Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) therapists in McAllen, TX
Browse Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) therapists in McAllen, Texas. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
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Melena Ayres
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW-S, LCDC
I am an EMDR trained therapist who specializes in working with high functioning adults struggling with anxiety and OCD. I teach the techniques of Exposure and Response Prevention, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Mindfulness Practices to tackle the debilitating effects of anxiety and OCD. I see the therapeutic process as collaborative, and my goal is to teach my clients the techniques needed to live a life free of their anxious thoughts.
10 Years Experience
Online in McAllen, TX
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Courtney Loyola
Counselor/Therapist, LPC
Becoming — Not Broken.
You've found yourself researching 'Am I a narcissist?' in the middle of the night, you have constant questions as to 'How did I get here?' and 'Why do these things keep happening to me?' You've lost someone very close to you and now you are spinning out and can't seem to find your feet. You keep repeating patterns that bring the same people into your life and leave you in pieces after they've left. You're ready to change, you just don't know how or where to start.
I believe healing is not about fixing what’s wrong with you, but uncovering the strength and resilience that have always been there. Many of my clients come to therapy feeling overwhelmed by complex trauma, narcissistic abuse, or deep grief. Together, we create a safe, grounded space where painful experiences can be processed and integrated — not avoided. Our work is centered on helping you reconnect with your voice, your clarity, and your capacity for secure relationships.
13 Years Experience
Online in McAllen, TX
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David Houston Murphy
Psychologist, PhD, LP, PSYPACT
As an autistic psychologist in Colorado, I personally understand many of the personal challenges my neurodivergent (ASD/autism, ADHD, learning abilities) clients are facing. I excel by helping you get clarity about your current challenges through psychological testing and what next steps and recommendations may be helpful after testing is completed. Through therapy, I often help clients come to terms with a new diagnosis, unmask, understand differences between neurotypical and neurodivergent approaches, and come to accept your identity as a neurodivergent person.
4 Years Experience
Online in McAllen, TX
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Renew Restoration
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC-S
I became a therapist because I understood, early on, what it felt like to keep moving when something underneath wasn't right. That experience shaped how I see people, not as problems to fix, but as individuals who adapted to what life asked of them.
For over seven years, I've worked with people who are capable, driven, and often very good at holding things together, while quietly carrying something heavier beneath the surface. Burnout. Disconnection. A persistent sense that the life they've built doesn't quite fit who they are anymore.
That's the work I care most about. Not just helping people feel better, but helping them understand themselves, the patterns, the adaptations, the survival strategies that made sense once and may be costing them now.
I wrote The Secret Life of Silent Suffering because I wanted to name what so many people experience but rarely say out loud. That same thread runs through everything I do: therapy, training, speaking, and education for other clinicians.
I believe healing is possible. Not as a return to who you were before, but as a gradual movement toward greater clarity, freedom, and alignment with who you actually are.
7 Years Experience
Online in McAllen, TX (Online Only)
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Houston Center for Christian Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor
Life can be really hard. We can help. Serving the Houston area and the State of Texas since 1981 with clinical excellence, we provide a warm, therapeutic, and inviting atmosphere.
45 Years Experience
Online in McAllen, TX
McAllen is the largest city in the Rio Grande Valley, a predominantly Spanish-speaking border region where the daily realities of life on the US-Mexico border—immigration, family separation, cross-border economic uncertainty, and the psychological stress of living in a highly scrutinized border community—shape the mental health landscape in ways that are unlike those of any other part of Texas. Spanish-language therapy is not merely preferred but essential in McAllen, and the demand for bilingual practitioners far outpaces supply in a region that is chronically underserved for mental health professionals per capita. The Rio Grande Valley ranks among the most underserved regions in the country for mental health care, and while health systems like DHR Health and South Texas Health System provide some behavioral health services, many residents go without needed support. Common therapy concerns include immigration-related anxiety and trauma, family separation stress, economic uncertainty, and the complex identity challenges of life in a bicultural, binational border community.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) therapists in McAllen, TX Statistics
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) therapists in McAllen, TX average 14 years of experience and charge around $184 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Anxiety or Fears (85%), Depression (71%), and Trauma and PTSD (70%).
Average years in practice
14 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$184
Accept insurance
50%
Offer sliding scale
46%
Gender ID
| 64% |
Female |
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| 28% |
Male |
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| 5% |
Non-Binary |
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| 3% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 61% |
In Person and Online |
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| 39% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 85% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 71% | Depression |
| 70% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 55% | Stress |
| 48% | ADHD |
| 47% | Social Anxiety |
| 46% | Self Esteem |
Ages Served
| 98% | Adult |
| 73% | Young Adult |
| 63% | Teen |
| 52% | Senior |
| 30% | Children |
Client Focus
| 49% | Women |
| 39% | Men |
| 35% | LGBTQ+ |
| 26% | Christian |
| 23% | Black / African American |