Amaranta Penate-Marty, LPC - Therapist in Texas

CBT methods
DBT skills
Spanish offered

About Amaranta

Amaranta Penate-Marty is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 11 years of experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, anger, relationship and family concerns, parenting, career questions, and identity issues including LGBT concerns.

She offers services in English and Spanish and describes her work as practical and direct. She helps people notice how their thoughts affect emotions and behavior. That often means learning new ways to respond when frustration or resentment builds.

Amaranta uses a mix of approaches to match the person in front of her. She draws from cognitive behavioral methods to examine thinking patterns, dialectical behavior strategies for managing strong emotions, and mindfulness to increase moment-to-moment awareness. Narrative and solution-focused ideas also appear when people want to reframe their story or focus on short-term goals.

Sessions tend to look like talking through recent conflicts, learning specific skills for anger and stress, and planning small experiments to test new responses. She works with grief, trauma, and burnout concerns in practical steps rather than long theoretical talks.

Her bilingual and bicultural background informs how she explores cultural and language factors in relationships. Amaranta frames counseling as a place for people who want change and offers steady nonjudgmental responses while clients try different ways of coping.

How her approaches translate to online work

Amaranta commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and test thoughts that fuel anger and anxiety. CBT breaks problems into thought-feeling-behavior links and teaches concrete exercises to shift those patterns.

She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT skills are practical tools for reducing impulsive reactions and managing strong emotions in day-to-day situations.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Amaranta will collaborate with each person to decide which methods make sense based on their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean combining skills practice, short-term solution-focused steps, and narrative work to reshape unhelpful stories.

Confirm the current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Many people find online sessions help fit counseling into busy lives - they can reduce travel time, make scheduling around work easier, and allow focused check-ins during a break. Be prepared to discuss which session rhythm and setup will best support skill practice and real-life testing of new responses.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Grief Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stress CodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separation Domestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issues ForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameImmigration issuesImpulsivity Infidelity Isolation / loneliness JealousyLife purposeMidlife crisis Veteran and Armed Forces Issues Money and financial issues Mood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseWomen's issuesWorkplace issues Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

11+ years

Listed in

Texas

Languages

English, Spanish

Frequently asked questions

What sorts of problems does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, anger, relationship and family concerns, parenting, career issues, and LGBT related concerns.

How would she describe her therapeutic style?

She uses practical, skills-based approaches. Sessions mix talking through problems with learning tools to manage strong feelings and change unhelpful thoughts.

How long has she been practicing?

She has 11 years of clinical experience working with adults on mood, trauma, grief, and stress-related concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas and practices from that state.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

Can people outside the U.S. work with her?

International clients are accepted; check local regulations about receiving services from a U.S.-based LPC.

What is the cost structure for sessions?

Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.