Annette Rios-Barrera

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

MSW, BS

23 years' experience

McAllen, TX, United States

Specialities

Addiction Adoption Antisocial Personality Anxiety Attachment Autism Borderline Personality Career Counseling Caregiver issues Chronic Impulsivity Chronic Pain Codependency Coping Skills Depression Divorce Domestic Violence Eating Disorders Family Conflict Grief Infertility Infidelity Intellectual Disability LGBT issues Life Coaching Life transitions Men's Issues Narcissistic Personality Nonmonogamy and polyamory Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD) Postpartum Pregnancy Relationship Issues Self-Harming Sexual Abuse Sexual Addiction social anxiety Stress Trauma and PTSD Women's Issues

About Annette

Annette Rios-Barrera is a highly experienced Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Texas, specializing as a mental health professional offering online counseling services. With 23 years of professional experience, she focuses on providing trauma-informed care and facilitating relational healing for a diverse range of clients. Her core specialties include supporting individuals through anxiety, depression, PTSD, and identity exploration, with particular compassion for the LGBTQ+ community and those in polyamorous or ethically non-monogamous relationships. She employs a robust array of advanced treatment approaches, such as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Internal Family Systems (IFS) to address complex challenges. Notably, she is a bilingual therapist, fluent in both English and Spanish, allowing her to effectively support a broader population across various life issues, from grief and family conflicts to career difficulties.

Gender:: Female
Language(s) spoken:: English, Spanish
License number(s):: 53659

Treatments offered

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Attachment-Based Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Dialectical Behavior Therapy Emotionally Focused Therapy Existential Therapy Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy Family Systems Therapy Internal Family Systems Therapy Jungian Therapy Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Motivational Interviewing Narrative Therapy Person-Centered Therapy Psychodynamic Therapy Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Somatic Therapy The Gottman Method Trauma Focused