- ACT methods
- CBT skills
- Mindfulness techniques
About Cierra
Cierra Batiste is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 13 years of clinical experience. She works with adults coping with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, mood concerns such as bipolar and depression, addictive behaviors, relationship and family stress, grieving, intimacy and self-esteem difficulties, sleep and eating concerns, parenting strain, career stress, and anger.
She trained and began her work in Tennessee during undergraduate and graduate study, then moved to Texas where she now practices in Dallas. She has a background in trauma work, depression, substance use, and supporting troubled youth, and she combines that experience with roles in private practice and leadership at a behavioral hospital.
Batiste uses a client-centered style, pairing it with cognitive behavioral methods and mindfulness-based skills. That means sessions focus on a person’s goals, practical thinking skills, and learning new behavioral strategies. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy ideas when they fit a person’s needs.
Her approach is collaborative. She asks about the problems that matter most and then builds short-term steps and daily practices to reduce reactivity and increase control over actions. Work often includes noticing patterns that lead to anger, testing new responses, and practicing emotion regulation skills between sessions.
Outside of work she spends time outdoors on weekends and likes trying new restaurants and cultures. This personal side informs an interest in multicultural concerns and veteran and armed forces issues within her clinical focus.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking committed steps toward them while learning to live with uncomfortable feelings. It can help people who want to reduce reactive behavior and act in line with what matters to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down how thoughts, feelings, and actions keep anger going and offers concrete practices to test and change those patterns. Mindfulness Therapy teaches in-the-moment skills to notice rising tension and choose a different response rather than reacting automatically.Deciding which approach to use is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, preferences, and day-to-day life. That might mean combining skills from ACT, CBT, and mindfulness to reduce reactivity, improve communication, and manage stressors that fuel anger.
Confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online work can still make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so sessions can occur around work or family obligations. Therapists and licensed professionals commonly adapt exercises and between-session practice to fit an online format so people can try new responses in their everyday surroundings.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Texas, Arizona
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger-related problems does she help with?
She helps people manage temper outbursts, ongoing resentment, frustration at work, and living with someone else’s anger, alongside related concerns like stress, anxiety, and relationship strain.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She works in a client-centered way and uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, ACT, and DBT to change unhelpful patterns and build new skills.
What is her clinical experience?
She has 13 years of counseling experience, with a background in trauma, depression, substance use, and work with troubled youth, plus roles in private practice and a behavioral hospital.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Arizona and Texas and she practices from Texas.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.