Sergio Fernandez, LPC

Sergio Fernandez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 26 years of clinical experience. He focuses on practical steps people can use to manage anxiety, depression, stress, and the fallout from trauma and loss. His approach is straightforward and goal-oriented to help people make steady changes in daily life.

He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and replace them with more effective behaviors. Sergio also draws on Solution-Focused Therapy to set clear, achievable goals and on Trauma-Focused Therapy when past events continue to cause distress. Sessions are conversational and skills-based, with exercises that clients can try between meetings.

People come to him for relationship problems, parenting stress, grief, career strain, anger, and struggles with self-esteem. He also supports those coping with bipolar disorder, ADHD, or caregiver fatigue. Sergio pays attention to how past attachment wounds or abandonment fears shape current choices.

His style is collaborative and steady. He helps people break problems into manageable pieces and track small improvements over time. Practical tools, communication practice, and homework are commonly used in his work.

Sergio aims to create an accepting, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through hard things and build new coping habits. He works with each person to find the best path forward based on their goals and daily realities.

How Sergio’s Approaches Work Online

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It helps with anxiety, depression, stress, and managing mood swings by teaching practical skills and short exercises clients can use between sessions.

Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, concrete goals and the resources a person already has. It is useful when someone wants quick, actionable steps to improve communication, work stress, or relationship patterns.

Trauma-Focused Therapy addresses the effects of past traumatic events and offers techniques to reduce reactivity and build coping strategies. It is used when past experiences continue to affect mood, relationships, or daily functioning.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Sergio will talk with each person about their concerns, goals, and preferences, then recommend one or a mix of methods. Together they decide what to try first and adjust as progress is made.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions are good when visual interaction helps learning and practice. Phone can be a practical choice when bandwidth is limited or for a brief check-in. Live chat and messaging offer flexibility for quick reflections, between-session support, or when scheduling makes real-time sessions harder to arrange.