Carmel Matallana, LCSW
Texas · 25 years in practice
Carmel Matallana is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of experience who brings an existential perspective to therapy.
License and registration
- LCSW, Texas
- 35247 · expires July 2026
- NPI
- 1275920936 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Carmel
Carmel Matallana is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of experience who brings an existential perspective to therapy. She focuses on helping people face life's big questions and find meaning while handling everyday problems. Carmel offers straightforward support and practical steps people can use right away.
She works with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Carmel also addresses ADHD, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy concerns, and relationship issues.
Background and approach
Additional focuses include body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and blended family concerns. Her approach blends Existential Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and client-centered methods. Sessions are aimed at clarifying values, building coping skills, and changing unhelpful patterns of thinking and behavior.
Carmel helps people make choices that fit their goals and values. Before becoming a clinician she worked as a rehabilitation counselor, which adds practical experience with recovery and functioning. Carmel emphasizes collaboration and steady progress rather than quick fixes.
Conversations are direct but compassionate, aimed at usable strategies. People who choose Carmel can expect a focus on resilience, balance, and finding meaning amid challenge. She helps set clear, achievable steps so clients can notice small changes.
Taking that first step is recognized as an act of courage, and Carmel provides steady guidance along the way.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Carmel lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Carmel names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Existential Therapy helps people look at meaning, choice, and values when life feels confusing or empty. It is useful for coping with major life changes, grief, and questions about purpose. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on accepting difficult emotions while taking action toward what matters most. It can help with anxiety, depression, and behavior changes. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental conversation where the person leads the pace and goals of work.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Carmel will collaborate with clients to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they decide what to try first and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video works well for deeper conversations and visual connection, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, caregiving, or other commitments and to receive support from different places around Texas.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she help with?
Carmel helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, coping with life changes, ADHD, addictions, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting, anger, career concerns, bipolar challenges, and compassion fatigue, among others.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style mixes Existential Therapy with ACT, CBT, DBT, and client-centered methods to focus on values, coping skills, and changing unhelpful patterns. Sessions are collaborative and practical.
What is her clinical background?
She has 25 years of professional experience and previously worked as a rehabilitation counselor before practicing as a clinician.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in Texas.
Which languages are supported and can she see international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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