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Family Therapist, MA, LMFT-S, LPC-S

Vanessa Bernal is a licensed marriage and family therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor, both at supervisor level, in San Antonio with 15 years in practice. She works with children, preteens, teens, adults, couples and families on relationship problems, anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, grief, OCD, substance use, eating disorders, postpartum concerns and LGBTQ+ issues. She aims to make therapy a comfortable, trusting place clients want to come back to, whether they need a listening ear or someone to coach them through a hard stretch. She blends techniques from many models, including CBT, emotionally focused, narrative and family systems therapy. She offers reasonable self-pay rates and lower-cost intern sessions, in person and online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-S

Edgar Napoles is a licensed clinical social worker and supervisor in New Braunfels. His clients include adults, couples, families, college students, first responders and working professionals. He helps with depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship issues, cultural stress and major transitions, and also treats addiction, bipolar disorder and perinatal concerns, with LGBTQ+ affirming care. He brings warmth and structure to sessions, and his own background gives him a firsthand feel for the Hispanic and Mexican American community. His methods include CBT, DBT, EMDR and emotionally focused therapy, applied in a culturally sensitive way, and he also provides immigration evaluations. He sees clients in person in New Braunfels and online.

Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC

Stephen Trotter is a Licensed Professional Counselor in San Antonio with three years in practice. He works with individuals and couples hoping to strengthen how they relate to themselves and to others, helping them understand their emotional cycles and the feelings, motives and behaviors that shape how they relate. He also helps with anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, self-esteem and life transitions, and sees children, teens and families. His style is collaborative, positive and warm, with humor and authenticity, and his office is set up to feel calm and cozy. He draws on emotionally focused therapy, the Gottman Method, art therapy and attachment-based work. He sees clients in person in San Antonio and online.

Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, LCDC, EMDR

Liz Keator is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Boerne who is also a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor and a certified EMDR therapist. She has 11 years in practice and serves clients across the Hill Country. Her clients include teens, adults, older adults, families and groups, and she specializes in trauma and PTSD, anxiety, depression, addiction and relationship difficulties. She also helps with grief, self-esteem, stress and postpartum concerns. Her approach is integrative and shaped around each client's needs and preferences, with EMDR as a central part of her work alongside CBT, DBT, IFS, family systems and narrative therapy. She welcomes clients from every background, and sees them in person in Boerne and online.

Family Therapist, LMFT

Tania Ortiz is a licensed marriage and family therapist in San Antonio who works with individuals, couples and families, including teens and older adults. She helps with infidelity and other relationship issues, anxiety, depression, stress, grief, trauma, self-esteem and life changes, as well as postpartum concerns. With each client she sets and clarifies goals, explores different paths forward and helps them draw on their own strengths to create lasting change and connection. In couples work she uses the Gottman Method, emotionally focused therapy, solution-focused therapy and CBT. She is bilingual and offers therapy in English and Spanish, in person in San Antonio and online.

Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCDC, HS-BCP

Dankel (DK) Paine is a Licensed Professional Counselor and licensed chemical dependency counselor in Schertz with nine years in practice. She works with preteens, teens and adults on anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, relationships and addiction, as well as parenting and family concerns. She believes people cannot always control what happens to them but can learn to change how they respond, and she helps clients make sense of hardship, uncertainty and change. Her methods include CBT, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, solution-focused work, coaching, and play and sandplay therapy. She works with clients online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW

Artrevisa Payton is a licensed clinical social worker based in San Antonio, licensed in Texas and Mississippi, with 14 years in practice. She works with adults and older adults who feel drained by responsibility, change or uncertainty, or who are always available for others but rarely for themselves. She specializes in anxiety, depression, life transitions, and the strain of Alzheimer's and dementia, and also helps with grief, burnout, self-esteem and family stress. Her style is calm, conversational and goal-focused, drawing on CBT plus solution-focused and client-centered work to help clients gain clarity and build tools for daily life. She sees clients online.

Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, PMH-C

Esmeralda Cardenas is a Licensed Professional Counselor based in Helotes and certified in perinatal mental health. She specializes in maternal mental health, supporting mothers through pregnancy, postpartum and parenting, and she works with dads too. Many of her clients seem to be coping well but feel overwhelmed inside, carrying anxiety, intrusive thoughts, guilt, identity shifts and strain in their relationships. She also helps adults and couples with depression, trauma, ADHD and grief. Her therapy is collaborative and structured, offering practical tools and deeper insight to help clients regulate emotions and rebuild confidence, using CBT, ACT, DBT, cognitive processing therapy and somatic, trauma-informed care. She sees clients online.

Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, CADC

Stephanie Knight is a Licensed Professional Counselor and certified alcohol and drug counselor in Lake Oswego, Oregon. She offers individual and group therapy for teens, adults and couples, with a focus on women, helping clients through especially difficult stretches of life when anxiety, frustration or unhealthy coping can take hold. Her areas include anxiety, depression, trauma, relationships, self-esteem, substance use, eating disorders and bipolar disorder. She aims to provide caring support and fresh solutions, drawing on CBT, cognitive processing therapy, DBT, ACT, EMDR, emotionally focused therapy, the Gottman Method and motivational interviewing. She sees clients in person in Lake Oswego and online.