Michele Frances Purvin, LCSW, LCDC
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About Me

A Little Bit About Me...

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"My belief is that a successful therapeutic relationship is vital to building trust, enhancing your personal strengths and mobilizes for change in your life. " 
My specialty is in emerging adult, college student mental health and the mental health needs of international students. My mission is to provide you with an individualized quality of care by spending time getting to know you and your unique situation before working together to find solutions.  

I hold a master’s degree in Social Work from Texas State University - San Marcos, and I have completed 3,000 supervised hours and passed all required exams to be independently licensed as Clinical Social Worker through the Texas Board of Social Work Examiners.  I received my license in clinical social worker (LCSW) license #42218 in 2011. I hold a second  license as a Chemical Dependency Counselor through the Texas Department of State Health Services, (LCDC) license#11655. I am a board approved clinical supervisor providing supervision toward LCSW licensure and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. I opened my practice in 2015 in beautiful San Marcos, Texas and have had the privilege and honor to walk with so many on their path to healing and personal growth. ​​
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I will empower you to overcome your personal obstacles with a compassionate, empathetic, and respectful approach. I am an active therapist; combining experience, education, creativity and sense of humor with a down-to-earth, realistic approach to counseling.

My Community 

​San Marcos, Texas  has been my home for over a decade.  I am deeply committed to this community. I enjoy swimming in the San Marcos river, hiking the many trails, evenings on the historic square and shopping the farmer's market. Not only have I proudly served as a board member for the City of San Marcos' Human Services Advisory Committee, but I enjoy teaching social work at Texas State University. I also provide outreach education to various social service agencies in our community.
​As a Texas native, who grew up in Switzerland in a bi-cultural, tri-lingual Swiss-American home, I learned at an early age to transcend boundaries in a rapidly changing world. My professional and personal experience has taught me to deeply respect and appreciate the diversity of the human experience and value the importance of this diversity in contributing to creating a compassionate, productive, non-discriminatory community.
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  • Welcome
  • About Me
  • Psychotherapy
  • Group Therapy
  • Contact Me
  • New Client Forms
  • Client Portal
  • Clinical Supervision
  • What is Emerging Adulthood?