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Aleida Chavez, LCSW

Experienced mental health professional

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

At a glance

Aleida is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

5.0 stars
Clients are very satisfied with Aleida. View 45 reviews
Speaks English and Spanish
Offers Telehealth visits
Licensed in Texas

Recent reviews

Aleida has been a lifesaver and trusyed confidante for over a year. I shudder to think where I might be without her today. She's kind and thoughtful, knowledgeable, caring and timely in her communication. I would 100% recommend her to anyone. Although she's a tough act to follow if you have to replace her for any reason

Reviewed July 2024

Aleida helped me out tremendously and pretty quickly in the time that I had her as a therapist. In the past when I tried therapy, I didn’t feel that the therapists that I tried out were quite right for me, for one reason or another. With Aleida I feel that she stood out from them and seem to generally understand where I was coming from and I found her to be not only relatable, but also refreshingly genuine. From the beginning I really valued the insight that she offered. I’d highly recommend her to anyone else looking for a good therapist!

Reviewed April 2024

More about Aleida

  • 8 years' experience
  • Female
  • LCSW

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 other 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 cultural competence and 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.

Specialties

Stress Anxiety Addictions Trauma and abuse Anger management Depression 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, and alternative sex culture Blended family issues Body image Cancer Caregiver issues and stress Chronic pain, illness, and disability Co-morbidity Codependency Commitment issues 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 Veteran and Armed Forces Issues Money and financial issues Mood disorders Multicultural concerns Narcissism Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacks Paranoia Personality disorders Phobias Polyamory / non-monogamous 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

Treatment Approaches

  • Attachment-Based Therapy
  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Mindfulness Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Trauma-Focused Therapy

Licenses

Aleida Chavez's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407563612.

  • LCSW · Texas · 61801 · Expires March 2025

About online counseling

Affordable.
Pay a low flat fee.
Convenient.
Do it at your own time and at your own pace. Communicate whenever you feel it's needed.
Available now.
There is no waiting list and no calls to make. Simply fill out a short questionnaire and send your first message.

Online counseling allows you to receive care from a mental health practitioner via phone, video chat, or instant messaging. It is convenient for those who may have trouble getting to or would prefer not to have in-person therapy appointments. Starting at $65 per week, online counseling is generally more affordable than in-person counseling. A study by researchers at University of California, Berkeley found that online counseling can be just as effective as face-to-face therapy while being more convenient, affordable, and accessible.

Reviews for Aleida Chavez

All reviews have been submitted by clients after seeing the provider.

Overall rating:

5.0

45 reviews

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Aleida has been a lifesaver and trusyed confidante for over a year. I shudder to think where I might be without her today. She's kind and thoughtful, knowledgeable, caring and timely in her communication. I would 100% recommend her to anyone. Although she's a tough act to follow if you have to replace her for any reason

Reviewed July 2024

Aleida helped me out tremendously and pretty quickly in the time that I had her as a therapist. In the past when I tried therapy, I didn’t feel that the therapists that I tried out were quite right for me, for one reason or another. With Aleida I feel that she stood out from them and seem to generally understand where I was coming from and I found her to be not only relatable, but also refreshingly genuine. From the beginning I really valued the insight that she offered. I’d highly recommend her to anyone else looking for a good therapist!

Reviewed April 2024

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!!!

Reviewed March 2024

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

Reviewed March 2024

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.

Reviewed March 2024

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!

Reviewed March 2024

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

Reviewed March 2024

Aleida has been my saving grace!

Reviewed March 2024

Aleida has been a real help and confidante to me in the last year. I am very grateful that I was able to be connected to her through an app which provides so many great tools and resources. I am grateful for her ability to listen, understand, relate, and provide actions and materials for me to work on, and read, as I am able. She does her best to provide everything she can to decrease your suffering, or at least give you tools to get through it. She is a lovely human.

Reviewed February 2024

Aly is the best therapist i’ve ever had. She does everything correctly and I just adore this time with her. Helping me grow as a person.

Reviewed February 2024

Aleida has been instrumental in my finding myself again, after experiencing mental abuse while in a relationship with a narcissist. I am stronger now mentally than I think I’ve ever been in my life. She’s so easy to talk to and non-judgmental. I highly recommend her… she’s definitely helped me improve my mental health.

Reviewed January 2024

Aleida has been a breath of fresh air on my new journey with therapy and I appreciate her insight and professionalism. I feel she's a great match and look forward to referring her some additional patients. Thank you!

Reviewed January 2024

Highly recommended

Reviewed January 2024

Aleida is a wonderful therapist and has been so helpful in the short time I’ve been seeing her. She listens and shares the tools I need to work through my challenges. She’s always there for me to bounce my thoughts and experiences off outside of sessions via messaging. I can’t say even about how much she’s helped me.

Reviewed January 2024

Aleida is the third therapist I tried on BetterHelp and I am so grateful that I found her! What stands out about Aleida is that it's easy to see that she's passionate about being a therapist and helping people work through whatever it is that they need to work through. She is very intelligent and is always prepared with helpful and relevant insights, quotes, worksheets, etc. With Aleida I feel like I'm making much faster progress than I did with other therapists. I 100% recommend therapy with Aleida!

Reviewed December 2023

Aleida me hace sentir tranquila y escuchada. Estoy pasando por divorcio y apoyo ha sido esencial.

Reviewed November 2023

She is amazing!

