Therapists

Founder and Owner

Andrea Cox is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).  Originally from San Antonio, Andrea moved away in 1997 to study psychology at Texas Tech University. After that, she moved on to study social work at the University of Chicago. Having the opportunity to study at the University of Chicago, one of the top-ranked schools in the world for social work, and internationally credited as one of the birth places of social work philosophy, was highly formative for her as a therapist. 

It is her goal to help children, adolescents, adults, and families cope during those difficult times of life and flourish during the good times. Andrea has worked in various medical healthcare settings throughout her career. She focuses her practice on treating adults and adolescents who experience mood disorders, trauma and issues with weight and body image, parenting teens and dealing with life stressors. Andrea is certified in Brainspotting and is paneled with Medicare, Traditional Medicaid, Aetna, BCBS, UHC, Humana, Superior, Gilsbar,  and Tricare.

In her spare time, Andrea enjoys spending time with her husband and children, attending local sports events, and hiking, road trips and traveling and exploring new cities.

Licensing:

Board-Approved LCSW Supervisor, Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners

Education:

Master of Arts in Social Work (Specialization in Family Support), University of Chicago

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Texas Tech University

Graduate, Antonian College Preparatory High School

Certifications:

Certified Brainspotting Practitioner

Chenoa received her Masters in Social Work from Tulane University in 2015. She has been a therapist for over 7 years. Chenoa is experienced in case management, working with trauma victims and has specialized in working with at-risk populations such as individuals with HIV, BIPOC and LGBTQIA+. She provides individual and family counseling for mood disorders with teens, adults and older adult populations. Chenoa is available for in person and telehealth appointments. She is paneled with Medicare, Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, UHC and Humana.

In her free time, she has fun with her children, cuddling with them and reading. Chenoa works Monday- Wednesday day appts.

Victoria was born in Louisiana, but has spent most of her life in San Antonio and Chicago.  She has a B.A. from Trinity Univ., a J.D. from St Mary’s Univ., and dual Masters degrees in Theology and Social Work from the University of Chicago.  At NECC, she works as a therapist-in-training under the supervision of Emily Perez, LCSW-S, with a special interest in couples counseling.  She is also very motivated to provide individual counseling with people dealing with problem drinking, trauma survivors, LGBTQ+ individuals, and persons with strong cultural ties to countries other than the US—she speaks Spanish and French fluently, and is happy to do therapy in those languages.  

She is a trained interfaith/interreligious chaplain who enjoys working within a spiritual framework in support of individual and couple client goals for greater emotional health and equilibrium.  She is also comfortable exploring issues of aging, loss and grief. 

For fun, she travels the world, talks her friends into playing board games with her, rides her bicycle on the city Greenways and fosters orphaned neonate kittens (ages newborn to 8 weeks of age) for animal rescue organizations around the city. 

Victoria works afternoon and evening hours with some Saturday availability. 

Tanya is a Licensed Master Social Worker. She was born and raised in San Antonio. Tanya earned her Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice at Texas State University. She worked with at risk youth and their families as a Juvenile Probation Officer with Bexar County for 10 years. She then pursued her Masters in Social Work degree at Our Lady of the Lake University. Tanya wants to focus on breaking the stigma of mental health within the Latino population. Her experiences of therapeutic approaches include strength-based perspective, CBT, and CPT. Tanya wants to continue empowering clients through client-center approaches.   In her free time, Tanya enjoys spending time with her family and friends. She also enjoys hiking and coffee.

Tanya is available to see Aetna insurance clients and affordable private pay rates. She has a few morning and afternoon appts during the week available.

Caitlin (Cait) joins us in May 2023. Originally from Lubbock, Cait moved to Denton in 2016 to study Psychology and Journalism at the University of North Texas. In the middle of a pandemic, Cait moved to San Antonio in 2020 to attend Our Lady of the Lake University, where she obtained her Master’s Degree in Psychology with a concentration in Marriage & Family Therapy. 

Cait utilizes a post-modern, strengths-based approach to therapy and frequently uses Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and Narrative Therapy techniques with clients. She has worked with a variety of individuals, couples and families, including mandated clients. 

In her free time, Cait enjoys hiking, photography, reading and spending time with her two cats, Jasper and Akio. Cait is available for affordable private pay rates and is available Wednesday thru Sunday morning, afternoon and evenings.

George is a native of El Paso, Texas. Working within the education system, as a Bilingual, Early Childhood teacher and school counselor and a counselor in private practice he has set the tone for his delivery of a counseling sessions. He believes that all individuals have specific learning styles, ways in which they understand concepts and get highly involved in the counselling process. George uses different capacities from early childhood to adulthood and this has led him to understand the connection between childhood experiences, family connection, educational achievement and cultural/social barriers which may contribute to stress, anxiety and self-harming thoughts and behaviors. George is fluent in Spanish and has completed certification in ASL (American Sign Language).

George enjoys reading, learning about new ways to better serve his clients and people in general, he also enjoys travel and spending time with his family and his two dogs Bobby and Tobias. George has a few evening appts available and sees Traditional Medicaid, BCBS, UHC, Aetna clients.

George, nativo de El Paso, Texas.  Al desempeñarse en el sistema educativo del lugar, se expuso a ese sistema como maestro, ¡consejero escolar y terapeuta de manera particular y provee un tipo de consejería donde todos los involucrados aprovecharan! ¡Se les invita cordialmente!