Diana Garza Louis, LPC-S, LMFT-S, RPT-S
512-560-7196
Ms. Diana Garza Louis is the founder and director of the Rio Grande Counseling Center. She is bilingual and bi-cultural. She studied for three years at the University of the Americas in Cholula, Puebla, Mexico, received her undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Texas in Austin and a Master of Education from Texas State University in San Marcos, TX. She has extensive experience in counseling and specializes in children, adults, and families in transition, family conflicts, school or work conflicts, victims of trauma or behavior problems. She has an extensive background in Play Therapy and is past president of the local and state Play Therapy Associations. Ms. Garza Louis is co-author of the Ventura, and Paso a Paso treatment manuals for sex offenders, as well as Sana, Sana, a cognitive behavioral treatment manual in Spanish for victims of sexual abuse and a Chaperon Training Manual for chaperons of adults and adolescent. She has also published books and articles in Spanish and English on various subjects and has translated numerous materials on Play Therapy and treatment of sexual abusers. She has made presentations locally, nationally and internationally on a variety of subjects including treatment of sexual abuse victims, families and perpetrators, play therapy, counseling techniques and marriage and family therapy. She is a supervisor offering supervision to interns seeking licensure for Licensed Professional Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist, and a Registered Play Therapist. She is also a National Certified Counselor.
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