Teresa Riley, LMFT
Therapist in Texas
Teresa Riley is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 25 years of clinical experience.
- License 3417, 205609 · Minnesota, Texas Expires December 2026, March 2028
- NPI 1326403619 · national registry
- Experience and languages 25+ years in practice English
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About Teresa
Teresa Riley is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 25 years of clinical experience. She practices in Texas and focuses on practical support for stress, anxiety, mood concerns, relationship strain, and addiction. Teresa works with individuals and couples to help them make manageable changes and feel less overwhelmed.
She draws on several therapy approaches to match a person's needs. Sessions tend to be conversational and goal-oriented. Teresa helps people break big problems into smaller steps.
Background and approach
She also addresses parenting stress, grief, trauma, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. In couples work she uses principles from the Gottman Method alongside attachment-focused ideas to improve communication and connection. For individuals she often uses cognitive behavioral strategies to challenge unhelpful thoughts and dialectical techniques to build emotion regulation skills.
The aim is practical skills people can use between sessions. Teresa has worked in crisis mental health, residential addiction treatment, and outpatient settings. That background informs a steady, experienced approach when crises or relapses occur.
She also offers coaching-style support for people navigating life transitions or caregiver stress. Sessions are offered in English and are available by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Teresa accepts clients in Texas and works online with people located there.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and appointments are scheduled based on availability.
Credentials
- LMFT (Minnesota)
- License 3417 · expires December 2026
- LMFT (Texas)
- License 205609 · expires March 2028
- NPI
- 1326403619 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Teresa lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Teresa names
- Gottman Method
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
These are the approaches Teresa names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
Online support
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support
Teresa commonly blends Gottman Method ideas, attachment-based therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy to meet different needs. The Gottman Method focuses on communication and repairing relationship patterns to help partners reconnect and reduce conflict. Attachment-based therapy looks at how early bonds shape adult relationships and helps people build more supported ways of relating. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a problem-solving approach that helps identify unhelpful thoughts and develop practical skills to reduce anxiety and depression.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Teresa will talk with each person or couple about goals and preferences, and then choose methods that fit those needs. This happens collaboratively, with adjustments as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions are scheduled and delivered. Video calls allow for face-to-face conversation when visual cues are helpful, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports brief check-ins, and text messaging lets people keep ongoing contact between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue care during transitions or travel.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does Teresa commonly address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, addictions, trauma, grief, parenting strain, ADHD, and related challenges.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She uses a conversational, practical approach that focuses on skills and small, achievable changes tailored to each person.
What kind of clinical background does she have?
Teresa has 25 years of experience working in crisis mental health, residential addiction treatment, teen trauma programs, and outpatient clinical settings.
What credentials and region are associated with this therapist?
She holds the LMFT credential and is licensed in Texas and Minnesota; her practice for this profile is based in Texas.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How are costs and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to start working together?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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