Svetlana Rangel, LPC

Svetlana Rangel is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and midlife challenges. She works with clients concerned about relationships, parenting, career strain, trauma, and identity questions. She speaks English and Russian and practices from Texas.

Svetlana keeps sessions warm and interactive. She listens with respect and adapts the conversation to each person. Her style aims to make space for feelings while focusing on practical next steps.

Her background includes a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Louisville and a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas. She brings three years of professional counseling experience to her work.

Svetlana blends several therapeutic approaches to match what each person needs. She uses cognitive-behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and patterns. She also draws on client-centered and solution-focused methods to keep the work collaborative and goal-oriented.

Because she grew up bilingual and bicultural, Svetlana pays attention to how culture shapes identity, self-worth, and relationships. She has supported people who experienced physical trauma or emotional abuse and those navigating immigration-related stresses.

In sessions she aims to help people identify small, practical steps that make daily life easier. The focus is on clear goals, steady progress, and building ways to cope that fit each person’s life.

Therapeutic approaches and online options for midlife change

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small, meaningful actions even when feelings are difficult. It can help people feeling stuck during a midlife transition to identify what matters and move toward it. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns with practical exercises and skill-building. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and managing stress symptoms. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the person’s own goals guide the work and the therapist follows their lead.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and life situation and suggest approaches that fit. Together they will adjust methods over time if something does not feel helpful.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the profile. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, or allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people meet with a therapist who speaks English or Russian without needing to travel. Talk with the therapist during the intake to discuss session length, timing, and what will best fit daily life.