Cancer Support
Space to process diagnosis, treatment, uncertainty, identity shifts, and the emotional impact of living with cancer.
Bilingual Online Therapy Across Texas
Support for the seasons of life that ask the most of you.
Puente Integrative Therapy helps adults in the Dallas Metroplex and across Texas navigate cancer, chronic illness, caregiving, and major life transitions with more steadiness, clarity, and compassion.
Sessions are offered in English and native Spanish. Online appointments are available now, with in-person sessions coming soon.
- 15+ years of clinical experience
- Certified Trauma Therapist
- Hospital-based oncology support background
About The Practice
A bridge back to yourself.
"Puente" means bridge, and that idea is at the heart of this practice. Therapy can become a steady place to reconnect with yourself when life feels unfamiliar, uncertain, or heavy.
Carolina is a bilingual therapist in Texas who specializes in supporting adults living with cancer, chronic illness, and the demands of caregiving. She also helps clients move through transitions that can leave them feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or emotionally exhausted.
Who I Help
Care tailored to emotionally and physically demanding experiences.
Chronic Illness
Support for the grief, stress, fear, and life adjustments that often come with ongoing health conditions.
Caregiver Support
Compassionate therapy for caregivers balancing exhaustion, love, responsibility, and the pressure of showing up for everyone else.
Life Transitions
Guidance through seasons of change when your routines, relationships, or sense of self no longer feel steady.
Approach
An integrative, mind-body way of healing.
What You Can Expect
- Trauma-informed, mind-body therapy
- Practical tools for stress and nervous system regulation
- Support that honors culture, language, and lived experience
We name what is happening.
Therapy begins by making room for your story, your stressors, and what daily life feels like right now.
We notice how stress lives in the body.
Sessions may include somatic and nervous system-based tools to help you feel more grounded emotionally and physically.
We build practical change.
The goal is not just insight. It is helping you function better, manage challenges more effectively, and improve your overall quality of life.
Therapist Bio
Experienced, bilingual, and deeply attuned to medical trauma.
Carolina is a bilingual English and native Spanish-speaking therapist in Texas and a Certified Trauma Therapist. With more than 15 years of clinical experience, including work at one of Dallas' largest hospitals, she brings a grounded understanding of how illness and caregiving can affect the whole person.
Her work blends warmth, clinical depth, and practical support so clients can move forward with greater ease and self-trust.
Fees
Transparent, straightforward pricing.
Individual Sessions$150
Couples Sessions$150
Sliding scale available for clients who may be eligible.
Insurance & Payment
Accepted insurance and flexible payment options.
AetnaAnthemBlueCross and BlueShieldCarelon Behavioral HealthCigna and EvernorthOptumOscar HealthOxfordUnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
Payment methods include ACH bank transfer, major credit cards, HSA, PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, check, cash, and wire transfer.
Media
Media Appearances
World Mental Health Day
This #WorldMentalHealthDay, Parkland behavioral health experts like Carolina Peña want to remind you to take care of yourself and seek help.
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Supporting Those In Need
The words “you have cancer” change everything. Parkland Licensed Mental Health Counselor Carolina Peña describes how you can be the reason someone doesn’t feel alone during and after treatment.
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4 Tips for Holiday Blues
The holidays aren’t always merry for some. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, low, or just off, you’re not alone. Parkland Mental Health Counselor Carolina Peña is sharing 4 tips to get through the holiday blues and protect your peace.
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The growing role of AI in mental healthcare
From late-night stress to everyday anxiety, artificial intelligence (AI) tools and chatbots are rapidly becoming a go-to outlet for people seeking immediate mental health support. During Mental Health Awareness Month this May, Parkland Health experts are urging caution, noting these new tools can help in the moment but cannot replace the benefits of human professional care.
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Children and Mental Health
Carolina Peña, a therapist at Parkland Hospital, explains that one of the factors currently affecting the well-being of young people the most is loneliness coupled with easy access to social media, as these platforms often prevent minors from socializing with other people.
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Reach out when you're ready.
If you're looking for compassionate support while navigating illness, caregiving, or a major transition, Puente Integrative Therapy offers a calm place to begin.
- Serving clients online across Texas
- Based in the Dallas Metroplex
- English and Spanish sessions available
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