Find a therapist, counselor or psychologist in Helotes, TX

John Joslin is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (LPC-S, CCTP) from the International Association of Trauma Professionals with over 20 years of experience and success. John has experience working with adults who are suffering from anxiety, trauma, PTSD, abuse-related issues, low self-esteem, risky sexual behaviors, and oppositional defiance-related issues. 

He earned his Master's degree in Counseling and Guidance from Southwest Texas State University (Texas State University) and is experienced in cognitive behavioral therapy and brainspotting techniques. John has experience working in a residential treatment center, private practice settings, inpatient psychiatric hospitals, and foster home residents and parents. 

He brings a common sense approach to therapy, utilizing a person’s strengths and motivation to facilitate change. John has extensive experience working together with children, adolescents, adults, and families to help them address life's obstacles together, as a team. 

"As someone who has personally experienced the challenges of anxiety, depression, and navigating through life's obstacles, I understand the weight you carry, and I'm here to support you on your journey towards healing and growth."

Daniella Lozano is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 3 years of experience in the mental health field. Her primary focus is working with adults facing various challenges and seeking support in their lives. Daniella specializes in a range of issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship problems, stress, and major life transitions. She helps clients develop coping strategies, explore patterns of thinking and behavior, and identify and modify unhelpful beliefs. Daniella holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology, both from Texas A&M University-Kingsville.

In her therapeutic practice, Daniella draws from various evidence-based modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy. However, her overall approach to therapy is eclectic, allowing her to tailor treatment to the specific needs of her clients.

Experiencing difficult situations can be tough, and it's natural to feel overwhelmed. Daniella understands that every individual has unique challenges, and she is committed to providing a safe and supportive space for potential clients. If you're ready to take that first step towards healing and personal growth, Daniella encourages you to reach out to her.

"Having experienced deep trauma in my own life, I share what my life, training and education have shown me to help others heal."

Mikela Rae Bowers is a Licensed Professional Counselor who has over 10 years of experience in mindfulness-based practices and therapies. Mikela works with those experiencing deep suffering due to life's ever-changing nature. From parenting teenagers to divorce or grief over the death of a loved one, Mikela offers therapies to facilitate healing the anxieties, depression, and traumas often accompanying these life events. Working together with her clients, Mikela finds the roots of suffering particular to each one and cultivates an environment and framework for healing.

Mikela completed her Master of Arts (MA) in Counseling Psychology at Texas A&M University. Surviving two divorces and a graduate program while also being the sole breadwinner for herself and her daughter, Mikela understands the many arrows thrown particularly at single women in our culture. As a veteran, mom, professional, divorcee, and trauma survivor, she is in a great place to help with many life transitions, anxieties, and slaps-in-the-face we all encounter along the way. A lifelong seeker of peace, Mikela has learned to cultivate it even in the worst of circumstances. She also humbly maintains a keen awareness of the thieves of peace constantly berating us all. Through awareness, time, and commitment we all may access the peace-of-mind we so intensely need, and Mikela offers her wisdom, experience, training and knowledge to help you find it.

Mikela utilizes collaborative, mindfulness-based, cognitive, spiritual, and emotional approaches to therapy, always maintaining awareness and flexibility to adapt to each individual or couple's needs. She excels in offering shifts in perception and perspective, allowing for rapid relief from many of life's painful experiences. Also having myriad life experiences herself involving deep suffering, Mikela's empathy is immediately felt upon interacting with her. Mikela’s clients often comment on the experience of feeling totally accepted and “un-judged” right away, allowing them to feel comfortable and safe in the counseling relationship.

While life has suffering inherent within it, Mikela works with her clients to maneuver the treacherous terrain, helping them to find peace and the ability to cope in the face of it all. We all deserve a safe space to process what life throws our way, free from judgement and unsolicited advice. As a professional, Mikela is highly skilled, ethical, and effective; as a human, Mikela is a kind and welcoming space in which you may find acceptance and understanding. Connect with Mikela today to begin your own new chapter of taking responsibility for–and improving–your level of peace and quality life experience.