ART Therapists in Laredo, TX

I strive to understand your story—not just your symptoms—and to partner with you in creating a plan that aligns with your needs, values, and goals. To heal, we need to feel safe, heard, and empowered. You don’t have to navigate this alone. I’m here to walk with you, support you, and help you rediscover hope, strength, and stability on your path forward.

I'm Lexi Eller, LCSW-S, a therapist that loves to see people thrive in their own skin after feeling overwhelmed, unlike themselves and help with the healing process. I have a heart for helping first responders and veterans who have served our community when they seem to be disregarded by the world. The dark realities of the day to day can compound and if not handled with care and intention, can fester and have an ripple effect in your life in all facets. Along with those who have been impacted by sexual assault, domestic violence and other traumas. I am certified in EMDR and ART (like EMDR on steroids) along with other modalities like DBT, IFS and more. Therapy is a collaborative effort with you in creating a tailored treatment plan to address any gunk in your life that you feel is hindering you from being you again. As someone who understands trauma personally, I here to help you break the loop in your head and create a place you vent and heal and get back to feeling like yourself again.

Feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, and/or depression can make daily life feel isolating and confusing. You might be coping with persistent fears, disordered eating patterns, life transitions, or the emotional toll of caregiving and change. These challenges can weigh heavily, but together we can find clarity and healing.

I work with men who feel stuck, burned out, or disconnected from themselves, often after years of carrying responsibility, stress, or unresolved trauma alone. Many of the men I see have learned to keep pushing forward without stopping to reflect. As a U.S. Army veteran, I understand that mindset firsthand. Over time, this can lead to emotional numbness, irritability, and a loss of direction or purpose. My approach is existential, blending psychotherapy with enduring philosophical ideas to help you make sense of yourself, your relationships, and your place in the world. Our work will focus on self-responsibility, recognizing your limitations, and enacting your personal freedom. I guide men to face what they’ve been avoiding, reconnect with their values, and respond to life with intention. With compassion and honesty, I offer no shortcuts. Together, we'll face difficult truths without ignoring the realities of your life. Your distress isn’t evidence that something is wrong with you, it is often a signal that something meaningful is asking for your attention. Together, we slow down, make sense of it, and decide what kind of life you want to lead. If you’re ready to stop reacting to life, understand yourself more deeply, and take intentional steps forward, please reach out.

Having experienced how mental health can create life-altering implications on people in my family, I have dedicated my life to trying to help as many people and families have the support and resources needed to experience growth, hope, and healing. Often I work with clients who express frustration with past counseling experiences being stale and feeling as though they talked and talked but never experienced real change. Knowing from my training and experience that most people can experience the type of change they desire, I approach counseling as a guide to help those I work with discover what has been holding them back and a tangible plan to experience their goals. Counseling should result in real change and it can be a good and even, at times, a fun process that we look forward to.

Laredo is one of the most culturally unified US-Mexico border cities in the country — with a population that is over 95% Hispanic and where Spanish is the dominant language of daily life — making bilingual, bicultural therapists not a specialty but an essential baseline for meaningful access to care. The city's economy is driven by international trade and logistics, with one of the busiest land ports in the United States, and therapists frequently address the occupational stress of commercial transport workers alongside the immigration stress experienced by families maintaining ties on both sides of the border. Laredo Medical Center and the Laredo VA Outpatient Clinic provide institutional resources, while the therapy community overall is relatively sparse compared to the population's scale. Webb County's concentration of poverty and social stress amplifies the need for community-accessible mental health services.

Gender ID

	67%	Female
	33%	Male

Session Type

	82%	In Person and Online
	18%	Online Only

Top Specialties

88%	Trauma and PTSD
71%	Depression
71%	Anxiety or Fears
65%	Loss or Grief
65%	Self Esteem
59%	Social Anxiety
59%	Stress

Ages Served

94%	Adult
82%	Young Adult
59%	Senior
41%	Teen
24%	Children

Client Focus

47%	Women
41%	Men
35%	Christian
24%	Military / Veterans
18%	Hispanic / Latino

Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) therapists in Laredo, Texas TX

Dr. Monica Dyer

Lexi Eller

Jenni Samuel

Jonathan Hock -- Men's Work

Jason Carlettini

Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) therapists in Laredo, Texas Statistics

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