guilt?
Terry uses practical, evidence-informed techniques to notice and challenge unhelpful thoughts and habits. Sessions include concrete practice for reducing self-blame and increasing self-compassion.
What is her clinical background?
She has six years of experience and a background in hospice care, which shapes her work with grief and end-of-life concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with licensure in Texas and practices from that state.
Can sessions be done in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies by location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.