Magdalena (Maggie) Benavides

Supervised By: Alice Payne, LPC-S, RPT-S

Mission:
My mission is to help individuals through counseling, guidance, and education. I want to meet each client where they are in their journey.

Focus:
I would like to work with individuals in navigating everyday situations and challenges in a positive and fulfilling manner. Child/Parent Relationships. Parent/School Relationships. Sibling Relationships. Child/Peers Relationships. Child/School Relationships. Person/Self Relationships. Parenting Issues

Education:
LPC A from Houston Christian University
M Ed from Sam Houston State University
B S from Texas A&M International- Laredo (formerly LSU)
A A from Laredo College (formerly LJC)

Experience:
Teacher (Elementary) 14 years
School Counselor (Katy ISD) 17 years
LPC A – present

About me:
I was raised in Laredo, Texas and relocated to Katy in 2001. I have two supportive, adult daughters and two, beautiful grandchildren. I am bilingual in English and Spanish. I enjoy learning new things and am an avid dancer.

Areas of Specialty:
My expertise is in relationship building. As a mother, a teacher, a counselor, friend and so on, I have been rewarded with cherished, long-lasting relationships. I believe that through healthy relationships, heavy burdens need not feel so heavy.

Also, through the parenting trainings I received as a professional, and trainings I have given, I believe that I can assist parents/guardians build healthy relationships with their children and with other individuals that may also work with the children.

I have worked with elementary-aged children, their siblings, and with the adults responsible for them. I was very active in the school and surrounding community as a school counselor. One of the greatest treasures of my school counseling career experience has been the formation and participation in great relationships fostered with each family.

Let me know how I can be of help to you and your family today.

I look forward to working with you.