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I'm licensed across Texas, so being at the southern tip doesn't narrow your care." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Can we do this in Spanish?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Completely — it's my first language, not a translation." } } ] } ] --- [The Art of _Healing_ the Soul Maria Teresa Valencia, MA, LPC ](/) [About](/about) Services Areas [Laredo](/therapist-laredo-tx)[Rates](/rates-insurance)[FAQ](/faqs)[Contact](/contact) [EN](/)[ES](/es) Español [Request a consultation](/contact) ![A Brownsville, Texas welcome sign with palm trees and historic buildings at sunset](/heroes/brownsville.webp) [Home](/)/ [Service Areas](/service-areas)/ Brownsville Serving Brownsville, Texas # Bilingual therapy for Brownsville, Texas — online, at the southern tip of the state Terry sees Brownsville clients by secure video from her practice in Laredo, Texas. She is licensed in Texas and works only with people who are physically in Texas. There is no Brownsville office — sessions are online, in English or Spanish, from wherever you are. - Secure telehealth - English or Spanish - Licensed in Texas [Request a free 15-min consultation→ ](/contact)[Read the FAQs](/faqs) 01 ### Bilingual by default English, Spanish, or the natural mix — no translating your inner life. 02 ### Secure video, anywhere in TX From a private room at home, a parked car, or a quiet office corner. 03 ### Paced for a nervous system Trauma-informed, client-centered. You decide what we touch and when. Brownsville sits at the very bottom of Texas, across from Matamoros, and it is one of the youngest and most Spanish-dominant cities in the country. It's a place that has always carried more than its share of economic weight and is now changing — a growing university, new industry on the coast, and a rising generation of young people who are the first in their families to finish college and step into professional life. That first-generation experience comes with a quiet cost that rarely gets named: the guilt of moving forward, the pressure of being everyone's proof that it was worth it, the loneliness of a path no one at home can quite see. Being at the southern tip of the state has a practical consequence too — the nearest bilingual, private-pay therapist with an actual opening can feel a long way off. Meeting online erases that distance completely. Where I sit doesn't matter; I'm licensed across all of Texas, and your session happens wherever you are. We work on low self-esteem, anxiety, the weight of a past that still surfaces, grief that never got its turn, and the burnout of carrying a family's expectations. I draw on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and a holistic, client-centered approach — at your pace, and you decide what we touch and when. And we do it in the language your life is actually lived in; for a city this Spanish-dominant, that isn't a feature, it's the whole point. Online also means privacy in a close community, and the freedom to fit the hour into a real schedule — from home, from a break at work, without a drive or a waiting room. I'm Maria Teresa Valencia, MA, LPC — a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas (license #64813), licensed in Texas since 2009. I grew up on the border with a father who told me to study and finish college, so the weight of being the one who was supposed to make it — I know it from the inside. Not sure if this is the right fit? That’s what the free call is for. [Book a free 15-minute consult→ ](/contact) ## Questions people ask ### I'm the first in my family to go to college — is it normal to feel guilty or lost even though things are "going well"? Very normal, and it's one of the most common things first-generation clients bring me. Moving forward while your family stays where they are is its own kind of grief, and it deserves real attention rather than a pep talk. ### Brownsville is far from everything — does that limit my options for a therapist? Not online. Distance stops mattering when the session is by secure video. I'm licensed across Texas, so being at the southern tip doesn't narrow your care. ### Can we do this in Spanish? Completely — it's my first language, not a translation. [Rio Grande Valley](/therapy-rio-grande-valley-tx)[Therapy for women](/therapy-for-women)[Burnout therapy](/burnout-therapy-texas)[Telehealth](/telehealth)[Español](/es/terapia-brownsville-texas) At a glance Duration 60 minutes Format Video · Laredo Language Spanish or English Rate $180 · self-pay [Free 15-minute consultation →](/contact) Good to know: Licensed in Texas. I can only work with clients physically located in Texas. Nearby areas - [Therapy in McAllen](/therapy-mcallen-tx) - [Therapy in the Rio Grande Valley](/therapy-rio-grande-valley-tx) - [Therapy in Corpus Christi](/therapy-corpus-christi-tx) - [All service areas](/service-areas) - [Telehealth across Texas](/telehealth) The next step is small ## Start with a _free 15-minute_ call. No forms, no pressure. Just a short conversation to see if we're a fit. [Request the consultation→ ](/contact)[Rates & insurance](/rates-insurance) In case of crisis · In a crisis or emergency, call or text [988](tel:988), or call [911](tel:911). The Art of _Healing_ the Soul Bilingual therapy for women across Texas. Licensed in Texas since 2009. 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