Bilingual · In person + telehealth · McAllen, TX
Life can feel overwhelming. Here, you'll find space to rest, share your story, and begin again — discovering compassion for today and courage for tomorrow.
Bilingual counseling for teens, adults, and couples. Now offering in-person sessions in McAllen and telehealth across Texas. Evidence-based, trauma-informed, and moved at your pace.
About
Most people call me Tony. I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate in Texas, born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley.
My own healing has been shaped by life experience and a faith that has held me through hard seasons and shown me that renewal is possible even when the way forward is not yet clear.
I carry that same steadiness into every session. Patience. Compassion. The belief that healing is possible even before you can feel it.
I work in both English and Spanish, and you can move between them freely. My aim is simple: to be a good place. Somewhere steady, where you can set down what you are carrying and get your feet back under you.
A good place to set things down and begin again.
How I work
I draw from well-supported, person-first modalities and shape the work around you: your story, your pace, and what you want to change. Therapy is structured enough to be useful and human enough to feel like a real conversation.
My approach draws across schools rather than following one. CBT provides structure, skills, and evidence-based tools. Emotionally Focused Therapy grounds work around attachment, emotion, and relationships. Humanistic, person-centered, and narrative approaches keep you as the author of your own story. Trauma-informed care shapes the pace of everything. The result is coordinated, evidence-based care built around who you are.
Trauma lives in the nervous system as much as it lives in the story. Safety, predictability, and consent come first. We move slowly when that is what your body and mind need, and we stay within your window of tolerance.
I hold sessions in either language, and you can move between them at any point. Some things only surface in the language you first felt them in: family, faith, shame, prayer, grief.
Christian faith integration is a meaningful part of the work I offer, held with clinical care and personal conviction. When you invite it in, we bring Scripture, prayer, and the hope of the gospel into the room: a hope that says healing is possible, that suffering does not have the final word, and that redemption can reach the places we cannot reach ourselves.
Religious trauma is also part of this work. Many come to faith seeking care and belonging. Instead they encounter neglect, manipulation, or spiritual harm from people and systems claiming to speak for the gospel. That wounding is real, and it can distort what the gospel offers. In our work together, we can hold both the hope of Christ and an honest reckoning with what has been done in his name.
Areas of focus
Most people arrive with some version of the same things. Anxiety that will not slow down. Depression dimming the color of daily life. A life transition reshaping who you are: a career shift, a new role as a parent, a separation, or leaving or returning to a faith community. Others come in grief, in the after-effects of trauma, or worn down by relational and family-of-origin patterns that keep repeating even as you try to change them.
The arc of the work
The phases are recursive. Where you are determines what we do.
Fit
I work with teens, adults, and couples, offering sessions in person at the McAllen office or by secure telehealth anywhere in Texas. I am not the right fit for psychiatric emergencies, primary substance-use treatment, court-ordered or forensic work, or medication management. If your needs fall outside what I offer, I will tell you and help you find appropriate care.
Fees & insurance
Rates listed apply to self-pay clients. Insurance coverage and accepted plans vary, and what a visit costs depends on your specific policy. I accept multiple payment methods at the time of service. Questions about coverage or payment? Reach out through the secure contact form below.
Good Faith Estimate. Under the federal No Surprises Act (PHS Act §2799B-6), uninsured and self-pay clients have the right to a written estimate of expected charges before services. You will receive a written Good Faith Estimate at scheduling, in advance of your first session, and on request at any time. If your final bill exceeds the estimate by $400 or more, you may be eligible to dispute it. Learn more at cms.gov/nosurprises.
FAQ
You complete intake paperwork in the secure client portal beforehand, so the first session is just talking. We cover what brings you in, relevant history, what you are hoping for, and how the work will go. If you would rather ask questions first, that is what the free 15-minute consult is for.
You can meet in person at the office at 5517 N McColl Rd, Suite 6-7, McAllen, TX 78504, or by secure telehealth from anywhere in Texas. General office hours are 9 AM to 6 PM Monday through Friday; appointment slots vary based on availability. For telehealth you need a private space, a quiet hour, and a device with a camera and reliable internet. We meet on a HIPAA-compliant video platform through the client portal, and you will receive a link before each appointment. Most browsers require no software installs.
Therapy is not a crisis service. If you are in immediate danger or thinking about harming yourself or someone else, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or call 911. For non-emergent concerns between sessions, the client portal is the best way to reach me, and we will address them together at our next appointment.
I hold an M.Ed. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and a Texas LPC-Associate license, practicing under the clinical supervision of Dr. Gregory Scott Sparrow, Ed.D., LPC-S (TX License #15338). Supervision is a required stage of professional licensure that supports clinical quality. My supervisor is available for questions about my practice.
Contact
The secure form requests an appointment or asks a quick question. It routes through my client portal. Keep first messages light on clinical detail, and we will cover the rest securely at intake.
