Rafaela DeSoto-Ray, LPC

Rafaela DeSoto-Ray is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 25 years of experience. She focuses on common concerns like stress and anxiety and aims to help people find practical steps that make daily life easier. She presents herself as a collaborator who respects each person's story and strengths.

She has worked with people facing depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and challenges related to ADHD and bipolar conditions. Her background also includes experience with developmental and behavioral disorders, head injury effects, dementia, and other neurological concerns. This breadth gives her familiarity with a variety of life changes and caregiving stresses.

Rafaela practices in an adaptable way rather than using a single fixed method. She draws on Client-Centered ideas, cognitive-behavioral techniques, and Solution-Focused strategies to match what a person needs. Sessions aim to leave clients with one or two usable ideas to try between meetings.

Her approach treats the client as the expert on their own life. She helps people notice strengths, test practical skills, and make small changes that add up. The tone in sessions is straightforward and supportive, with an emphasis on doable tools.

Signing up starts with a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling a time that fits. The counselor encourages people who are ready to take that first step and offers a plan that adapts to each person's goals and pace.

Approach and online therapy options

Rafaela uses Client-Centered methods that focus on the person's experience and strengths, helping them tell their story and find their own path forward. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thinking and test small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and stress. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on clear goals and on building practical steps that bring quick, usable results.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, then suggest which techniques to try. This is a collaborative process and plans can change as progress is made.

Session format options are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current session choices before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people use different tools like worksheets or guided practice between meetings to keep momentum going.