Where We Work
Guiding Hope Counseling and Consulting offers online therapy to teens and adults in Galveston by secure video, with clinicians licensed in Texas.
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Guiding Growth.
Restoring Hope.
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Galveston is an island city on the Gulf of Mexico, home to the University of Texas Medical Branch and an economy built around the port, tourism, and health care.
On an island, getting to specialized care can mean a drive over the causeway. Galveston residents can meet with Guiding Hope's clinicians by secure video from home.
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Whatever brings you in, you will be matched with a clinician whose focus fits. Guiding Hope works with teens and adults on anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, life transitions, stress and burnout, relationships, and pregnancy and postpartum mental health, and offers LGBTQIA+ affirming care and therapy in American Sign Language.
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Mallori Thompson, LPC-Associate, supports women through infertility, pregnancy, postpartum adjustment, and the move into motherhood, and has a particular passion for high-achieving African American women carrying high-functioning anxiety and depression.
Odette Gonzalez, LCSW, has sixteen years in the field and specializes in working with women who have experienced trauma, abuse, anxiety, and depression, using a collaborative, trauma-informed approach. She sees teens and adults.
Ashley Gutierrez, LPC-Associate, works with teens, young adults, adults, and couples, specializes in LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent clients, uses DBT and narrative therapy, is fluent in American Sign Language, and offers daytime, evening, and weekend telehealth.
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Guiding Hope is in network with Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and UnitedHealthcare. Coverage varies from plan to plan, so it is worth confirming your benefits before your first session. If you are out of network, the practice can provide a superbill you may be able to submit for reimbursement.
The first step is a free consultation. It is a short conversation where you can say what is going on, ask how online sessions work, and hear which clinician may be the best fit. There is no obligation, and you do not need to have the right words ready.
Meet the Team
AdultsSupport for the pressure beneath achievement and the transitions of motherhood.
Pregnancy & Postpartum · High Functioning Anxiety · High-Achieving African American Women · Grief & Loss · Trauma · Depression
Practicing under the supervision of Dr. Desiree L. Stephens, LPC-S.
Teens & AdultsA grounded space for healing from trauma, abuse, anxiety, and depression.
Trauma · Abuse · Anxiety · Depression · Women's Healing · Grief & Loss · Relationships
Teens & AdultsAffirming, accessible therapy in spoken English and fluent ASL.
LGBTQIA+ · Neurodivergent · Anxiety · ASL · Deaf & Hard of Hearing · Trauma · Depression · Relationships
Daytime, evening, and weekend availability
Practicing under the supervision of Dr. Bernadette H. Solórzano, PsyD, LPC-S.
Common Questions
Yes. Every session at Guiding Hope is held by secure video, and all of our clinicians are licensed in Texas, so you can meet from anywhere in the state.
Guiding Hope is in network with Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and UnitedHealthcare. Coverage varies by plan, and superbills are available for out-of-network reimbursement.
You share a little about what is bringing you in, ask any practical questions, and talk through which clinician may fit. It is a conversation, not a commitment.
Please call 911 if you are in immediate danger, or call or text 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Guiding Hope offers scheduled outpatient therapy and is not an emergency service.
A free consultation can help you ask questions, share what you are looking for, and consider whether one of our clinicians feels like a fit.
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