About
My name is Gregorio (Greg). I first started in the field of psychology doing quantitative research in 2003. By 2009, I had begun doing mental health case management work at a Local Mental Health Authority and quickly returned to school to pursue a second Master’s degree in community mental health counseling. That’s when my purpose in life began: to help people overcome emotional challenges.
I received both of my Master of Science degrees from the University of Texas at San Antonio. As a mental health professional, I helped individuals struggling with Major Depressive Disorders, Bipolar Disorders, Schizophrenia, and substance abuse disorders for approximately 12 years before obtaining my intern license to practice counseling. Now, as a fully licensed professional counselor, I am at the point where I’ve come to settle on my life’s purpose.
In my spare time, I enjoy reading, mountain biking, exercising, and above all, spending time with my two wonderful children. We enjoy going to parks and spending time outdoors.
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Fees & Your Privacy:
I work with multiple different insurances but am also open to private pay as I understand that utilizing health insurance requires a diagnosis and a “paper trail” that may not be preferable. The choice is yours, if you’d like to consider using your insurance, I work with the following panels:
Aetna
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
Cigna (in Process)
Optum
Oscar Health
Oxford
United Health
If you’d like to consider an additional layer of privacy and you opt for out of pocket pay, the rates are as follows:
60 minutes: $135
45 minutes: $95
30 minutes: $75
15 minutes: $55
Compassionate Care
Branch of Wellness Counseling is a counseling practice that is dedicated to the wellness needs of residents of the state of Texas. Compassionate care can only come from a place of empathy in which your therapist can feel your pain and thereby, be able to join you in your journey towards wellness. Feeling heard, understood, and validated is the beginning part of healing. To understand how this comes naturally to me, I must inform you of my spiritual beliefs.
My life and my career have been made possible by my savior Jesus Christ and he’s my model in providing the help that I offer. Having said that, you do not have to be a believer to reach out to me, my stance on diversity and inclusion is part of my duty from his teachings. I believe in transparency about my background but also, to be clear that I would NEVER impose my beliefs onto anyone. All are well received and encouraged to reach out to me for care.