- Bilingual English Spanish
- Strength-based approach
- Focus on relationships
About Ana-Rocío
Dr. Ana-Rocío Escobar-Chew uses a collaborative, strength-based approach to help people address relationship and family concerns. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Michigan and offers services in both English and Spanish. Her style centers on helping people feel heard and on finding practical steps toward their goals.
With 18 years of experience, she has helped people manage anxiety, stress, depression, and grief. She also addresses trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, anger, and compassion fatigue. Adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, and blended family issues are among her additional focus areas.
Her work draws on client-centered and emotionally-focused ways of working that prioritize emotional connection and clear communication. She also draws from solution-focused and existential approaches to help people find meaning and practical changes. The Gottman Method informs her work around relationship communication and interaction patterns.
Sessions are conducted with a collaborative tone. She listens for each person’s strengths, then builds on those strengths to create manageable steps. Conversations include skill building, emotion work, and goal-focused strategies adapted to the issues someone brings.
People who contact her can expect a direct, empathetic approach that balances emotional understanding with concrete tasks. She aims to help people move forward from difficult experiences and make changes that fit their daily lives.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so people feel understood and can explore what matters to them; it helps with anxiety, relationship worries, and life transitions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on patterns of emotional connection in relationships and helps people identify and change the emotional responses that keep them stuck. The Gottman Method looks at communication and interaction patterns between partners and offers specific strategies to improve how people talk and relate to one another.Choosing the right approach is part of the work and happens together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, needs, and preferences and then recommend ways of working that fit those priorities. That process is collaborative and may shift as progress is made.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Generally, online therapy can make sessions easier to fit into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also allow sessions in the language the person prefers, such as English or Spanish, and can support ongoing work on relationship patterns, emotional connection, and practical skill building from wherever the client is able to join.
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Experience
18+ years
Credentials
Michigan
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family challenges, parenting strain, and compassion fatigue, plus related issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, and codependency.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and strength-based, using emotionally-focused and client-centered approaches alongside solution-focused and existential ideas to combine emotional exploration with practical steps.
How much professional experience does she have?
She has 18 years of professional work experience supporting people with relationship, family, and individual concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in Michigan.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.