Empowered Counseling Services, PLLC

04/12/2026

We’re Not Just Growing… We’re Expanding What Care Looks Like in Our Community.

Empowered Counseling Services is proud to introduce our full team—built with purpose, experience, and a commitment to real impact.

This isn’t just counseling.
This is a full-service support system for individuals, families, and our community.

What We Offer:
• Individual Counseling
• Family Therapy
• Substance Abuse Treatment Facility (SUD Services)
• Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR)
• Parenting Support
• Immigration Evaluations & Support Services

Whether you’re navigating mental health, substance use, life transitions, or legal-related evaluations,we have the team and the structure to support you.

Now Accepting:
• Medicaid Managed Care Plans
• Marketplace (ACA) Plans
• Medicare

Expanded availability for:
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Aetna

We’ve built this team intentionally, so when you walk through our doors, you’re not just getting a service… you’re getting support that’s connected, structured, and designed to help you move forward.

📍 Los Fresnos, TX
📞 (956) 278-0021
🌐 www.empoweredrgv.com

We’re here. We’re ready. And we’re built for this.

04/01/2026

Cameron County Easter Egg Hunt

03/28/2026

Wishing Emily a Happy Birthday from all of us at Empowered Counseling!

Your dedication and compassion make you an incredible counselor and an invaluable part of our team. Wishing you all the happiness you deserve.

03/14/2026

We offer addiction counseling

If you have a client, student, or individual in the community who is struggling with drug, alcohol, va**ng, or substance use, Empowered Counseling Services can help.

We provide professional substance use assessments and counseling services to determine the appropriate level of care for youth and adults.

Our team can complete intakes and clinical evaluations and help connect individuals to the services and support they need.

We also work with courts, schools, probation departments, attorneys, and families to provide counseling services and documentation when required.

SERVICES AVAILABLE

• Substance Use Assessments
• Addiction Counseling
• Youth Va**ng / Ma*****na Intervention
• Early Intervention for Substance Use
• Court / Diversion Program Evaluations
• Individual & Group Counseling
• Referrals to Appropriate Treatment Programs
• Progress Reports When Required

WE HELP INDIVIDUALS STRUGGLING WITH

• Alcohol
• Va**ng / Ni****ne
• Ma*****na / THC
• Methamphetamine
• Co***ne
• Opioids & Prescription Pills
• Polysubstance Use

EMPOWERED COUNSELING SERVICES PLLC

📍 324 W. Ocean Blvd Suite 203
Los Fresnos, Texas

📞 (956) 278-0021
🌐 www.empoweredrgv.com

Helping individuals find the right path toward recovery and support.

03/14/2026

🚨 NEW SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT FACILITY IN LOS FRESNOS, SERVING THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY 🚨

Empowered Counseling Services is now a Licensed Chemical Dependency Treatment Facility.

We help individuals struggling with:
• Alcohol use
• Ma*****na / Cannabis use
• Va**ng / Ni****ne dependence
• Methamphetamine use
• Opioid use (including prescription pain medications)
• Prescription drug misuse
• Co***ne use
• Polysubstance addiction (using multiple substances

✔ Assessments
✔ Counseling
✔ Relapse Prevention
✔ Court / Diversion Referrals
✔ Recovery Support

If you or someone you love needs help, we are here.

📍 324 W Ocean Blvd Suite 205AB
Los Fresnos, TX

📞 (956) 278-0021

Recovery starts today.

03/12/2026

🌟 Empowered Counseling Services is Growing! 🌟

We are excited to welcome Mariann Villarreal, LPC-Associate to the Empowered Counseling team!

Mariann is now accepting new patients and is currently in-network with Blue Cross Blue Shield and Aetna.

Mariann Villarreal is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (License #101891) supervised by Griselda A. Alaniz, LPC-S (License #77477) and specializes in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.

She brings experience in:
✔️ Individual Counseling
✔️ Group Counseling
✔️ Couples Counseling
✔️ Supporting individuals navigating substance use challenges

Her areas of focus include:
* Coping skills
* Stress management
* Emotional regulation
* Self-esteem
* Relationship issues
* Communication
* Boundary setting
* Overall mental health & wellness

Mariann primarily works with adults (18+) and is also available to see Spanish-speaking clients.

If you or someone you know is ready to take the next step toward healing, growth, and balance, we’re here to help. 💙

📍 Empowered Counseling Services PLLC
324 W. Ocean Blvd Suite 203
Los Fresnos, Texas 78566
📞 (956) 278-0021
🌐 www.empoweredrgv.com⁠

✨ Please help us welcome Mariann to the Empowered family!

03/11/2026

🚨 ATTENTION RGV COUNSELORS 🚨

Empowered Counseling Services PLLC is expanding and we are looking for LPCs and LPC-Associates to join our team!

If you want to be part of a counseling center that is growing, helping the community, and creating opportunities for counselors, this may be the perfect fit.

📧 Send resumes to HR@EmpoweredRGV.com

Let’s continue building something special for our community.

Please share to help us find the right counselors!

