My Approach to Helping
Navigating life's challenges can often feel like wandering through a maze without a map. Hello, I'm Dr. Karina Samaniego Estrada, and I believe in walking alongside you, illuminating paths that may have seemed hidden. My journey into psychology was sparked by witnessing the transformative power of understanding and empathy. As a bilingual therapist fluent in English and Spanish, and as someone who has navigated the complexities of being an immigrant, I bring a deep sense of cultural sensitivity and personal insight to our sessions. Specializing in EMDR, CBT, PCIT, and TF-CBT, I tailor our work together to fit your unique story, aiming to reveal new possibilities for resilience, healing, and growth. It's about finding clarity and solutions together—whether you're dealing with trauma, relationship issues, or life transitions. Let's discover how you can move forward with hope and strength.
More Info About My Practice
Welcome to my practice, where every journey is deeply respected and every story holds value. We are committed to creating a supportive environment that honors your unique path towards healing and growth. While we specialize in individual and couple's therapy, we also offer specialized group sessions and workshops designed to nurture community, understanding, and personal growth.
A key aspect of our services includes virtual psychological evaluations for immigration purposes, such as N-648 evaluations for exemptions from the citizenship exam. These evaluations are crucial for immigrants and their families facing complex challenges, and our ability to provide these services virtually ensures we can support clients not just in Texas but across several states.
Our practice serves a diverse clientele, offering bilingual services in English and Spanish. This ensures that our doors are open to everyone, regardless of their background.
Whether through traditional therapy, specialized services like immigration evaluations, or our group sessions, we offer evidence-based treatments and personalized strategies. We are here to support you in navigating life's challenges, with services available across multiple states, including:
Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Thank you for considering our practice for your journey toward well-being. Let's explore the possibilities together, with the flexibility of virtual services enabling us to connect and provide support across a broad geographical area.
How Psychotherapy Can Help
The benefits of psychotherapy can be many and depend on your specific needs. For example, when faced with a situation that you do not know how to handle or improve, psychotherapy may provide you with specific skills to help you better manage the situation your are facing. Other times a new perspective can help clarify your struggle and open the door to other options not previously considered. Many times however it is not necessary for your psychotherapist to "teach" you anything because you may already possess the skills and knowledge necessary to help yourself. It is at this point that psychotherapy may serve you best by helping you identify and remove any barriers between you and your goals; perhaps it's regaining a sense of hope, motivation, or learning to listen to and trust that inner wisdom- the little voice that knows what is best but also one that over time may have been been silenced or ignored.
My Therapy Focus
It can be easy and natural for us to place responsibility for our suffering or discontent on the things outside of us (that is, people who let us down or an unfortunate event). Yet, over time, we find that waiting for people or things to change can mean prolonging our suffering for an indefinite period of time. Through therapy I assist you in redirecting your energy to identify the things you can change and then taking the steps to change them, if that is what you decide to do.
