Theresa Pettigrew, LPC

Theresa Pettigrew is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 25 years of clinical experience helping people who are overwhelmed by stress and anxiety. She also supports clients facing relationship tensions, family conflicts, low self-esteem, and depression. Her approach is respectful and down-to-earth. She aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable and encouraging.

Theresa adapts conversations and plans to each person. She listens for what matters most and helps set small, doable goals. Sessions focus on practical skills and clearer thinking so daily life feels easier to handle. She talks through communication strategies, forgiveness work, and ways to rebuild confidence.

Theresa has worked with panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, and questions about life purpose. She pays attention to women's issues and self-love as part of broader healing. Her style mixes steady support with concrete tools clients can try between sessions.

That long experience means she can offer calm guidance when emotions feel overwhelming. She invites honest conversation and keeps pace with each person's needs. If you want someone who listens and helps you plan next steps, Theresa aims to provide that steady, practical support.

To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability. The subscription used for sessions can be canceled at any time, so people can adjust as their needs change.

Therapeutic approaches and how online work can help

Theresa draws on practical, evidence-based techniques that teach concrete skills for stressful moments and persistent worry. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real-life evidence so anxious thinking loses some of its intensity. This helps people respond to worry with clearer choices rather than reactive habits.

She also uses behavioral strategies that encourage gradual steps toward valued activities and confidence rebuilding. Those techniques can reduce avoidance, help manage panic attacks, and restore a sense of control over day-to-day routines. When relationship or communication problems come up, she works on clearer expression and repair strategies that reduce conflict and increase connection.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Theresa collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals and comfort level, and she adjusts the plan as progress unfolds. This helps ensure therapy feels relevant and usable.

Confirm current session options before booking, since specific formats are not listed here. Online work can make scheduling easier and help therapy fit into busy lives. It can also allow shorter check-ins, reduce travel time, and let people practice skills in their usual environments. Licensed professionals can adapt sessions to meet practical needs and daily routines.