Reviewed November 2023

Actively listens and shows professionalism while supporting me as a client

Reviewed November 2023

Aleida is the most helpful person I have talked to in a while! She is very calming, always uplifting, and always knows what to say at the right time! She is amazing

Reviewed November 2023

I am so grateful for Aleida. I look forward to our video calls each week. She listens and then gives some feedback, empathy, or asks questions, or shares materials, or whatever the moment may call for .... she has many methods in her repertoire to draw from and I feel very comfortable and confident with her and her abilities. She's a lovely person, and she's actually helping me save my sanity over the last few months. I don't know what I'd do without her

Reviewed November 2023

Aly, has changed my life for the better. Talking with her throughout the week and connecting once a week via video is always amazing. I’m so thankful to have taken this leap and gotten here.

Reviewed November 2023

I absolutely look forward to my sessions with my therapist

Reviewed September 2023

Aleida is very understanding and knows how to validate my experiences and feelings.

Reviewed September 2023

Appreciate your thoroughness & directness!

Reviewed August 2023

you’re an amazing therapist

Reviewed August 2023

Aleida Chavez has been very helpful and supportive throughout the hardship I've faced. She's a very good listener and is able to give me another perspective on things without being antagonizing. I also greatly appreciate that she's able to keep the discussion on topic and that she asks a lot of questions, especially about things I do not necessarily mention but that are often very relevant.

Reviewed August 2023

After our first appointment I immediately learned things about myself that I had not yet uncovered after years of expensive therapy. Aleida not only listens but provides valuable input, concrete exercises to really think through. This is the first therapist that has truly been interactive and shared her own relatable experiences.

Reviewed July 2023

Amazing therapist. Punctual, kind, and offers tons of great advice.

Reviewed July 2023

Aleida is very responsive, professional and empathetic. She is a good therapist!

Reviewed July 2023

Aleida Chavez is very professional, caring, understanding, supportive and helpful to mention a few that come to mind. She has helped me a lot in my journey and made it possible for me to come out as a transgender MTF and gradually work on my exposure therapy amongst some. In my opinion she is a great therapist and to my benefit, she is amazing at makeup :3

Reviewed July 2023

She’s amazing and i would recommend anyone to her.

Reviewed June 2023

I am glad that i got paired with Aleida, having someone with the same cultural background helped me more feel secure in talking

Reviewed June 2023

Only two weeks in with Ms. Chavez and I already am see improvements in my life!

Reviewed June 2023

Aleida has been invaluable in my healing journey. She is such an empathetic, sincere, and genuine supporter for trauma survivors and their struggles. I can’t imagine what my last few months would’ve been without her and for that I am so grateful to her.

Reviewed May 2023

She has been an absolutely amazing therapist. Very helpful and supportive. I truly appreciate everything she has ever done for me and my family.

Reviewed March 2023

Aleida has been a wonderful support for me since I started having sessions with her. She is very easy to talk to, and gives great suggestions and resources to help me face and overcome my issues.

Reviewed February 2023

Aleida is very easy to talk to and very passionate about what she does.

Reviewed January 2023

Aleida is very professional and I really like the connection we’ve made. I feel very comfortable with what I share and what she suggests for me and my mental health.

Reviewed January 2023

Aleida is great to talk to and it’s clear she cares

Reviewed December 2022

Love my therapist!!

Reviewed December 2022

She is very kind and thoughtful towards talking about problems. Always listens and understands, sends helpful tools to help when I need. Always responds in a very timely matter.

Reviewed December 2022

Aleida has been a great support in the little time that I’ve known her. I felt very safe to open up to her quite quickly which has allowed us to already dig a bit deeper into the patterns and situations that are present. She is very professional, yet very kind and personal. I’m really grateful for our match.

Reviewed November 2022

Aleida is Wonderful to talk to and I have confidence in her advice

Reviewed November 2022

I am so thankful to match with Aleida for my therapy. She immediately proved to be sincere, supportive, diligent, and empathetic. She listens, understands and respects my needs and concerns in recovery. Therefore I have complete faith that our journey will help me heal my Child Within.

Reviewed November 2022

I had to change 2/3 therapists due only to timing availabilities and lack of response or compassion sometimes. But then I had to talk to Aleida and she changed the whole experience for me!!! I am truly amazed and i have seen a progress even with the way i think or feel. It has all been different since i talked to her. I am so happy and i have already recommended her to two friends of mine!!! Thank you Ali❤️

Reviewed November 2022

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Frequently asked questions

Does Aleida Chavez offer telehealth visits?

Yes. Aleida Chavez works with clients by exchanging messages, chatting live, speaking over the phone, or video conferencing based on what works for the client at that particular time.

What language(s) does Aleida Chavez speak?

Aleida Chavez speaks English and Spanish.

How many years of experience does Aleida Chavez have?

Aleida Chavez has 8 years of experience.

Where is Aleida Chavez licensed to practice?

Aleida Chavez is licensed to practice in Texas.

Does Aleida Chavez accept clients outside of the United States?

Yes, Aleida Chavez accepts clients outside of the United States.

Is online therapy as effective as in-person therapy?

Numerous studies support the effectiveness of online platforms in facilitating life changes. For instance, research published by JMIR Publications, conducted by teams from the University of Berkeley, UCSF, and SF General Hospital, found that "users of BetterHelp experienced significantly reduced depression symptom severity after engaging with the platform."

What treatment approaches does Aleida Chavez offer?

Aleida Chavez offers clients Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

How can I communicate with Aleida Chavez?

Aleida Chavez can be engaged in any one of four ways: (1) Exchanging messages, (2) chatting live, (3) speaking over the phone, or (4) video conferencing. You can use different ways at different times as you wish, based on your needs, availability, and convenience.

How do I get started with Aleida Chavez?

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