About Us
With over 25 years of combined experience in mental health and behavioral healthcare working alongside DFPS, and other stakeholders, Alpha Recovery is dedicated to empowering youth, adults, and families to overcome trauma, build resilience, and thrive in care environments.
What makes us unique! We approach treatment in a Creative and Engaging way welcoming our emotional support animals when appropriate and focusing on activity based sessions.
At Alpha Recovery we believe that every Individual’s journey is unique. We work to make your experience as stress free and smooth as possible, so you can focus on what matters.
Our Clinicians
Alan Burns
Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor
Therapist with 20 years of experience in mental health and behavioral healthcare. 5 years in clinical team lead roles.
Experienced with youth in juvenile probation, children in foster care, and community programs, and adults in community behavioral healthcare.
Cassandra England
QMHP, BA, CSSP
Lead Clinician with 15 years of experience in mental health and behavioral healthcare. Her passion is for trauma informed care for youth.
Experienced with youth and children in foster care, and community programs, juvenile progation, and adults in community and care home settings.
Elisa Maldonado
QMHP, BA, CSSP
Skills Clinician with 12 years experience Including 7 years specializing in Special Education and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), alongside 5 years of dedicated service as a Case Manager and Qualified Mental Health Professional. She is passionate for children and youth with special needs and has worked in school, home, and day care settings.
Sara Corey
LCSW
Therapist/Social Worker with many years of experience working with children and adults in foster and social service agencies and 5th year as a licensed social worker.
She is bringing her expertise in foster care clients and working with children. She has recently completed training as an adoption therapy specialist.
Tinesia Ester
LPC Supervisor
Therapist with 7 years experience as an LPC and many years in school and social service environments. She specializes in working with teen girls and comes with experience working as program director with group homes, schools, and community programs.
Veronica Walters
QMHP, MS, CSSP
Skills Clinician with MS in Education and 12 years experience in public schools, foster care work, offering coaching and skills training and T3C foster services.
Expertise in strategies designed to help youth build foundational tools to thrive emotionally, social, and academically.
Daniel Rodriguez
QMHP, BS, CSSP
Spanish Speaking Skills Clinician with 4 years experience in providing Mental Health Case Management services, Bachelor of Science in Psychology. As a bilingual professional and Texas-certified ELAR Special Education Teacher, he brings a diverse skill set to his work with youth and families from varied backgrounds. Daniel is committed to providing compassionate, person-centered care while upholding the highest standards of integrity, professionalism, confidentiality, and advocacy.
Core Values
We Are Unique, Impactful, Principled, Fierce, Fun, Compassionate, and Creative
We seek to engage our clients in an impactful way, to help them build the life they want. We believe treatment is about growing strong together, enjoying the process, sharing our souls, and supporting your dreams.
We believe love always conquers fear! We can help you walk through whatever you and your family are facing with love and compassion.
