The University of Texas at San Antonio, Ph.D., Counselor Education and Supervision
St. Edward’s University, M.A., Counseling
The University of Texas at Brownsville, B.A., Psychology
Key Expertise:
Addictions and Mental Health, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Increasing Access to Counseling Through Workforce Expansion, Clinical Supervision, Advocacy.
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Samantha Airhart-Larraga
PhD, NCC, LPC-S, LCDC
Samantha Airhart-Larraga holds a Ph.D. in counselor education and supervision from the University of Texas at San Antonio; an M.A. in counseling from St. Edward’s University in Austin, TX; and a B.A. in psychology from the University of Texas at Brownsville (now the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley).
She is a National Certified Counselor, a Licensed Professional Counselor (in Texas), and a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (in Texas). Dr. Airhart-Larraga has over 20 years of experience as a counselor serving people of different cultural and ethnic backgrounds—primarily those of Hispanic/Latino heritage. She has also worked in the addictions field for over 22 years.
Dr. Airhart-Larraga is fluent in Spanish and has focused on providing culturally relevant counseling services to underserved clients in Texas using cognitive behavioral therapy and person-centered therapy as well as providing culturally relevant supervision to novice counselors. Dr. Airhart-Larraga has a passion for advocacy and service and served on the NBCC Foundation Minority Fellowship Program Addictions Counseling Advisory Council from 2018 to 2022, including as Chair in 2022.
Dr. Airhart-Larraga currently works as an Assistant Professor in the Counseling and Psychology Department of Texas A&M University – Central Texas, in Killeen, Texas. She lives in Belton, Texas, with her husband and daughter, and her dog, Chica.
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