Esmeralda (Esme) L. Hoang,
LPC (she/her/ella)
In-Person + Virtual throughout Texas
Ages 13+
About My Work
You deserve a therapist who understands the layered, often complicated experience of growing up between cultures, identities, and expectations. My work centers young adults, teens, and first-generation clients navigating family dynamics, independence, big emotions, academic stress, or the pressure of being “the one who has to figure it out.”
My approach is warm, steady, and grounded. I’m here to help you untangle what’s yours, release what isn’t, and understand how your past and cultural story shape your present. Whether you’re working through trauma, anxiety, or the pressure to keep everyone else afloat, I’ll help you build insight, regulation, and genuine self-trust.
How I Work
As a bilingual therapist who grew up straddling two cultures, I deeply understand the emotional and relational balancing act many first-gen and bicultural clients carry. You won’t have to over-explain, translate your experience, or shrink yourself to be understood. I meet you exactly where you are, honor your lived experience, and help you build a path that feels aligned with who you are becoming.
In sessions, we work collaboratively and at your pace. This may look like processing trauma, exploring identity, strengthening boundaries, or learning nervous system regulation. My style is gentle but direct — supportive, yet focused on helping you create real, sustainable change.
While I’m experienced in child therapy, I now specialize in teens and adults (13+), with a strong passion for supporting first-generation students, young adults, and parents navigating complex emotions and transitions.
Specialties
Teens (13+) · First-generation college students · Young adults · Cross-cultural identity · Bilingual therapy (Spanish/English) · Trauma · Anxiety · Depression · Grief · Boundaries · Family dynamics · Perfectionism · Academic stress · Nervous system regulation · Parent coaching
Investment
$170 per 50-minute session.
In-network with Cigna, United, Aetna, and Oscar. Superbills available for out-of-network reimbursement.
Contact
esme@carlislecollective.co // 512.843.3498
About Me
I was raised in a Mexican border town, crossing the international bridge each day for school: an experience that shaped my identity, my worldview, and my deep appreciation for the complexity of navigating two cultures. Bilingualism (Spanish/English) isn’t just a skill for me; it’s woven into how I understand people, family dynamics, belonging, and emotional expression.
Before becoming a therapist, I spent years traveling the world recruiting international students and later supporting college students as an academic counselor. Those roles taught me what it feels like to stretch yourself, start over, make decisions without a roadmap, and find confidence in the unknown.
Eventually, I felt pulled back to the work I always knew I would return to: helping people heal. My path wasn’t linear, but it taught me resilience, and I bring that same compassion and belief in long-term growth into the therapy room.
Outside of work, you’ll usually find me connecting with family, exploring Austin, or unwinding in my backyard hammock with a good breeze.