Bilingual Family Support
Family Support in Spanish With Debbie Vidana
Some feelings only come out right in the language you grew up with. Debbie Vidana works with children and families in Spanish or English, by secure video across Texas.
Debbie Vidana
Graduate Counselor Intern
Practices under the supervision of a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor (LPC-S).
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When Your Family Speaks More Than One Language
In many homes, parents feel most at ease in Spanish while children switch easily into English. Important things can get lost between the two. A parent may struggle to explain how worried they are, and a child may not have the words for what is happening at school or with friends.
Debbie is bilingual in English and Spanish. She can hold sessions in either language, or move between them, so everyone in the family can be understood.
How Debbie Works With Families
Debbie has experience working with children and families and brings a culturally responsive approach to each session. That means she takes your family's values, traditions and expectations seriously rather than asking you to leave them at the door.
- Helping parents and children understand each other
- Support for a child who is anxious, withdrawn or acting out
- Adjusting after a move, a separation or a new family member
- Space for parents to talk through their own stress
Sessions From Home
All sessions are online, by secure video. Families can join together from home, and evening and weekend times are available at the practice. Everyone taking part needs to be located in Texas during the session.
Respecting Your Family's Culture
Families who speak Spanish at home come from many places and traditions. Respect for elders, the role of extended family, faith, and expectations about privacy all shape how a family handles hard times. Debbie takes those things into account. She will not ask you to choose between your culture and getting help. Instead, she works with what matters to your family so the support fits the way you live. Grandparents, aunts or other caregivers can be part of sessions when that makes sense for your child.
Debbie Vidana is a Graduate Counselor Intern. She practices under the supervision of a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor (LPC-S) while she completes her master's degree in counseling.
Clinicians for This
- Debbie VidanaGraduate Counselor InternPractices under the supervision of a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor (LPC-S).
Demetria FlowersLPC Associate, MAPractices under the supervision of a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor (LPC-S).
Lyndsay DawsonLPC Associate, MAPractices under the supervision of a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor (LPC-S).
Common Questions
- Can the whole session be in Spanish?
- Yes. Debbie can hold sessions fully in Spanish, fully in English or in a mix, whatever feels most natural for your family.
- Does Debbie work with children?
- Yes. Children and families are her focus. Parents are involved, especially at the start, so everyone understands how sessions will work.
- What does Graduate Counselor Intern mean?
- Debbie is completing her master's degree in counseling and sees clients under the supervision of a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor. Our guide on counselor titles explains more.
Ready to Begin?
If your family would feel more at home talking in Spanish, reach out and ask for Debbie. We are glad to help you get started. Our office can answer questions about scheduling, explain how family sessions work online, and help you find a time when everyone can join from home.