Miguel Lopez - Mental Health Counselor | The Center for Internet & Technology Addiction

4 years experience | Counselor of Color

About Miguel Lopez

My name is Miguel Lopez and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Texas. I provide telehealth therapy all across Texas. I received my Masters of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Texas at San Antonio where I received the knowledge, experience and skills working with an array of individuals seeking counseling services.

I have worked with individuals dealing with depression, anxiety, relationship struggles, sexual identity and gender related issues, trauma, grief and loss.

My counseling style is Eclectic. This means I take from multiple therapeutic modalities and incorporate them for each specific client need. Not one size fits all. The modalities I am currently most comfortable and knowledgeable in are Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and Existential Therapy.

My goal as your counselor is to provide you with the building blocks and skills needed to work through the day to day issues we face. It’s nice to have extra tools to add to your tool belt. I will assist you by providing you with questions and reflections to become introspective, insightful and mindful of who you are and what you want; as well as, challenge you to overcome undesired behaviors and increase desired ones.

I utilize empathy and humor in my sessions to help build a strong therapeutic relationship with my clients. I am a person who loves to learn new things and build many interests and hobbies. This allows me to adapt to my client as best as I can and learn from them as much as they learn skills from me.

Outside of counseling, you may find me gardening, knitting way too much, bowling, and enjoying the company of my partner, two cats and dog. 🙂

Licenses

LPC

80456

Professional experience

Addictions
Anger management
Bipolar disorder
Coaching
Coping with life changes
Depression
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
LGBT
Relationship issues
Self esteem
Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse

Additional Focus Areas

Attachment issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
Blended family issues
Body image
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Dependent personality
Divorce and separation
Emptiness
Family problems
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
HIV / AIDS
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Multicultural concerns
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Post-traumatic stress
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sex addiction
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexual dysfunction
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Clinical Approaches

Client-Centered Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
Existential Therapy
Gottman Method
Mindfulness Therapy
Narrative Therapy
Solution-Focused Therapy
Trauma-Focused Therapy

Languages

English

15 Reviews

“Miguel is kind and gives great insight and tools that I need to better myself.”

“I feel very comfortable about opening up and enjoy his input and speaking back on personal experiences”

“Miguel has gotten me through a very difficult time in my life. He continues to check in on me randomly, which I love.”

“This is my first experience with therapy and Miguel has made it an amazing one! He is very easy to talk to and makes it feel more like a conversation rather than a “session.” He actively listens to what I have to say and gives great advice and continues to follow up with me. You can tell he actually cares and loves helping people.”

“Miguel has been a lifesaver to me. I've been in and out of therapy for years, but he is the only therapist I've ever seemed to start to trust for some reason. He very much seems to understand me also, which is very beneficial for me. I'm very excited to continue my journey with him as a mentor.<br /> Anyone dealing with self esteem, identity, LGBTQ+ issues, etc. should give Miguel a try.”

“He is an excellent therapist. He has been very helpful and insightful on alot of issues. His advice and guidance has been wonderful.”

“Miguel offers a safe, and fun environment to share, joke and get down to the nitty gritty of life.”

“I love his honesty and he knows what he talking about.”

“Dr. Lopez truly makes his best effort to sympathize with you and understand your needs. He as offered me life changing advice and made me look at my mental health from a whole new perspective. I would highly recommend to anyone who struggles with anxiety or lgbtq + issues.”

“Miguel is very attentive and offers great advice and understanding and offers different ideas and suggestions to help me be better”

“Miguel is down to earth and meets me on my level. He’s a calm and understanding presence.”

“He has made me improve the outlook of my life stressors. I think he is truly amazing at helping others and improving their mental state.”

“He has been great, he has helped me get through my problems and found great solutions for them!”

“Miguel is wonderful.”

“Miguel listens without judgement, he also always responds in a positive manner that changes my direction of thinking. He asks me questions that I wouldn't normally ask myself and I find that extremely helpful. He makes sure I challenge my negative thoughts in a positive way.”

These reviews represent a few of the most recent positive reviews from the therapist's clients on BetterHelp. Some people's experience may be different.