03/06/2026

📍 Empowered Counseling Out in the Community

Our Marketing Manager, Rudy Solis, was out making his rounds today representing Empowered Counseling Services and connecting with healthcare providers and community organizations across the Rio Grande Valley. 🤝

Strengthening partnerships with medical professionals helps ensure patients have access to mental health support, counseling services, and coordinated care when they need it most.

Today’s visits included:

🏥 Brownsville Obstetrics & Gynecology Associates
- Dr. Jose R. Nieves Sosa - Dr. Magdalena Flores

🏥 Internal Medicine – Dr. Yasmin Maldonado

🏥 South Heart Clinic

🏥 BTX Premier Urology - Dr. Kenneth Ewane

🏥 RGV Women’s Health - Dr. Byron Newton

🏥 Dr Jaime Silva - Cardiologist- Internal Medicine

🏥 Brownsville Infectious Disease - Dr. Darlington C. Udeh

🏥 Valley Baptist Surgical & Medical Weight Loss Program - Marcela Montemayor, RN, CBN – Director of Bariatric Services

🏥 CenterWell

🏥 WellMed

🏥 Cameron County Education Initiative

🏥 Hispanic Health Research Center

At Empowered Counseling Services, we believe collaboration between medical providers and behavioral health professionals plays a vital role in supporting the overall health of our community.

Thank you to everyone who welcomed Rudy today. We look forward to continuing to work together to serve the people of the Rio Grande Valley. 💙

📍 324 W. Ocean Blvd Suite 203
Los Fresnos, Texas

(956l278-0021

🌐 www.empoweredrgv.com

03/01/2026

🎉🎂 Today marks a very special milestone for Empowered Counseling Services! 🎂🎉

On this day, five years ago, Empowered Counseling Services officially opened its headquarters in Los Fresnos, Texas and a vision to create a place where healing, growth, and hope could truly begin.

What started as one office and one counseling room has grown into something incredible:

💚 From 1 office space → 4 office spaces combined (almost 4000 sq ft)
💚 From 1 counseling room → 7+ counseling rooms and conference spaces
💚 From a small vision → helping thousands of individuals and families across our community

Every step of this journey has been built through faith, hard work, and the trust of the people we serve. Watching Empowered grow has been more than expanding offices, it has been expanding impact, opportunity, and access to mental health services for our community.

To our clients, staff, and supporters, thank you for believing in us and growing alongside us. You are part of this story.

Here’s to the lives changed, the healing that continues, and the future ahead.

💚 5 years strong — and we’re just getting started.

📍 Headquarters:
324 W. Ocean Blvd, Suite 203
Los Fresnos, Texas 78566

🌐 www.empoweredrgv.com

02/22/2026

Free Youth Camp!!!! Parents this is great for kids to get some physical activity.

🏈FREE FALCONS YOUTH SPORTS CAMP!🏈

To the Los Fresnos Community and surrounding areas,

We are thrilled to invite the next generation of athletes to a special Free Youth Football Camp hosted by FYS Coaches and Los Fresnos Varsity Football Players .

This is more than just a clinic on passing and tackling. It is a chance for our youth to interact with and learn directly from the present varsity Falcons. Our players are eager to share the secrets of their success, teaching the core values of what it means to be a Falcon: dedication, hard work, and teamwork.

Come experience the energy, learn new skills, and see the standard of excellence required to compete at the next level.

Don't miss this free opportunity to learn from the best!

01/23/2026

Bringing Years of Experience Into Clinical Practice

Emily Cisneros, M.Ed., LPC-Associate

Emily Cisneros brings a strong foundation of real-world experience into her counseling work. She served five years in education and additional time in Child Protective Services, allowing her to work extensively with children and adolescents ages 4–18, as well as their families. This background provides her with a deep understanding of developmental, behavioral, academic, and family-related challenges.

Emily also works with adults, supporting individuals experiencing depression, anxiety, emotional regulation difficulties, life transitions, and everyday stressors.

She holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and a Bachelor’s degree in Rehabilitation Services. Emily is bilingual (English/Spanish) and practices as an LPC-Associate under the supervision of Griselda Alaniz, LPC-S. She is also an LCDC-Intern, allowing her to address co-occurring mental health and substance-related concerns when appropriate.

Areas of Focus

- Child & Adolescent Counseling (ages 4–18)

- Depression

- Anxiety & Stress Management

- Behavioral & Emotional Regulation

- Family Dynamics & Parenting Support

- School-Related Challenges

- Life Transitions & Coping Skills

- Substance Use & Co-Occurring Concerns

- Bilingual Counseling (English/Spanish)

New appointment availability is open. Emily accepts Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield.

📞 (956) 278-0021
🌐 www.empoweredrgv.com/appointments

01/20/2026

Teen drivers start here 🤍
February enrollment now open
Register today with a $50 deposit.
Ages 14–18 ✨

Los conductores adolescentes comienzan aquí 🤍
Inscripciones abiertas Clase de febrero
Asegure su inscripción hoy con un depósito de $50.
Para estudiantes de 14–18 años ✨