Teresa Riley, LMFT
Therapist in Texas
Teresa Riley is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 25 years of clinical experience.
- Licensed inMinnesota, Texas
- License3417, 205609
- NPI 1326403619
- Experience25+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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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 works with individuals and couples who are facing relationship, mood, and stress-related concerns. Teresa focuses on practical steps people can use to feel steadier and more connected in daily life.
Teresa draws on an attachment-based perspective to understand how early bonds shape current relationships. She blends that with client-centered listening and cognitive behavioral tools to help people notice patterns and try new behaviors.
Background and approach
Sessions are conversational and focused on real problems the client brings in. Many people come for help with anxiety, depression, addictions, or grief. Others seek support for parenting stress, intimacy issues, or navigating big life changes.
Teresa also addresses anger, trauma, ADHD, and caregiver fatigue, tailoring work to each person’s situation. Her background includes crisis mental health, residential addiction treatment, and outpatient care. That range helps her match interventions to a person’s level of need and daily life demands.
Teresa aims to make therapy straight forward and doable rather than theoretical. In session she emphasizes collaboration and practical skills such as grounding, communication practice, and problem-solving. Clients can expect a mix of listening, reflection, and specific strategies they can use between sessions.
Teresa works in English and provides therapy through several online formats.
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
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Teresa often uses attachment-based ideas to look at how people connect and move apart in relationships. That approach helps when someone feels stuck in repeated patterns with partners or family, and online sessions offer a way to discuss those patterns where daily life happens.She also uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening, empathy, and following the person's lead. In this style the therapist helps the person name goals and supports self-directed change through conversation and reflection.
Teresa includes cognitive behavioral techniques to teach concrete skills for managing anxiety, mood, and unhelpful thinking. These tools are useful for homework tasks like tracking mood, practicing communication scripts, or trying short behavioral experiments between sessions.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Teresa collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy with Teresa is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is often used for deeper conversations and role practice, phone calls can be a quicker check-in or when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can support short updates or coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other routines.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does Teresa commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, anger, trauma, and ADHD among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style blends attachment-based perspectives with client-centered listening and cognitive behavioral tools. Sessions are conversational and focus on skills and clear steps to try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
Teresa has 25 years of clinical experience working in crisis mental health, residential treatment settings, and outpatient care.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Texas with credentials listed as TX LMFT and MN LMFT.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not accepted at this time.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Teresa?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
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