Magdalena Lopez, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Arizona with eight years of experience, Magdalena Lopez helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, grief, anger, intimacy-related concerns, ADHD, and LGBT-related issues. She practices Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and focuses on practical work in sessions. Magdalena asks clients to bring a journal to each meeting as part of the process.Lopez centers sessions on self-acceptance and common humanity while working within each person's worldview. She frames therapy as team-based work. Together they reframe thoughts and beliefs and identify specific actions to move forward.She describes recovery maintenance and suicidality as within her clinical scope and incorporates those concerns into ongoing care when relevant. Sessions mix conversation and action steps. Clients can expect discussions that lead to tasks between appointments so change continues outside sessions.Magdalena adapts dialogue and treatment planning to individual needs. She draws on ACT to explore values and willingness, on CBT to spot thinking patterns, and on client-centered methods to follow the client's priorities. The journal becomes a tool for noticing patterns and choosing next steps.She highlights freedom of expression as part of growth and aims to help clients recognize options for change. Practical tasks, short-term skill work, and reflective writing are regular features of her approach.

How Magdalena integrates ACT, CBT and client-centered work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking committed action even when difficult thoughts or feelings appear. It can help with anxiety, low mood, and decisions about what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is practical and skills-focused; it helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and test new behaviors to reduce worry and improve mood. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes following the client's priorities and pacing work around what the person brings to session.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Magdalena will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and how they respond to different techniques. Together they decide whether to emphasize values-driven ACT exercises, CBT skills practice, or a client-led conversation style, and this plan can shift over time.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy weeks, allow a shorter check-in when needed, or remove travel time. The therapist and client will agree on homework such as journaling or brief behavioral experiments to use between sessions so progress can continue in everyday life.