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Individual Therapy

We offer individual therapy to adults and adolescents to address the following:

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Surviving Romantic Break Ups
• Divorce
• Adult / Adolescent Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
• Adult / Adolescent Survivors of Childhood Abuse
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Co-Dependency Issues
• Anger Management

Play Therapy

Bluebonnet Counseling Services of South Texas, PLLC, offers play therapy sessions for young children because they often do not have the ability to use their words to express their traumatic experiences.  We understand that play is the natural medium in which children make sense of their trauma and through which they express their inner world.  Our clinicians are experienced in working with children who have gone through a wide array of traumatic events and as a result have been emotionally dysregulated.  Within the walls of our authentic playroom, children will learn new ways of thinking and develop new behaviors that lead to lasting life changes. In addition, our clinicians consider both the child and their parent to be their patients. We understand that children cannot heal themselves but rather need to be coached by their parent to learn how to regulate their emotion and direct their behavior.  Our individualized treatment plans are designed specifically for your child so that they get back to being a kid.  Furthermore, in addition to learning parenting skills to help parents shape their child’s behavior, our parents also receive psycho-educational information on how to support their child’s effort at obtaining control over their emotions. We help parents build a strong relationship with their child. Let us help you help your child pull themselves together before their emotions and behaviors set you apart.

CANS Assessment

• CANS Assessment Available Statewide for Adolescents via Telehealth
• Individual Therapy for Children in Foster Care

Support Groups

Bluebonnet Counseling Services of South Texas, PLLC, offers a variety of support groups via telehealth.  This medium allows our members worldwide to connect with others that are struggling through similar life experiences.  Our group sessions aim to help you cope with the issue at hand and remind our members that those issues that seem most personal are universal. Our support groups allow our patients to discuss their feelings and share their stories with other members within the comfort of their home.  Group members learn how to manage negative effect such as anxiety, anger, and sadness under the guidance of a Masters’ level facilitator.  In addition, members will gain insight on how others have successfully overcome similar challenges. Our group motto is, let us love you till you love yourself.  Join one of our support groups now and experience the synergy of our positivity!

We offer support groups to address the following:

• Surviving Romantic Break Ups

• Divorce

• Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

• Survivors of Childhood Abuse to include incest survivors.

• Latin Female Issues

• Raising emotionally healthy kids

• Expecting Mothers To Be

• Post – Adoption Issues

• Loving the skin you are in – Embracing life with the mark of cyst acne or vitiligo

• The Art of Emotional Regulation

Social Skills Training for Children (Ages 5-8)

Our social skills curriculum teaches skills that enable children to be more cooperative with others. We look forward to working with your child.

Teaching kids how to be more effective socially by teaching the following skills:

• How to Follow Directions
• Emotional Regulation
• Empathy
• Conflict Resolution

Life Coaching Services

All the psycho-educational information needed to navigate through life successfully minus the mental health diagnosis.  Our life coaching sessions help individuals become more conscious of their thinking and thus better able to keep their negative effect small and an improved ability to direct their behavior.  In addition, our Masters level coaches will point out errors in their choice of coping strategies.

Licensed Professional Counselor Supervision

Finding the right supervisor as an associate is an important process. Ensuring that your values and goals are aligned with your potential supervisor is critical for your development as a counselor. Clinical Supervision is where you develop into the professional you envisioned yourself to become. Supervision with Marina Montez, MS, LPC-S offers you the opportunity to build your clinical skills and learn about counseling in a private practice setting.

Example Topics Covered in Supervision:

• Laws, Ethics, and Best Practices

• Play Therapy and Working with Children

• Integrative Care

• Case Conceptualization, Assessment, and Treatment Planning

• Confidentiality and HIPAA

• Private Practice Skills

• Multicultural Competency

Working with Marina Montez, MS, LPC-S:

Marina is a supervisor with twenty years of experience in the field of counseling in various settings. She has advanced training and experience working with complex trauma and integrative care in individuals of all backgrounds and all ages. Marina’s theoretical orientation is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, but is well versed in play therapy, integrative and a solution focused approach. She is an approved LPC Supervisor in Texas and has been for the past 7 years and is licensed to offer Supervision to LPC-Associates. Marina is passionate about sharing her years of experience and wealth of knowledge to associates who are beginning their professional career as an LPC-A. If you are interested in working with Marina, contact us today.

Sliding Scale Self-Pay Policy

Bluebonnet Counseling Services of South Texas PLLC offers a self-pay sliding scale option for patients who do not own health insurance. This sliding scale treatment option is conducted by a Licensed Professional Counselor ASSOCIATE. The rate for our sliding scale sessions is $100. This treatment package includes a 1-hour long intake session with ALL subsequent sessions being 45-minutes in duration. A credit / debt card is required to be kept on file.

Please note: Bluebonnet Counseling Services of South Texas, PLLC has a “NO CANCELATION POLICY”   Patients are expected to attend their scheduled session in person, on our telehealth platform or via telephone.  In the event that a patient who is a minor is too ill to participate in treatment, a guardian may attend the session in their place.

Our sliding scale services include:

• One-hour long intake assessment to collect the client’s history, symptomologies, and current needs

• Diagnosis recognized in the DSM-V

• Treatment plan with personalized goals

• 45-minute sessions utilizing a cognitive behavioral and solution focused theoretical approach.

• Sessions are available in-office, on telehealth or via telephone. Best practices are for the clinician to be able to see the facial expression of the client in order to check for understanding.

Hours of availability:

• Monday: 8:00AM-5:00PM

• Tuesday: 8:00AM-5:00PM

• Wednesday: 8:00AM-5:00PM

• Thursday: 8:00AM-5:00PM

• Friday: 9:00AM-12:00PM

Please note appointment availability outside of these designated hours is strictly left up to the discretion and availability of the clinician. ALL AFTER HOUR APPOINTMENTS WILL BE CONDUCTED ON OUR TELEHEALTH PLATFORM OF VIA TELEPHONE.

Sliding scale patients will be seen by a LPC-Associate. All Associates are under the supervision of the Clinical Director, Marina L Montez M.S. LPC-S.

Our sliding scale services DO NOT include:

• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

• Work documentation – Work Release / Time-off

• Supplementary Security Income (SSI) Document Request

• Emotional Support Animal Documentation

• Records request – Records of sessions can be accessed for free through the patient portal

• Speaking to collateral contacts such as Child Protective Services Investigators at the guardian’s request or school officials

These additional services will incur a charge of $50 per document. A charge of $25 per 15 minute unit will be charged to speak to collateral contacts to include Child Protective Services.