Couples Counseling Therapists in Dallas, TX

We all have a core need to be seen, heard, and valued. The journey of integration and healing can be complicated and non-linear, and I am here to partner with you on that path to wholeness. Uncovering your authentic self takes courage and requires the healing of childhood wounds, trauma, and societal pressures. I offer professional expertise in learning how to re-parent yourself, set healthy boundaries, and integrate wellness into your life as you reach your goals. I believe you are capable of tapping into resiliency and manifesting the life that you want through the therapeutic process.

Healing is a journey that is unique to each person’s individual lived experiences. Maybe you've experienced discrimination, trauma, or unhealthy relationship patterns that cause you to feel disconnected, unsure about yourself or life trajectory, or develop unhealthy coping mechanisms. Maybe you're feeling stuck or wondering if healing is even possible. In therapy I provide a safe open space that allows for growth, exploration, and healing tailored to your individual needs.

Life is full of unique experiences and challenges, but you don't have to face them alone. I understand your need for positive change in your self-perception, relationships, and overall well-being. My services are tailored to adolescents, adults, and couples dealing with a wide range of issues, including stress, depression, trauma, self-esteem, life transitions, relationship issues, anxiety, parenting, unresolved familial conflict, and persistent feelings of defeat.

When you imagined your life, you may not have expected the uncertainty, the frustration, the roller coaster of emotions, the difficult decision to hold on, to let go, the need to forgive yourself or others. Know that you are by no means alone in facing the un-forseen challenges that come with or the need to seek support, as you navigate the unexpected ebb and flow of life. Whether you are an individual seeking to gain clarity and strategies, or a couple, seeking to find a healthy resolve and reconnect with your partner in a meaningful way, my goal is to support you on the journey.

Katie Smelko is passionate about the beauty that can come from broken places and wants to see you healthy in body, heart, and mind. She believes that all of these aspects contribute to you thriving. By co-creating a safe space for openness, processing, and healing, she will partner with you to identify questions and experiences that may be interfering with your sense of wholeness. She specializes in working with individuals who have experienced trauma, as well as those who deal with issues that are often linked with trauma experiences. These include substance use disorders, anxiety, depression, and personality disorders.

I believe each person has unique strengths and experiences to successfully navigate life's challenges. However, sometimes, we find ourselves feeling stuck: struggling with depression or anxiety, stressed by our many roles in life, overwhelmed by loss, or holding the pieces of broken relationships, unable to find a way out on our own. My goal is to create a collaborative, culturally-sensitive and compassionate space in which I offer personally-tailored interventions for your situation while working with you to identify and utilize your own strengths to bring about positive change in your life.

ON-LINE SESSIONS AVAILABLE " Greater Dallas Lifeskills offers Anger Management & Life-Skills Classes that help change behaviors. Classes address proactive needs as well as court mandated. On-Line Sessions are offered to high profile clients, and people with busy schedules. We provide skills that enhance Cognitive Thinking. Dr. Robinson has over 26 years of successful evidence based classes. He has also authored book "The best Anger Journal'

I work with individual adults, couples, families, and children (ages 3 - 10) and together we curate helpful ways to cope with everyday life and relationships. I encourage clients to focus on their inner strengths and make choices that bring them closer to their goals. I believe our thoughts, behaviors, values, and beliefs begin in our early years within our families of origin. These years, along with the life experiences and challenges we encounter along the way serve to shape us. Uncovering how these thoughts and behaviors impact our daily life is an important step toward healing, change, and freedom.

Individuals come in for counseling for a variety of reasons. While counseling may not be able to make the situation just disappear or not hurt, I want you to know that, together, we can make this situation less scary and painful by creating a safe space for you to share your story. I will assist you to overcome obstacles and alleviate distress you are currently facing to live a happier, healthier, and more fulfilling life. Together, we can create an opportunity for growth and change within you by implementing healthy skills to practice self-care and improve positive emotions, experiences, mindfulness, and authenticity.

