About us
Specialized care for OCD, anxiety, ADHD, autism, ARFID and trauma, across Texas.
Layers exists so that people living with OCD, anxiety, trauma, ADHD, autism, or eating struggles can find a therapist who truly understands them, without years of searching.
“A practice where clients get expert-level care from clinicians who get it.”
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.
Karla Pineda, LPC · Founder & Executive Director
Every therapist here trains deeply in a few areas and keeps learning through weekly consultation and ongoing training, in approaches like exposure and response prevention (ERP), inference-based CBT (I-CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). As a bilingual, Latina-led practice, we bring cultural understanding to our work with families in Plano and across Texas.
Whatever brought you here, we’ll help you understand it and make everyday life feel more manageable.
Our approach
Both use the same research-backed methods. Here’s how they differ.
Focused
Specialist
Who they are
Licensed therapists earlier in their careers, building deep expertise in their areas.
Independently licensed therapists with years of advanced training and experience in their areas.
Training
Trained in the same research-backed methods our specialists use.
Advanced training and certification in the specific approaches they use.
Supervision
Meet with our specialists every week, plus ongoing supervision with a licensed supervisor.
Ongoing consultation and training to stay current.
Track record
Already treating clients well, with a specialist reviewing their work every week.
Years of experience, including complex and hard-to-treat cases.
Fee
Lower fee, same methods.
Higher fee, reflecting their years of experience.
Finding a therapist can bring up a lot of questions. We’re happy to talk about what you’re looking for, explain how we work, and help you decide whether Layers feels like a good fit.
