Andrew Horman, M.A.

Andrew Horman, M.A., is a disability advocate and emerging mental health counseling professional based in San Antonio, Texas. Alongside his work as a customer service agent, Horman has spent the past several years training for his career in mental health counseling while balancing professional responsibilities with his academic pursuits. He earned his Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Our Lady of the Lake University, with his degree conferred on August 14, 2026, following his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Ashford University. He is currently pursuing the initial licensure process necessary to start practice as an associate therapist. During his clinical training, Horman gained valuable experience in crisis intervention, acute care counseling, individual therapy, clinical intake, trauma-informed care, and disability-focused practice.

His internship with UT Health San Antonio placed him on the behavioral health front lines, where he worked with individuals experiencing acute distress, panic attacks, and psychiatric emergencies and helped provide stabilization and prevent unnecessary emergency department visits and psychiatric hospitalizations as well as seeing individual clients. He also co-facilitated mindfulness and PTSD recovery groups and supported continuity-of-care efforts for patients transitioning from hospital settings. During his schooling and this experience, Horman created and refined Motif Mapping, an innovative theoretical and clinically supportedl counseling framework developed from a disability-informed perspective that seeks to center the experiences and needs of disabled individuals rather than simply adapting existing therapeutic models. He has submitted his theoretical, clinically supported framework for publication and continues to explore accessible, affirming approaches to mental health care.

Horman’s professional interests are complemented by his commitment to leadership, advocacy, and service. He has been affiliated with the National Society of Leadership and Success, where he served as a chapter president for approximately six to twelve months, as well as the Texas Counseling Association. His contributions to his university community were recognized with a Rising Star Award. As a lifelong wheelchair user, he draws on both lived experience and clinical training to advocate for greater accessibility, inclusion, and dignity in healthcare and counseling. Horman attributes his success to his family, whose encouragement taught him not to feel sorry for himself and instead to find a way forward when faced with obstacles. He carries that resilience into his professional life and is guided by two core values: honesty and integrity.