About Teresa
Teresa Fernandez helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma or parenting challenges. She meets each person with respect and a straightforward approach. Teresa is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in Wisconsin with three years of professional experience.
She focuses on practical steps people can use between sessions. Teresa listens for what is getting in the way and then works with clients to try new behaviors and thoughts.
Background and approach
Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented rather than long lectures about theory. Teresa draws from cognitive behavioral techniques to spot and change unhelpful thinking. She also uses mindfulness ideas to help people calm their thinking in the moment.
Dialectical behavior strategies and motivational interviewing are used when people need help with strong emotions or to find inner reasons to change. Her style is warm and direct. Teresa treats clients as partners in the process and helps them set small, realistic goals.
She often gives simple exercises to practice between sessions so progress can be tracked. Teresa speaks English and Spanish, which can make it easier for bilingual clients to talk about sensitive topics. She works with individuals on issues such as communication difficulties, guilt and shame, isolation, life purpose, and self-love.
If someone wants clear feedback and practical tools, she aims to provide that support.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Teresa commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new ways of thinking and behaving. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and social worries because it breaks problems into clear, manageable steps. She also uses mindfulness practices to teach simple attention and breathing skills that reduce reactivity and help people notice their thoughts without getting swept away by them.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Teresa partners with clients to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. She may try different tools over time and adjusts plans based on what is helpful for each person.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls provide face-to-face conversation for deeper work, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and messaging lets people share thoughts between meetings. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy days and to use approaches like CBT and mindfulness in flexible ways.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English, Spanish