Wenona Wray, LPC

Wenona Wray is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, and depression. She also supports people facing addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep or eating concerns, and challenges around parenting and career decisions. Her tone is practical and direct, aimed at people who want clear steps and steady support.

Wenona draws on many evidence-based approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), and mindfulness work. In sessions she blends talking through problems with concrete skill practice. That can mean identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, trying new coping strategies, and rehearsing different ways to respond under pressure.

Her background includes 18 years of clinical experience and prior service as a non-commissioned officer in the United States Air Force. That experience informs her direct, team-oriented style and her focus on practical problem solving. She aims to help people build skills they can use between sessions.

Wenona tends to structure sessions around the goals a person brings in. She will collaborate on a plan, check progress, and adjust exercises as needed. Many clients work on mood problems, panic, trauma-related concerns, first-responder stress, and issues like body image, guilt, or isolation.

Sessions are offered in English and may include coaching-style work alongside traditional therapy. Wenona emphasizes steady progress and clear tools so people can feel more capable managing life changes and ongoing stress.

How targeted approaches and online sessions work together

Wenona uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people spot and change patterns of thinking that lead to anxiety, depression, or unhelpful actions. CBT focuses on practical exercises and small behavioral experiments to test new ways of responding to problems.

She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) strategies, which teach distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal skills. DBT techniques can be especially helpful for managing strong emotions, reducing impulsive reactions, and improving communication. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) complements these methods by helping people clarify values, accept difficult feelings, and take meaningful action toward goals.

Choosing the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, then try approaches that fit those aims. Plans are reviewed regularly and adjusted based on what is most helpful.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth work and skill practice, phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or chat suit quick check-ins or brief coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and other demands while keeping consistent progress.