Reality Therapy / Choice Theory therapists in McAllen, TX
Browse Reality Therapy / Choice Theory therapists in McAllen, Texas. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Reality Therapy
Varissa Owens ✨Your Journey to Healing, PLLC✨
Licensed Professional Counselor, M.A., M.S., LPC, NCC
💡 As a therapist, my greatest strengths are rooted in empathy, deep listening, and creating a safe, judgment-free space where you can truly be yourself. I tailor each session to your unique needs, bringing a genuine commitment to understanding your perspective and working alongside you as a partner in growth. Together, we’ll tap into your strengths, navigate life’s challenges, and cultivate lasting positive change.
8 Years Experience
Online in McAllen, TX (Online Only)
Reality Therapy
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
Reality Therapy
Matthew Jones
Licensed Professional Counselor, MSCC, LPC
I began to pursue being a therapist because it is a source of healing and understanding and I want to help nurture that in others. I believe in paying it forward. There is a need to provide affordable and accessible mental health care. Therapy is a tool by which people can grow in the understanding of themselves and the world around them. IT is important to provide ethical and reliable care to those who want and need it. I try to guide the patient through the therapeutic experience by providing REST (Respect, Equality, Safety, and Trust.) This is one of the basic principles that I believe creates a healthy relationship. Come join me a safe space.
11 Years Experience
Online in McAllen, TX (Online Only)
Reality Therapy
Alberto Gamarra
Psychologist, Ph. D. NCSP
I have been working with children and adolescents for over twenty years. In addition to raising three children, I have been an evaluator, counselor and therapist within the public school and private practice settings for many years.
26 Years Experience
Online in McAllen, TX
Reality Therapy
Christina Song
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT-S
I believe therapy works best when it feels human, collaborative, and deeply respectful of your lived experience. I offer online therapy grounded in trauma-informed, systemic, and strengths-based care, with a strong commitment to affirming queer, polyamorous, and non-traditional relationship structures.
My approach centers safety, curiosity, and consent—both in the therapeutic relationship and in the pace of our work. I work with individuals and relationships navigating trauma, identity exploration, relational stress, and the impacts of burnout or chronic overwhelm. I also have a particular appreciation for working with helpers and clinicians, especially those carrying the weight of caring for others while trying to care for themselves.
In our work together, I aim to create a space where you don’t have to perform, explain, or justify who you are. Therapy with me is about building insight, strengthening resilience, and reconnecting with parts of yourself that may have been shaped by survival but are ready for something more sustainable and compassionate.
10 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.
Reality Therapy / Choice Theory therapists in McAllen, TX Statistics
Reality Therapy / Choice Theory therapists in McAllen, TX average 19 years of experience and charge around $178 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Depression (84%), Anxiety or Fears (79%), and Trauma and PTSD (68%).
Average years in practice
19 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$178
Accept insurance
47%
Offer sliding scale
37%
Gender ID
| 53% |
Male |
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| 47% |
Female |
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Session Type
| 53% |
In Person and Online |
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| 47% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 84% | Depression |
| 79% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 68% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 63% | Loss or Grief |
| 58% | ADHD |
| 58% | Social Anxiety |
| 53% | Self Esteem |
Ages Served
| 89% | Adult |
| 63% | Senior |
| 63% | Teen |
| 58% | Young Adult |
| 37% | Children |
Client Focus
| 53% | Christian |
| 53% | Men |
| 53% | Women |
| 32% | LGBTQ+ |
| 32% | Persons with Disabilities |