OUR TEAM
Axel Bolaños, M.A, LPC
Clinical Director & Founder of Meadows Psychotherapy & Assessment
Axel Bolaños is a compassionate and dedicated Licensed Professional Counselor who is committed to helping individuals, couples, families, and communities navigate life's challenges and create meaningful, lasting change. As the founder of Meadows Psychotherapy & Assessment, Axel is passionate about providing a safe, supportive, and welcoming environment where patients feel heard, understood, and empowered.
Axel believes that every individual possesses the capacity for growth, healing, and resilience. His approach to therapy is grounded in empathy, authenticity, and collaboration, and he is committed to walking alongside patients as they navigate personal, relational, and emotional challenges. By fostering a strong therapeutic relationship built on trust, respect, and understanding, he helps patients gain insight, develop effective coping strategies, and move toward their goals with confidence.
Throughout his career, Axel has worked with patients from diverse backgrounds and life experiences, tailoring treatment to meet each individual's unique needs, experiences, and goals. He has completed advanced training through Level 3 of the Gottman Method, a research-based approach to couples therapy that helps partners strengthen communication, deepen emotional connection, navigate conflict more effectively, and build healthier relationships.
Beyond his work with patients, Axel is deeply committed to promoting mental health awareness and supporting the well-being of the broader community. He believes that accessible, high-quality mental health care can create positive change not only for individuals and families, but for entire communities.
At Meadows, Axel strives to provide compassionate, evidence-based care that empowers patients to recognize their strengths, embrace new perspectives, and create meaningful and lasting change in their lives.
Kami Ochoa, M.S.W., LCSW-Supervisor
Kami Ochoa is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Board-Approved Supervisor with experience in clinical practice, trauma-informed care, and leadership within community and behavioral health systems. She earned her Master of Social Work from the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Throughout her career, Kami has provided individual, family, and group therapy, as well as supervision and consultation. Her work has focused on strengthening trauma-informed services, addressing complex clinical needs, supporting individuals and families across different stages of life, and developing systems that promote meaningful outcomes for individuals, families, and communities.
As a clinician, Kami specializes in trauma and incorporates EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and other evidence-based approaches to help individuals process traumatic experiences, reduce distress, and develop healthier ways of coping. She is also a Certified Facilitator in TARGET, an evidence-based trauma treatment model.
In addition to her clinical practice, Kami provides supervision to Licensed Master Social Workers and serves as an adjunct social work professor. Her approach to therapy is person-centered and strengths-based with attention to each person’s emotional, psychological, cultural, social, and spiritual needs.
She believes effective therapy builds on a person’s strengths while creating insight and practical tools to navigate challenges, heal from trauma, and move toward meaningful personal goals.
Gabrielle Longoria, M.S., LPC, RPT™
Gabrielle “Gabby” Longoria is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas and Louisiana and a Registered Play Therapist™ who specializes in working with children, teens, and families. She earned her Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and is a Certified AutPlay® Therapy Provider.
Gabby’s approach to counseling is warm, genuine, and relationship-focused. She believes that meaningful growth begins when clients feel safe, accepted, and comfortable enough to be themselves. Because children often communicate through play before they are able to fully express their experiences with words, Gabby utilizes Play Therapy as a central part of her work. Through play, creativity, and developmentally appropriate activities, she helps children explore emotions, process experiences, strengthen emotional regulation, build confidence, and develop healthy coping skills.
Gabby also incorporates principles from Synergetic Play Therapy, with an emphasis on nervous system regulation, connection, and helping children better understand the relationship between their emotions, bodies, and behaviors. As a Certified AutPlay® Therapy Provider, Gabby works with neurodivergent children and their families by honoring each child’s unique strengths, communication style, and way of experiencing the world. Her work may support areas such as emotional regulation, connection, self-awareness, relationships, and social navigation.
With adolescents, Gabby focuses on creating an authentic space where they can talk openly without feeling judged or pressured. She enjoys helping teens navigate anxiety, self-esteem, relationships, identity, family dynamics, school stress, and the many changes that come with growing up.
Gabby also values working alongside parents and caregivers when appropriate, offering support, psychoeducation, and practical tools that can help strengthen connection and carry progress into everyday life. Above all, she wants each child and teen who enters her office to feel seen, heard, and accepted exactly as they are.
Brianna Escobar, M.S.R.C., LPC
Brianna H. Escobar is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas who is passionate about helping children and families grow, heal, and thrive. With a focus on pediatric counseling, she creates a safe, supportive, and engaging environment where children can feel comfortable being themselves while working through life’s challenges.
Brianna works with children experiencing anxiety, intense emotions, behavioral challenges, difficulties with relationships, and other emotional or behavioral concerns. Through play therapy, creative activities, and developmentally appropriate strategies, she helps children express their emotions, build confidence, develop healthy coping skills, and strengthen their social and emotional well-being.
Brianna believes that meaningful progress often extends beyond the counseling room. She values collaborating with parents, caregivers, and teachers to provide children with consistent support across the different areas of their lives. Her approach focuses on helping children and families develop practical tools that encourage resilience, emotional growth, and stronger relationships.
Above all, Brianna believes every child deserves to feel heard, understood, and supported. She meets each child where they are while recognizing their individual strengths and helping them build the skills they need to move forward with confidence.
Tiffany Rivera, M.Ed., LPC-A
Supervised by Allison L. Smith, M.Ed., LPC-S, RPT-S
Tiffany Rivera is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate passionate about helping children, adolescents, and young adults reconnect with their strengths, explore their emotions, and develop a stronger sense of self. She strives to create a warm and supportive environment where patients feel comfortable expressing themselves, exploring their experiences, and growing at their own pace.
Her approach is rooted in trauma-informed care and incorporates expressive arts, narrative therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Tiffany believes creativity and imagination can be powerful tools for healing, especially when thoughts or emotions are difficult to put into words.
As a former art educator, Tiffany brings creativity and curiosity into the therapeutic process. She enjoys working collaboratively with patients to explore their stories, better understand themselves, and discover strengths they may not always recognize within themselves.
Her goal is to help each patient feel seen, supported, and empowered as they navigate life’s challenges. Through a compassionate and creative approach, Tiffany helps patients build healthy coping skills, strengthen emotional regulation, and create meaningful pathways toward healing and personal growth.
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