Hi! I am Amanda Almendarez. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and Doctoral Candidate. I have my masters degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, and I am currently working on my PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision from UT San Antonio. I specialize in trauma, personality and mood disorders, anxiety, depression and grief.
I approach counseling from a holistic approach, meaning I value learning about the whole person. I use interventions from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. I value creating a safe, nonjudgmental, warm, and open counseling environment with my clients.
In your first session, I will take the time to get to know you. We will spend time talking about your history, things you are struggling with and set goals for counseling.
