Practitioner record · Checked 9 Oct 2026
San Juanita Diaz has been in practice 30 years and is licensed in Texas. San lists stress, Anxiety, anger management and self esteem among 30 subjects on the BetterHelp roster.
Everything below is either quoted from San's own BetterHelp listing, taken from public licensing records, or written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such. Nothing here is an availability promise, a review, or a rating.
01 · Who San works with
San lists 12 specialisms and 18 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects San chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.
02 · In San's own words
Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.
Hello my name is San Juanita (Janie) Diaz. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas. and have 30 years of counseling experience. . My specialties include: Living with chronic illness and improving your relationship with yourself. I have a Bachelor Degree in Sociology and a Master's Degree in Counseling and Guidance. I have worked with individuals from the ages of 5 to 100plus. I have worked in a variety of settings addressing different issues. My work experience includes working in nursing homes, outpatient clinics, vocational training programs. Women's shelter, and substance abuse facilities. In addition, I have worked 15 years providing counseling services to families involved with Child Protective Services. My therapy modality is integrative including Person-centered, Cognitive Behavioral , supportive , mindfulness, and strength/ values based therapy. I believe that establishing/ strengthening rapport and the therapeutic alliance are vital to counseling. My goal is to create a supportive and safe environment for individuals to address their issues, challenges, and goals. I welcome the opportunity to work with you. Thank You for your time.
San Juanita Diaz, on the BetterHelp listing · read 9 Oct 2026
03 · How San works
These are the clinical methods San lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not San's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how San runs a session.
04 · What happens next
San practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of San's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.
BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking San at this point.
BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for San is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to San.
You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.
A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.
Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.
05 · Before you commit
Built from what San actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not San's - San has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.
“You list both Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy. Which do you lean on with someone like me?”
Those two point in different directions - one structured and led by the therapist, the other led by you. The answer tells you what the sessions will actually feel like.
“How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”
Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.
“With 30 years in, what has changed most in how you work?”
Long experience is only an advantage if it has been examined. This tends to surface whether it has.
“How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”
On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.
06 · Practical details
07 · Provenance
San's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 9 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.
The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.
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