Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Years in practice
- 26
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Sergio
Sergio Fernandez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who focuses on helping people manage strong emotions and difficult life moments. He draws on 26 years of clinical experience to guide clients through stress, anxiety, anger, grief, and depression with calm, straightforward support. He uses practical, evidence-based methods to help people notice unhelpful thinking and change patterns that cause pain.
Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, with concrete steps to try between meetings.
Background and approach
Many clients come to work on relationship problems, communication, parenting challenges, career stress, or recovery from trauma and abuse. Sergio pays attention to how past experiences shape current feelings and reactions. He helps people make sense of attachment or abandonment wounds and addresses co-occurring issues like ADHD, bipolar mood challenges, or caregiver strain.
The aim is clearer thinking and steadier responses to everyday stressors. In sessions he blends cognitive-behavioral techniques with solution-focused and trauma-informed strategies. That mix lets him shift between short-term coping tools and longer-term processing when needed.
People leave with specific skills for anger management, stress reduction, and stronger communication. He approaches the work collaboratively, checking goals and adjusting the plan as people change. Sergio offers phone and video work, as well as live chat and text messaging options, so people can choose the format that fits their life.
To begin, clients complete a brief questionnaire and schedule times that match his availability. The focus is on practical steps and steady progress toward more manageable days.
What Sergio works with
Everything Sergio lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Sergio's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sergio lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How evidence-based approaches meet online therapy
CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, anger, and stress because it teaches concrete skills for changing reactions. Solution-focused therapy centers on setting clear, small goals and using current strengths to create quick improvements; it often helps with relationship problems, parenting challenges, and career stress. Trauma-focused work helps people process difficult past events at a pace they can handle and reduce the way those memories trigger current distress.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to identify goals, try methods, and adjust the plan if something is not helping. That means sessions may use brief solution-focused steps at first, then move to cognitive or trauma-focused techniques when deeper processing is needed.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different days and needs. Video works well for longer, interactive sessions; phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited; live chat and texting let people check in between meetings or use shorter touchpoints. These options give flexibility for scheduling, steady follow-up, and continued progress without needing to travel.
Questions people ask about Sergio
What concerns does Sergio commonly address?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, grief, trauma and relationship issues. Additional focus areas include parenting strain, career stress, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and caregiver issues.
What is his therapeutic style like?
His approach is collaborative and practical. He combines cognitive-behavioral, solution-focused, and trauma-informed strategies to create clear steps clients can try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does he have?
Sergio brings 26 years of clinical experience to his practice. That experience informs how he tailors interventions to each person's situation.
Where is he licensed and practicing?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Texas LPC credential and practices from Texas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Clients can choose the format that fits their schedule and needs.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist scheduling; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Pricing depends on those factors.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.