Meet the Founder
Ana Lorena Villa, M.S., LPC - Bilingual Licensed Professional Counselor
Lorena Villa, a bilingual Licensed Professional Counselor with 15+ years’ experience in the U.S. and Mexico. With experience in private practice, groups, agencies, and healthcare settings across Texas, she supports adults and young adults through major life changes, anxiety, depression, trauma (including sexual assault and domestic violence), relationship and parenting challenges, career concerns, and other behavioral health issues.
Mission
Lorena Villa provides compassionate, culturally attuned, evidence‑informed therapy to support healing and growth. She meets clients with respect and clarity, fostering self‑understanding and skillful coping in a safe, confidential space.
She fosters self‑understanding with empathy and professionalism
She teaches practical tools for everyday coping and crisis moments
She improves communication and strengthen relationships
She delivers trauma‑sensitive care that honors cultural background
She uses evidence‑based approaches to support lasting change
She maintains a safe, confidential environment where each person is heard
A Thinking Approach
Lorena Villa practices from a psychodynamic, depth‑oriented framework. Rather than prioritizing quick fixes, her work seeks to understand underlying problems in detail and to determine, for each unique situation, what is needed to make sense of overwhelming experiences, overcome obstacles and patterns, and foster lasting change.
In addition to extensive experience in in‑depth, ongoing psychotherapy, Lorena has advanced training in brief, solution‑focused approach, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Processing (EMDR) and other time‑limited methods for clients seeking improved functioning, clarity, and relief from recurring patterns of distress.
Spanish-Language Therapy Rooted in Cultural Understanding
Lorena Villa provides therapy only in Spanish. Her bilingual background and lived experience of migration inform a culturally attuned practice, not only in offering care in another language, but in understanding how cultural context shapes the experience and expression of psychological distress. She brings direct experience of migration, cultural transition, and the demands of building a life across worlds.
About
Lorena Villa was born and raised in Mexico City and is trained and licensed in both the U.S. and Mexico, with over 15 years of experience across community agencies, healthcare systems, and private practice. She founded her practice to make therapy accessible to the Hispanic community in their native language, offering compassionate, straightforward care grounded in clinical training and real-world experience. Her clinical focus grew from witnessing how tailored, empathetic therapy helps people move from overwhelm to agency—especially during life transitions and trauma recovery.
Who I work with
Adults and young adults facing:
Anxiety, depression, life transitions
Trauma, sexual assault or domestic violence
Relationship difficulties, couples and family concerns
Cultural adjustments, identity, grief
Career & life-stage counseling
Values & therapeutic approach
Safety & cultural attunement: honoring identity, culture, and lived experience.
Collaborative care: client-centered goals and shared decision-making.
Evidence-informed practices: clinically grounded methods adapted to each person.
Practical skills: tools for daily life and long-term resilience.
Respect & dignity: trauma-sensitive, nonjudgmental stance.
Schedule a Consultation
To discuss your objectives and determine an evidence-based path forward, submit the confidential inquiry form and a clinician will respond promptly.