Dr. Elizabeth Marrufo-Esmele, LPC

About Elizabeth

Dr. Elizabeth Marrufo-Esmele is a licensed professional counselor in Texas who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, and relationship concerns. She also supports those dealing with trauma, depression, grief, and parenting challenges.

Her approach begins with respect for each person’s story and strengths. Taking a first step toward change is often the hardest part, and she aims to make that step easier. Her style is straightforward and warm.

She listens closely and uses practical tools from several methods, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness practices.

Background and approach

Sessions focus on skills you can use between meetings, not only talk during them. Dr. Marrufo-Esmele blends client-centered work with solution-focused ideas to help people uncover what’s working and build on it.

She also incorporates parts of the Gottman Method when relationship patterns are part of the concern. These approaches help address communication problems, codependency, and intimacy-related issues. With five years of experience as an LPC she has worked with mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, and substance use concerns.

She pays attention to feelings like guilt, shame, and emptiness and helps people find practical steps forward. Her practice in Texas offers a thoughtful mix of support and skill-building. The therapist emphasizes collaboration.

Together with each person she sets goals and tracks progress. Sessions aim to reduce immediate distress and create sustainable coping strategies.

Approaches and online care that fit your life

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building on your strengths. The therapist creates space for you to tell your story and helps you set goals based on what matters most to you. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical skill work to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and help decide which methods match your goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process where methods are adjusted as progress is tracked.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. These formats let people fit sessions into busy schedules and continue work between meetings. They also make it easier to follow through on short-term practice and check-ins without long travel time.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Gottman Method

A research-based framework for couples, focused on how partners argue, repair, and stay connected. Practical and structured, with exercises to try between sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, parenting concerns, and related areas such as codependency and communication problems.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is client-centered and practical. She listens first, then offers tools and strategies that people can try between sessions.

What is her professional background?

She has five years of professional experience as a counselor working with mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, substance concerns, and relationship challenges.

What credentials and region are listed?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with the credential TX LPC 79025 and practices in Texas.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Are international clients accepted?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are costs handled and how do I start?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Relationship issues

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 5 years
Licensed: Texas
Languages: English

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