About Us

Our mission is to accelerate the global development of safe and effective medical therapeutics

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Karen Carillo

LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER

BSW UofA 2013 | MSW UTA 2015 | LMSW 2019 | LCSW 2023

Karen Carrillo is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of Texas and
founder of both A Sisters Legacy nonprofit and The Blue Haired Social Worker,
PLLC. Her passion for mental health was birthed as a response to personal loss, experience, and family challenges.


Through her work at A Sisters Legacy, she and her team create
beautiful jewelry as a way to fundraise to sponsor hundreds of therapy
sessions each year. Karen uses Brainspotting as a major modality in her
therapeutic practice and aims to create a safe space where clients can feel
comfortable and safe to truly be themselves.

Why choose us

1

Lived Experience

he team at TBHSW considers lived experience to be an integral part of what we do. We are living examples that you can go from surviving to thriving.

2

Real

You’ll get no sugar coating here. TBHSW wants you to see that life is tough, but so are you!
3

Options

TBHSW takes certain insurances and has private pay options ($150/session) as well. Because of our close ties with sister nonprofits, there are also scholarship opportunities should they be needed. Don’t let finances stop you from getting the help you need today!

Frequently Asked Questions

Social Workers are not just CPS workers! Social Workers are trained professionals who help people of all backgrounds address their needs and overcome challenges. Their primary goal is to improve human well-being, especially for people who are vulnerable, oppressed, or living in poverty. Social Workers can help individuals, families, and communities. In a clinical setting, Social Workers can assess, treat, and diagnose mental health conditions.

No! 

TBHSW is working on being paneled with Medicare and Medicaid at this time.

During your first session, you can expect to go through the new client agreement and any expectations. The first couple of sessions for therapy are typically a time where the client and therapist get to know each other and determine if they want to work together and what the plan will be.

In the first session with your teen, your therapist may  invite you both into the session at the beginning, then ask to see the teen by themselves. The therapist and parent will discuss the most appropriate structure of future counseling sessions with buy in from your teen.

Each individual therapy session is 50 minutes in length. How many sessions you need depends on your situation and can be discussed with your therapist. After the first 1-2 sessions, you and your therapist will come up with a game plan so you can set goals and work together on achieving them.Many factors can influence the length of therapy including the issues you are seeking help with, the coping strategies you already use, your support network and previous counseling you may have had.

Are you a new therapist struggling with what direction to take sessions with a client in a certain group? Are you wondering why all you learned in school was theory and you’re struggling to apply it? These courses may be helpful for you!