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Gerri Dominguez

Supportive counselor for family and parenting concerns

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
6 years
Licensed in
Texas
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Gerri

Gerri Dominguez is a licensed professional counselor who works from Texas. She focuses on family and parenting related concerns along with stress, anxiety, mood challenges, addictions, grief, trauma, and relationship issues. Gerri speaks English and brings six years of professional experience to her work.

She approaches counseling as a cooperative process, where the client guides the goals and she provides steady support along the way. Her style is straightforward and practical.

Background and approach

Sessions often focus on current problems and concrete steps clients can try between meetings. She uses tools from therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Existential Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy to match what a client needs. Gerri has worked in individual, group, and family settings and has experience with domestic violence, trauma, and addiction-related issues.

She also supports people facing anger, co-dependency, sleep disruption, intimacy concerns, and process or sex-related addictions. Her training is reflected in her LPC credential - Licensed Professional Counselor - with licensing details in Texas. In sessions she aims to be a calm presence while clients take the lead on what they want to change.

She prepares people for both the easier and tougher parts of counseling and stays with them through difficult moments. Gerri frames progress as practical changes and increased confidence rather than quick fixes. For parents and those dealing with family stress, she combines solution-focused steps with skills from CBT and mindfulness to reduce overwhelm and build consistent routines.

She encourages small, manageable shifts that add up over time.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing out new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches practical skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication in relationships.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Gerri collaborates with each person to see which methods fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. She may mix techniques from different models so the plan matches what a client wants to accomplish rather than sticking to one single method.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy families and people with varying schedules. Video calls let clients meet face to face from home, phone sessions are an option when video is not possible, and live chat or text messaging provide shorter, frequent check-ins between sessions. These formats make it easier to keep momentum and fit therapy into real life while still using ACT, CBT, or DBT skills in practical ways.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

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.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?
Gerri supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship issues, grief, parenting and family-related worries among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She offers clear, practical sessions that focus on current problems and doable steps. The work is collaborative with attention to both skills and understanding.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Gerri has six years of professional experience working in individual, group, and family settings, including work related to domestic violence and addiction.
What credential and location are on file?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - with license TX LPC 79408 and is based in Texas.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.

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Experience
6 years
Licensed
Texas
Languages
English

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