Founder Karla Pineda’s Journey:
"I founded Layers Counseling Specialists after my own battle with OCD during grad school. As a Latina searching for help, I struggled to find a therapist who truly understood my disorder—until I met an ERP specialist who changed my life. That transformative experience inspired me to create what I needed: a practice where clients get expert-level care from clinicians who ‘get it.’"
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In a mental health landscape where generic therapy is common, we created Layers Counseling Specialists to fill a crucial need: a practice fully focused on specialized, evidence-based care for:
• OCD & Anxiety Disorders (ERP, ACT)
• Neurodiversity (ADHD/Autism-affirming therapy)
• Trauma Recovery (ART, TF-CBT)
While other practices may offer these services among many others, we’ve built our entire model around these specialties because:
✓ Depth over breadth: Every clinician trains for 500+ hours in their focus area
✓ No mismatches: We’ll honestly refer you if another provider better fits your needs
✓ Accessible expertise: Choose between seasoned specialists or supervised clinicians at lower rates
At Layers Counseling Specialists, we put our principles into practice every day. Our therapists complete 500+ hours of specialized training before working with clients, ensuring truly evidence-based care. As a bilingual Latina-led practice, we blend clinical expertise with cultural understanding to serve Plano’s diverse community. Through weekly supervision and ongoing education, we stay at the cutting edge of ERP, ACT, and DBT therapies—because stagnant clinicians can’t deliver transformative results.
Most importantly, we measure success by your growth: We don’t just help you cope—we give you the tools to rewire your brain.
oUR aPPROACH
Our specialists are seasoned professionals with years of intensive training in their specific areas of expertise.
They have:
Extensive Training – Completed rigorous programs and acquired advanced knowledge in their specialty areas.
Supervision and Consultation – Engaged in ongoing supervision and consultation to stay at the forefront of their fields.
Specialized Modalities – Mastered specific therapeutic techniques and modalities.
Proven Track Record – Successfully treated numerous clients, helping them achieve significant improvements.
Complex Cases – Effectively managed and treated complex presentations.
Specialists bring a wealth of experience and a deep understanding of their specialized fields to help clients navigate their challenges with expertise and compassion
Our focused clinicians are specialists-in-training, working toward becoming specialists in their chosen fields.
They are:
Training Intensively – Currently undergoing intensive training in evidence-based modalities to enhance their skills.
Weekly Consultation – Participating in weekly case consultations with our specialists to refine their approaches and ensure the highest standard of care.
Ongoing Supervision – Participating in ongoing supervision with a licensed supervisor to ensure overall competence and the highest ethical standards.
Competent and Compassionate – Already competent in their practice, providing effective therapy at a lower fee.
Clients working with focused clinicians benefit from a lower fee while still receiving high-quality, evidence-based therapy. By participating in weekly consultations with our specialists, focused clinicians ensure they provide effective care, all while developing their expertise and growing into specialists themselves.
