Author: Raymond Castilleja Jr., LCSW-S

  • Raymond Castilleja Jr., LCSW-S, MBA, MHSM is a behavioral health executive with over a decade of leadership experience in integrated care and nonprofit health systems. As Director of Behavioral Health at Prism Health North Texas, he oversees strategic planning, clinical operations, and service delivery for a program serving the LGBTQ+ community. He has led the successful integration of behavioral health into primary care and played a pivotal role in securing $5 million in SAMHSA funding to expand behavioral health services. Raymond provides executive-level supervision to licensed clinicians and drives quality improvement initiatives across multidisciplinary teams. His leadership is informed by clinical expertise, having practiced psychotherapy since 2011 and founded a private practice, supporting individuals through life transitions, trauma, and identity development. He combines a compassionate, outcomes-driven approach with evidence-based modalities including ACT, CBT, and EMDR. With advanced degrees in social work, business administration, and health systems management, he brings a unique lens to advancing equitable, patient-centered behavioral health care.