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Marcos  Villareal

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Marcos Villareal, LPC

Texas

Licensed Professional Counselor - Relationships and Anger

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Key details

  • CredentialsLPC
  • LicenseLPC, Texas / 79064
  • NPI1083876999
  • Experience20 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationTexas

About

  • Anger management
  • Couples communication
  • CBT and ACT methods

About Marcos

Marcos Villareal is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 20 years of experience. He works with adults around stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, bipolar-related concerns, parenting strains, and anger. Sessions address communication, conflict, and coping with life changes in straightforward, practical terms.

Marcos helps people notice how feelings and thoughts affect everyday choices. He uses clear exercises and conversation to build emotional awareness. The focus is on small, usable steps rather than long lectures or abstract theory.

His work often centers on how attachment patterns and relationship habits shape reactions. That can mean looking at how past loss or abandonment influences current trust and intimacy struggles. He also helps clients build skills to manage ADHD challenges, addictive behaviors, and the fallout from trauma and grief.

Therapy includes tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and acceptance and commitment work. Marcos also draws on emotionally focused and client-centered methods to improve communication and deepen emotional connection. Sessions tend to mix practical skills with chances to reflect on patterns.

People come to him wanting fewer angry outbursts, clearer boundaries, or better ways to talk about painful topics. He encourages steady practice - new skills used in daily life - and checks progress over time. For those who need help fitting therapy into a busy life, he guides realistic, stepwise changes rather than quick fixes.

How sessions work

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without being driven by them. It helps with persistent anger, anxiety, and avoidance by teaching mindful acceptance and values-based action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It provides concrete strategies to shift unhelpful thinking and change reactions, which is useful for stress, depression, and anger management. Attachment-Based Therapy examines how early relationship patterns shape current responses. It can clarify why certain situations trigger intense reactions and guide steps to build healthier connection and regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to identify methods that fit their goals and preferences. That means trying practices, reviewing what helps, and adjusting the plan rather than sticking rigidly to one model.

The original biography does not specify session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time. Therapists can assign exercises to practice between sessions and review real-life examples during meetings to make change practical and usable.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorder

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

20+ years

Listed in

Texas

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does he help with?

He works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, bipolar-related concerns, ADHD, addictions, grief, parenting issues, and anger among other areas.

What is his therapeutic style?

His style is practical and collaborative. He focuses on awareness, skills practice, and improving communication rather than abstract theory.

How long has he practiced?

He has 20 years of experience as a clinician working with emotional and relational issues.

What credentials and location does he hold?

He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with the credential listed as TX LPC.

Which languages are offered and can international clients join?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.

How does cost work?

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

How do I get started?

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

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