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Meet Our Team | Waco
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Counseling & Psychology
Services in Waco, TX
Highly Credentialed Mental Health Care for Waco and Central Texas
PR Taft & Associates brings a rare depth of licensed mental health expertise to Waco, Texas, with our counseling and psychology office conveniently located on Sanger Ave. Serving individuals, adolescents, families, and specialized populations throughout the greater Waco area and Central Texas, our Waco team is built to meet a wide range of mental health needs — all under one roof.
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What sets our Waco location apart is the breadth of clinical specialization our team brings. Our clinicians include Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Licensed Sex Offender Treatment Providers, and certified play therapy specialists — a combination of credentials that is genuinely rare in a local practice. Whether you're seeking adolescent therapy, trauma-informed counseling, ADHD evaluation, or specialized forensic psychological services, you'll find the right professional here.
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Our Waco Services Include:
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Individual therapy for adults and adolescents
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Child and family counseling
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Trauma-informed therapy
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Play therapy for children
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ADHD evaluations and treatment
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Forensic and clinical psychological evaluations
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Sex offender treatment and evaluation
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Telehealth, phone, and in-person sessions
Insurance and self-pay options are available. Ready to take the first step? Schedule a session with our Waco team using the button below.
Why Choose Our Waco Team
What makes the PR Taft & Associates Waco team distinctive is the depth of specialized care available in a single practice — bilingual counseling in Spanish, EMDR-certified trauma therapy, certified play therapy for children, and Licensed Sex Offender Treatment — all on Sanger Ave in Waco, TX. Whether you are an individual, a family, a veteran, or someone navigating a legal or forensic matter, our Waco team has the credentials and experience to help.
Ana Matei , MA, LPC, LSOTP
(Suite 104)
Ana Matei, MA, LPC, LSOTP brings 20 years of clinical experience to her work with juvenile-at-risk youth, adolescents, and mental health children in Waco, TX. As a Licensed Sex Offender Treatment Provider (LSOTP), Ana offers specialized forensic and clinical services that are rare in the Central Texas area. She works with children, adolescents, and families navigating complex behavioral and clinical challenges.
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Carlos Cano-Guiterrez, LCSW
(275B)
Carlos Cano-Guiterrez, LCSW is a bilingual (English/Spanish) EMDR-trained therapist with over 10 years of experience serving Waco and Central Texas. He specializes in trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, ADHD, perinatal mental health, and grief. Carlos takes a whole-person approach to counseling and welcomes faith integration when meaningful to the client. He is currently accepting new clients at Suite 275B.
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Lacy Theobald, LCSW-S, RPTâ„¢
(Suite 245A)
Lacy Theobald, LCSW-S, RPT™ is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker-Supervisor and a Registered Play Therapist™ serving children and families in Waco, TX. Trained at Texas A&M University and the University of Texas at Arlington, Lacy brings specialized expertise in play therapy, a modality specifically designed for younger children who process emotions through play rather than talk. She works with children, adolescents, and families.
Rebecca Christian, LPC, LSOTP
(Suite 101)
Rebecca is an LPC and LSOTP. She has 20 years of experience working as a clinician in a psychiatric hospital, correctional settings, residential treatment centers, and in private practice. Rebecca has a practicing faith and is an active member of her church.​
Bershette "Shelley" Kerl, LPC, ASOTP (Suite 101)
Bershette “Shelley” Kerl is a Licensed Professional Counselor - Associate and is an Affiliate Licensed Sex Offender Treatment Provider that has been a public servant since 1991 and has provided therapeutic services since 2014 to a myriad of populations that include:
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You have the right to receive a "Good Faith Estimate" explaining how much your health care will cost.
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Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who don't have certain types of health care coverage or who are not using certain types of health care coverage an estimate of their bill for health care items and services before those items or services are provided.
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You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any health care items or services upon request or when scheduling such items or services. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees.
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If you schedule a health care item or service at least 3 business days in advance, make sure your health care provider or facility gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing within 1 business day after scheduling. If you schedule a health care item or service at least 10 business days in advance, make sure your health care provider or facility gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing within 3 business days after scheduling. You can also ask any health care provider or facility for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service. If you do, make sure the health care provider or facility gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing within 3 business days after you ask.
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If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more for any provider or facility than your Good Faith Estimate from that provider or facility, you can dispute the bill.
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For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit
www.cms.gov/nosurprises/consumers
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FederalPPDRQuestions@cms.hhs.gov
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