- ACT techniques
- CBT tools
- EMDR available
About Svetlana
Svetlana Rangel is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with three years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, anger, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, and the effects of trauma and abuse. Sessions are offered in English and Russian. Her background includes a bachelor degree in psychology and a master degree in Marriage and Family Therapy.
Svetlana uses straightforward talk and practical steps in sessions. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and workable actions. She also brings client-centered and solution-focused methods to keep conversations focused and action oriented.
Her lived experience as a bilingual, bicultural person shapes how she understands culture, identity, and self-worth. That perspective informs work with immigration-related stress, multicultural concerns, and the challenges children of immigrants often face around fitting in and anxiety.
Svetlana has experience helping people dealing with career strain, compassion fatigue, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and issues tied to divorce or separation. She also works with first responder and veteran issues and the guilt and shame that can follow traumatic events.
In practical terms she keeps sessions interactive and focused on goals. Conversations aim to identify patterns, try small experiments, and build skills people can use between sessions. She asks about what matters to each person and helps translate that into manageable steps.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful when anger is tied to avoidance, shame, or ongoing stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and trying concrete behavior changes to reduce reactivity and worry. It is often helpful for anger that connects to rumination or workplace frustration. Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the person's perspective, using reflective listening to clarify goals and priorities.Finding the most useful approach is part of the work. Svetlana will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean combining ACT with CBT techniques or focusing on solution-focused steps for quick, practical changes.
The original biography does not specify which online session formats are used, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let someone attend without traveling. Therapists can adjust pace, set specific practice tasks between meetings, and use sessions to rehearse new ways of responding to anger.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English, Russian
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to anger?
Svetlana works with anger alongside stress, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma, and parenting challenges that can fuel frustration. She helps people notice triggers and develop skills to respond differently.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses an interactive, goal-focused style that combines client-centered listening with practical techniques. Conversations aim to identify behaviors and try small, doable experiments.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor working with a range of concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma, and ADHD.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds the LPC credential in Texas and practices there.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Russian. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first appointment?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.