Dr. Megan A. Mooney

04/24/2025

Prescribing psychologists help bridge the mental health provider gap by improving access to care, patient outcomes, and delivering care safely and effectively, as seen in NM and LA for over 20 years.

Help us advance this solution in Texas—contact your legislators today! All the tools you need (script, letter, legislator lookup) are here: https://www.texaspsyc.org/page/89-legislative-priorities NAMI NAMI North Texas NAMI Texas

03/28/2022

A great opportunity to learn about ways to help families!

Therapeutic Strategies to Strengthen Family Coping with Trauma April 28, 2022  1:00-2:30 pm EST Description of the Training: 90-minute virtual workshop provides an overview of the physiology of family coping and then examines how these systems are influenced by chronic stress and trauma to alter fa...

09/09/2021

Honored to be a part of this webinar as well as the development of this tool over the past several years. If you can’t join us today the recording will be available on the NCTSN Learning Center also! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Upcoming NCTSN Webinar Tomorrow! Screening for the Intersection of with Sexual Orientation and Identity at 9:00 AM PT/ 12:00 PM ET. This webinar will introduce a new screening tool used by treatment to explore youth identities and identify potentially experiences for + youth. Join: http://ow.ly/KZeW50G6oKn

05/26/2021

This has been a labor of love for many years. I hope that this resource will help many professionals provide safe, affirming, and trauma-informed treatment for ALL children and teens. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈💜

New NCTSN Resource — Identifying the Intersection of Trauma and Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: Key Considerations addresses why providers should ask about sexual orientation and gender identity, identifies the intersection of , sexual orientation and gender identity, and provides goals for the screener. Download: http://ow.ly/ty7550EUWx8

The Screener highlights common risk factors and the critical importance of screening for trauma exposure, post-traumatic stress disorder ( ), and post- stress symptoms. Download: http://ow.ly/VMrc50EUWx9

04/28/2021

I hope folks can attend to learn a bit about the value of gender-affirming care for youth!

I’m donating my honorarium to:
TENT https://www.transtexas.org and
Gender Infinity https://genderinfinity.org.

If you can’t attend my talk, please consider donating to one of these groups that works so hard to support trans and gender expansive youth!
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Diversity session THIS FRIDAY, April 30 from 9am-12pm. Dr. Megan Mooney will be discussing "Psychological Care Beyond the Binary : Providing Affirming Services for Gender Expansive Youth". Register HERE https://bit.ly/3wUc9Ls

04/21/2021

Two timely presentations from HPA next week.

01/20/2021

Did you know? Texas has more than 5,000 licensed psychologists whose education, certification, clinical, and research experience positively impacts the mental health of Texans every day. Learn more: https://www.texaspsyc.org/page/texas-psych-overview.

11/24/2020

Proud of for this important and long overdue step!

At its November 11th Board of Trustees Meeting, TPA's Board Members unanimously voted to adopt TPA's first Diversity Statement: https://bit.ly/36ZDKPr

The statement was drafted by TPA's Racial Justice Task Force. The Task Force felt strongly that an association steadfast in promoting inclusion should have a public statement that denounces racism and exclusion and intolerance of marginalized populations. The diversity statement, effective association-wide, will be used to examine any internal biases TPA may have and adopt association best practices.

11/09/2020

What a great week! & Convention!! 😊

Today marks the beginning of Psychology Week! This event aims to raise awareness of how psychology helps individuals lead healthier, happier, and more meaningful lives. While this annual initiative was founded in Australia, we're excited to join in and celebrate by sharing a few testimonials from our members leading up to our annual convention.

If you're looking for a psychologist, here are some tips to help you choose the right one for you: https://www.apa.org/topics/choose-therapist

10/23/2020

The Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners recently changed its Code of Conduct to no longer prohibit social workers from turning away clients on the

10/08/2020

So excited to hear from these wonderful speakers at our Convention!