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 | 1801 Congress Ave., Ste. 7.300, Austin, Texas 78701
enforcement@bhec.texas.gov | 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.

Patti Zapata Director of Operations/Accountant/Executive Assistant

Mary Orf Development Coordinator

Tara Wharton Administrative Office Manager

Larissa Gutierrez Office Assistant

Laurie Martinez Billing Specialist

Valerie Rodriguez Office Assistant - Kingsville office

Vacant Office Assistant

Clinical Staff

Crime Victim Services 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).

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 Corpus Christi & Kingsville office

Crime Victims, Individuals, Couples, Family, Adolescents, Depression, Anxiety, Parenting, Pre and Post-Partum mental health.

Mae-lei Esparza, MS, LPC-Associate Supervised by Maria Graciano, MS, LPC-S, RTP-S Corpus Christi & Kingsville office

Senior Services group facilitator, Adult, Child and Adolescent, Individual, Couples Therapy, Family Therapy, Trauma, Anxiety, Depression..

Emily Luna-Linares, MS, LPC

Individual, Adult, Child and Adolescent, Senior, Trauma, Crime Victims, Anxiety, Depression, Substance Use and other Addiction Disorders, and Chronic Illness/Pain

Sonya Montemayor, MS, LPC-S, NCC

Individual, Marriage & Family, Couples Therapy, Children and Adolescents, Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Parenting, Grief/Loss

Ana Morales, MS, LPC

Individual, anxiety, depression, trauma, adolescents, Nurse Family Partnership, Senior Services, juvenile justice group facilitator.

Ana is a United States Navy Veteran who served on active duty from 2006 to 2016

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).

LaQuisha Quesada, MA, LMFT

Individuals (adults and adolescents), Marriage and Family, Couples, Depression, Anxiety, Self-Esteem, and Parenting skills.

LaQuisha is a United States Army Veteran who served on active duty from 2001 to 2009

Laura Robbins, MS, LPC

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Individuals, Couples, Family, Adolescents, Adjustment Disorders, and Mood Disorders.

Kenia Tobias, Intern Supervised by Maria Graciano, MS, LPC-S, RTP-S

Master level student at Texas A&M - Kingsville, Clinical Psychology program.

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