Teresa Fernandez
Family-focused clinician guiding practical change
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed in
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Format
- Online sessions
About Teresa
Teresa Fernandez is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and depression. She works in both English and Spanish. Teresa meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps families can take to feel steadier day to day.
Teresa encourages clients to name strengths and small wins. She believes clients know their stories best and uses that knowledge to guide change.
Background and approach
The first appointment typically focuses on listening, clarifying priorities, and setting simple, achievable goals. Her approach blends several methods. Teresa draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and build new habits.
She uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation and mindfulness strategies to reduce reactivity. Motivational Interviewing is part of her toolbox to help people find their own reasons for change and stay motivated. Sessions are practical and collaborative, with an emphasis on real-world steps families can try between meetings.
Teresa holds an LCSW credential in Wisconsin. She has three years of professional experience and offers sessions in multiple formats to fit different family schedules.
Therapeutic approaches applied to online family work
Teresa commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and low mood. DBT teaches practical skills for managing intense emotions and improving communication during family conflict.She also brings mindfulness techniques into sessions to help people notice stress responses and slow down reactions. Those practices are taught in clear steps so families can use them at home. Teresa works together with clients to pick the approaches that best fit their goals and day-to-day realities - therapy is a collaboration rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier for parents and caretakers to fit sessions into busy schedules and to follow up between meetings. The mix of live conversations and messaging lets people try new skills, ask quick questions, and keep momentum while working toward steady changes.
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.
Mindfulness Therapy
Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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