NOTICE TO CLIENTS: The Texas Behavioral
Health Executive Council investigates and prosecutes professional misconduct
committed by marriage and family therapists, professional counselors,
psychologists, psychological associates, social workers, and licensed
specialists in school psychology. Although not every complaint against or
dispute with a licensee involves professional misconduct, the Executive Council
will provide you with information about how to file a complaint. Please call
1-800-821-3205 for more information.
Texas
Behavioral Health Executive Council
Attn: Enforcement Division
333 Guadalupe St., Ste 3-900
Austin, Texas 78701
www.bhec.texas.gov
Administrative Staff
Kristi Phillips, MA, LMFT-S
Executive Director
Couples, Families, Children/Adolescents, Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, Behavior Issues, Parenting, Crime Victims, Critical Incident Debriefing, Board Approved Supervisor for LMFTA’s
Vacant
Office Assistant
Veronica Duron
Office Assistant
Kingsville Office
Laurie Martinez
Office Assistant
Basti Rubio
Billing Specialist
Tara Wharton
Administrative Office Manager
Patti Zapata
Director of Operations/Accountant/Executive Assistant
Therapy Staff
Maria Graciano, MS, LPC-S, RPT-S
Director of Clinical Programs
Individual, Marriage and Family, Couples Therapy, Children and Adolescents, Immigration Issues, Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Play Therapy, Critical Incident Debriefing. Provides bilingual services (English/Spanish).
Doris Alvarez, LCSW
Women’s Issues, Domestic Violence, Trauma, EMDR. Provides bilingual services (English/Spanish).
Mary Alvarez, MS, LPC, LSOTP
Trauma, Senior Program, Sex Offender Treatment, Anxiety, Family
Jennifer Blackwell, MS, LPC, ASOTP Supervised by Peg Braswell, MS, LPC-S, LSOTP-S
Anxiety, Depression, Self-Esteem, Trauma, Domestic Violence, Nueces County Juvenile Justice Anger Management Group Facilitator
Peg Braswell, MS, LPC-S, LSOTP-S
Marriage & Family, Divorce Adjustment, Women's Issues, Anxiety, Depression, Sex Offender Treatment, Board Approved Supervisor for LPC's and LSOTP's
Tracy Bru, MS, LPC-S
Site Supervisor, Kingsville Office
Individuals, Couples, Family, Adolescents, Geriatric, Depression, Anxiety, Parenting, Divorce Issues, Crime Victims, Employment issues
Markaye Dovalina, MA, LPC Associate Supervised by Tracy Bru, MS, LPC-S
Kingsville Office
Senior Services Group Facilitator, Senior Services, Crime Victims, Individuals, Couples, Family, Adolescents, Depression, Anxiety, Parenting, Pre and Post-Partum mental health.
Tommie Gilkerson, MS, LPC
Grief, Adolescents, Addictions, Veterans
Tina Martinez, MS, LPC Associate NCC, ASOTP Supervised by Sharon Sanders, M.S., LCP-S, LSOTP-S
Nueces County Juvenile Justice MIPP Group Facilitator, Sex Offender Treatment Provider
Sophia Montemayor, MS, LPC
Individual, Marriage & Family, Couples Therapy, Children and Adolescents, Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Parenting, Grief/loss.
Aurora Ortiz, LCSW, LMFT
Trauma, Employment Issues, Marriage and Family Issues, Divorce Adjustment, Grief/Loss. Provides bilingual services (English/Spanish).
Claudia Pichardo, MSSW, LCSW
Individual, Marriage and Family, Adolescents, Trauma, Women's issues, Depression, Domestic Violence, Immigration issues. Provides bilingual services (English/Spanish).
Laura Robbins, MS, LPC
CBT, Individuals, Couples, Family, Adolescents, Adjustment Disorders, and Mood Disorders.
Lindsay Stone, Ph.D., LPC-S
Individual, Family, PTSD, Trauma, International Transition, Intercultural Adjustment, Stress, Anxiety, Provides bilingual services (English/Spanish).
Crime Victim Services Staff
John Ramirez, BS
Program Manager
Katrina Barnes, BS
Victim Advocate / Volunteer Coordinator