Magdalena Lopez, LPC

Magdalena Lopez is a licensed professional counselor in Arizona who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and issues around self-esteem and intimacy. She also supports people facing anger, ADHD symptoms, coping with life changes, and LGBT-related concerns. Magdalena writes plainly and invites a practical, teamwork-based approach to change.

She draws on approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and client-centered work to shape sessions. Magdalena focuses on identifying and reframing unhelpful thoughts, then moving toward actions that reflect a client's values. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person's needs.

Magdalena emphasizes self-acceptance and shared human experience as the foundation for change. She encourages clients to bring a journal to sessions to track thoughts, feelings, and progress. That writing becomes a tool to notice patterns and choose different responses.

Her style blends direct goal-setting with compassionate listening. Magdalena will tailor conversations and plans so they fit each person's situation. She treats the work as a partnership where small changes build into clearer direction and better daily functioning.

Magdalena has eight years of clinical experience and holds the LPC credential, licensed in Arizona. She offers sessions in English through a mix of video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.

How her approaches guide online work

Magdalena uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thought patterns. CBT sessions often include practical exercises and experiments to test new behaviors and reduce anxiety or low mood.

She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which emphasizes noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and taking values-based action. ACT can help with chronic stress, worry, and decisions about meaningful life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Magdalena works with each person to decide whether CBT, ACT, or a client-centered conversation style fits best. That choice is collaborative and can shift as goals evolve.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full-session conversations and exercises, while phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited. Shorter check-ins or written work suit live chat and text messaging, and journaling between sessions can be integrated into any format. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep momentum between meetings.