Veronica Garza

Hello, I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Texas. I have 11 years experience providing therapy to individuals seeking mental health support . Establishing rapport and building a strong, reliable therapeutic connection is important to me. I work to make clients feel valued, seen, and heard. My goal is to help individuals build self- awareness, feel informed, and empowered to handle challenges that present themselves while navigating relationships, work and life changes. In working with me, many are able to strengthen relationships with self, family, friends and/or partners.

My approach in working with clients when considering trauma informed care is that I take into consideration the entire individual's history. This would entail how they are in different settings (work, school, home, partnership, as a child, young adult, etc.). With trauma being defined as "a deeply distressing or disturbing event", we take the time to examine how past events have impacted their quality of life. I specialize in identifying a client's traumatic experiences and helping the client to deconstruct them and reprocess them so that they are able to feel less activated by past experiences and more in control of their present.

During our first session, a client will share their presenting concerns, reason for seeking therapy and describing in detail their life story using a psychosocial assessment that entails medical, mental health, education, work experience, relationships, childhood experiences and more. We will then identify therapy goals to help guide our sessions. We will end with any questions the client has for me and addressing any concerns about starting therapy.