Travis McBride biography: 13 things about DeLand, Florida therapist

Travis McBride is an American therapist from DeLand, Volusia County, Florida, United States. He attended DeLand High School in DeLand and the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida.

As a licensed mental health counselor, McBride specializes in anger management. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. In 1995, he was arrested for felony aggravated battery. He pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor battery and completed a deferred prosecution agreement.
2. From January 1999 to January 2001, he was an academic tutor at Daytona State College in Daytona Beach, Florida.
3. In 2005, he graduated from the University of Central Florida with a bachelor’s in psychology.
4. From June 2006 to October 2009, he was a staff therapist at The House Next Door in DeLand.
5. In 2007, he graduated from the University of Central Florida with a master’s degree in clinical psychology.
6. In 2009, he opened Central Florida Mental Health, Inc. in DeLand.
7. In April 2013, he joined the DeLand Area Chamber of Commerce.
8. In May 2013, he joined the American Psychological Association.
9. In November 2013, he joined the Better Business Bureau of Central Florida.
10. In 2017, he opened Starting Point Mental Health LLC in DeLand. In the same year, he was arrested on a domestic battery by strangulation charge after allegedly choking his wife. She did not want to pursue charges.
11. On January 17, 2024, he allegedly went to a residence looking for Clinton Dorsey, 51, a homeless man he had an ongoing dispute with.
12. At around 10:00 p.m. on January 18, 2024, he allegedly fatally shot Dorsey in DeLand and hid his body in the back of his red Nissan Versa near the building where he lived and worked. He was arrested and booked into the Volusia County Jail in Daytona Beach without bond.
13. He was 46 years old when he made his first court appearance on January 19, 2024 at the Volusia County Jail courtroom. He did not enter a plea.