Magdalena Lopez

Magdalena Lopez is an Arizona Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, depression, grief, and challenges tied to self-esteem, intimacy, trauma, ADHD, and LGBT concerns. Magdalena encourages clients to take the first brave step toward change and to bring a journal to sessions to track thoughts and progress.

Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She frames therapy as team work where people reframe unhelpful thoughts and try small, practical actions. Magdalena emphasizes self-acceptance and the idea that everyone belongs to a shared human experience. She tailors conversations and treatment plans to each person’s situation rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach.

Magdalena uses techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Sessions often focus on noticing thoughts, clarifying values, and practicing new behaviors between meetings. She also addresses safety concerns and recovery maintenance when needed.

Clients can expect gentle challenge paired with practical tools. Magdalena invites journaling and reflection as regular parts of the work. Her goal is to help people take steady steps toward the life they want to build.

To begin, she guides people through a shared process of identifying values, reshaping unhelpful thinking, and trying concrete actions that fit daily life.

How her approaches work in online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to you and taking small actions that align with those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. Client-Centered Therapy centers on empathetic listening and creating a nonjudgmental space so clients can speak freely and explore what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns and practice new behaviors that reduce distress and improve daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Magdalena aims to help clients figure out what fits best by discussing goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. She approaches decisions about therapy style collaboratively and adjusts the plan as needs change.

Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing appointments during work breaks, or offering shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people keep a journal alongside sessions and practice new skills between meetings, which aligns with her emphasis on action and reflection.