Life sometimes brings unexpected challenges that may seem extremely difficult, and impossible to manage. These challenges can contribute to overwhelming feelings of stress, anxiety, depression, mental health issues, relationship conflict, or overall life dissatisfaction. I understand the feeling of defeat. You are not alone. Allow me to help provide a safe haven for self-exploration, awareness, personal/relational growth, and wellness.

My ideal client is someone who is seeking counseling for growth and wellness. Client's that are active in the counseling session have a better chance of achieving their goals.

Are you experiencing a range of emotions that have encouraged you to seek help with finding peace, happiness, and wholeness? If so, I can help you by providing a safe non-judgmental space for you to increase self-worth, awareness and skills to navigate life. Talking to a stranger can be intimidating; however, my objective is to work with you to help make changes within your life. My role is to understand and identify goals set for therapy and assist with working towards them. I aim to create a space where you feel respected, heard, valued, and cared for. Collaboration, communication, trust, and safety are core tenets of my practice.

Sometimes our experiences cause us to question ourselves. We often feel stuck, hopeless and alone. It is possible to move from hopeless to hopeful, from stuck to motivated, and from lonely to connected. The potential to make significant changes in our lives is inside each and every one of us. Whether you’re struggling with anxiety, depression, addiction or relationship conflicts, choosing counseling is a demonstration of your personal power. My experience and interest is in working with adults, couples, children and adolescents in areas such as addiction, anxiety, depression, behavioral issues and relationship conflict.

I specialize in working with individuals and couples struggling with relationship issues in this complicated generation of our planet. Primarily, relationship problems involving complex trauma, intimacy concerns, addictive behaviors and codependency. We will carefully untangle any anxiety, self-doubt, obsessive thinking or numbing with internet addictions, work or substances that may no longer be beneficial. Emphasis is placed on integrating new experiences into your life through awareness of where you may be "stuck" in your protective fight-or-flight responses.

Marital, Pre-Marital, Couples, Relationships...my SPECIALTY! Infidelity/betrayal, affairs, lack of trust, intimacy issues, pornography, PE, ED, sexually unfulfilled, low or no sexual desire, sexual pain, or sexual challenges/difficulties are my PASSION. These are just SOME of the issues that can impact relationships but don't get stuck here Let Me Help! I know you may feel awkward, anxious, ashamed, embarrassed, uncomfortable, fear of judgement, or experience trouble talking about your personal life, yet let me help as I offer a "NO JUDGE-SAFE ZONE' to express. Go Beyond your fears & Trust me to assist in Bettering Your Life. Call!

We turn to counseling when our problems with our partners/family have us feeling misunderstood and helpless, or when we’ve lost a sense of who we are and our desires, or feel out of control. These struggles, among many others, in combination with daily responsibilities and challenges can feel extremely overwhelming and hinder our ability to thrive. As a therapist, my intention is to provide an authentically safe and holistic therapeutic space that promotes healing, exploration, and growth.

When people experience life stressors, it’s not uncommon for life to unravel. If you feel your life is too stressful and complicated, I am here to support you. Let’s collaborate on how to bring a positive and more peaceful experience into your daily life and relationships.

Are you feeling lonely in your relationship? Has the intimacy you once had on the fritz? Perhaps you feel like you're losing your friend because of all of the conflict in the relationship. Maybe you think if your partner would just change, your relationship would improve. Relationships face many trials and we all experience ups and downs. Frequent conflict combined with poor communication skills, can cause emotional distance and push couples to the verge of separation. No matter if you've been long-suffering from repeated problems or you're running into new challenges that you don't have the tools to navigate, help is near now.

A therapist can be helpful in times of transition, or when it is time to put some deep thought into why you may be feeling stuck, in a bad relationship or depressed. Our world is a complicated place with external influences adding confusion to our choices. We may invest a great deal of time and money in many things, but we neglect our inner world. Yet our inner world affects all of our decision making. Therapy can help us discover our true, often neglected selves. I offer both psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. I am a graduate of the Dallas Psychoanalytic Center, Psychoanalytic training. I have additional training in alcoholism.