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Aleida Chavez, LCSW

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Trauma, Abuse Anger management Depression
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About me

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of Texas. I have 18 years of professional experience in mental health, case management, and training & education. I have ample experience in helping clients with depression, stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem issues, addictions, trauma, abuse, & anger among many others mental health issues and disorders. I am fluent in English and Spanish. I am very empathetic and my number one goal is to create an open and safe environment where my clients can share thoughts and feelings without fear of judgement. I am laid back and in my professional interaction display culturally humility with every one of my clients. I understand that everyone is a unique individual, with a diverse background, who may not share commonalities with me. I am always open to learn about my clients background, and by no means will appear to be the expert in their life experience. I want to have my clients feel welcomed and supported through their many diverse life stressors. I do not take a cookie-cutter approach to therapy, but instead, focus on the client as an individual, and tailor a therapeutic intervention that will best help my client in feeling supported while they work on achieving their therapeutic goals. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes a lot of courage. I want to be the first to commend you for taking this step and look forward to getting to know you and forming a strong therapeutic alliance.

Professional experience

8yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Addictions Trauma, Abuse Anger management Depression

Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Antisocial Personality, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant Personality, BDSM, Kink, Alternative Sex Culture, Blended Family Issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain illness and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Dependent Personality, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic Violence, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Eating and Food-Related Issues, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, Fertility Issues, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Gender Dysphoria, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Hoarding, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Immigration Issues, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Military and Veterans Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders , Multicultural Concerns, Narcissism, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality Disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / Nonmonogamous Relationships, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and Discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Harm, Self-love, Sex Addiction, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Sexual Dysfunction, Sexuality, Smoking/Vaping Cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Trichotillomania, Visually Impaired, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues

Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

Languages

EnglishSpanish

License information

TX LCSW 61801

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Aleida Chavez. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

Aleida has helped me tremendously. She has helped transition me from a place of complete instability and hopelessness, to a place of inspiration and increasing stability. She is a great listener. She listens to understand, not just respond. She understand my thoughts and emotions in all of their complexity. Out of 4 therapists in a year, she is the first one to click with me and offer the kind of care I’ve been looking for. Not only does she offer kindness and support, she’s very good at helping me understand thing from a clinical perspective, which helps me gain awareness of symptoms and change my behaviours. I would highly recommend her!!!

Written on Mar 28, 2024 after therapy with Aleida for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and adhd

I have been seeing Aleida for about 16 months now; my case is mainly Complex PTSD. Aleida has been invaluable in my life; a compassionate therapist who listens, acknowledges and provides a heartfelt approach to have grace with oneself, try again, and see the light at the end of the tunnel. Aleida has always been on time, always responded promptly, and even has gone out of her way when things were really bad (which happened often). So to say things as they are and how Aleida has been a superhero therapist in my journey managing so much complex trauma from childhood, and which naturally needs a lot of time to unfold and heal, is the only right thing to do. I can definitely say that I am healing thanks to Aleida’s incredible and consistent support. I was so lucky to be matched with this phenomenal, non-judgmental, and gracious counselor who might very well be one of the main reasons I am still alive today. Thank you, Aleida. <3

Written on Mar 18, 2024 after therapy with Aleida for 1 year and 4 months on issues concerning depression, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and adhd

She is an active listener, kind, non judgmental. But she cares that you take active steps in your healing. She's super knowledgable and I learned a lot from her expertise.

Written on Mar 18, 2024 after therapy with Aleida for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue

I think Ally is great! In just one session she was able to give me a different way of looking at a situation that caused me so much upset and unrest. In doing this, I am able to deal with the situation in a way I never thought possible. I am so glad I found her!

Written on Mar 15, 2024 after therapy with Aleida for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, addictions, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and anger management

Aleida is a caring and compassionate person, I enjoy working with her.

Written on Mar 12, 2024 after therapy with Aleida for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, and adhd

Aleida has been my saving grace!

Written on Mar 12, 2024 after therapy with Aleida for 9 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self esteem, and anger management