Dr. Leti Cavazos, DSW, LCSW-S
Founder, CEO, Clinician
Dr.Leti@CannentaCenter.com
Dr. Leti Cavazos, DSW, LCSW-S, is the founder and CEO of the Cannenta Center for Healing and Empowerment and the founder of the Cannenta Foundation. She earned her Doctor of Social Work from the University of Tennessee, where she specialized in clinical practice and leadership.
Dr. Leti has been recognized for her groundbreaking research on male survivors of domestic violence experiencing homelessness. Her leadership, innovation, and commitment to culturally responsive mental health care have earned her numerous honors, including the 2026 Quality and Excellence Pacesetter Award from the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the 2025 Hispanic Business Salute Entrepreneurship Award, the Dallas Business Journal’s 2024 Leaders in Diversity Award, and the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s 2023 Quality and Excellence Emerging Business Award. She was also named one of 2020 Top 10 Dedicated and Deserving Social Workers and has been featured in multiple articles.
Through the Cannenta Center, Dr. Leti leads a team committed to providing compassionate, culturally responsive mental health services to historically underserved communities. Cannenta has three locations in Addison, Dallas, and San Antonio and provides virtual services to individuals throughout Texas. Services are offered in English and Spanish, with ASL capacity, and are designed to reduce the financial, linguistic, and cultural barriers that often prevent individuals and families from receiving care. Cannenta’s clinicians support clients experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, substance use concerns, and other behavioral health needs.
As an EMDR-trained clinician, Dr. Leti specializes in working with individuals and couples navigating trauma, depression, anxiety, relational distress, and major life transitions. Her therapeutic approach is trauma-informed, strengths-based, and grounded in creating a safe, affirming environment where clients feel seen, understood, and empowered throughout their healing journeys.
Dr. Leti also founded the Cannenta Foundation,, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding access to high-quality, culturally responsive mental health services while strengthening the pipeline of bilingual and culturally representative behavioral health professionals. The foundation’s signature initiatives include Project Ayuda, which provides free and reduced-cost counseling to individuals and families who might otherwise be unable to access care, and Project Adelante, which supports emerging clinicians through internships, clinical supervision, professional development, and licensure exam preparation.
Across her clinical practice, nonprofit leadership, research, and advocacy, Dr. Leti remains committed to transforming how mental health care is accessed and experienced, particularly within Hispanic and other historically marginalized communities.
