Our Story
Austin’s boutique therapy practice since 2012.
Dr. Torres founded Haven after spending a decade in large healthcare systems where 50-minute sessions were shortened to 40, caseloads ballooned, and the match between clinician expertise and client need was treated as incidental. She wanted to build something different: a small practice where every clinician carries a caseload that allows them to be fully present, where client-therapist matching is intentional, and where the physical space signals safety from the moment you walk in.
Today, Haven has three clinicians seeing individual, couples, and adolescent clients from our South Austin suite off MoPac. We are small by design. We refer out when capacity is full rather than compromise the quality of care we can provide.
Clinical Director & Founder
Dr. Alicia Torres, LCSW
Dr. Torres holds a Master of Social Work from UT Austin and her clinical licensure as an LCSW. She has 14 years of clinical experience and is a certified EMDR therapist (EMDRIA-approved). Her specialty areas are trauma, complex PTSD, anxiety disorders, and life transitions.
She trained extensively under Francine Shapiro's EMDR protocol and has provided EMDR training to other clinicians across Central Texas. She is a field supervisor for UT Austin's graduate social work program and a member of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and EMDRIA.
Credential
LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker)
Education
MSW, UT Austin
Specialty
Trauma, PTSD, Anxiety
Certification
EMDRIA-Approved EMDR Therapist
