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Susan Lee Schultz
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC
Verified Verified
Crowley, TX 76036
I work with clients struggling with trauma, parenting difficulties, relationship and family issues, divorce, anxiety and depression, loss, unresolved grief, among other issues.
It is my desire to create and maintain a therapeutic relationship that restores balance in the lives of children and adults. The focus of therapy is to assist you in gaining and or regaining control of life's circumstances that leave you feeling unable to cope with daily life.
I work with clients struggling with trauma, parenting difficulties, relationship and family issues, divorce, anxiety and depression, loss, unresolved grief, among other issues.
It is my desire to create and maintain a therapeutic relationship that restores balance in the lives of children and adults. The focus of therapy is to assist you in gaining and or regaining control of life's circumstances that leave you feeling unable to cope with daily life.
(817) 778-8361 View (817) 778-8361
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Jerred Preston White
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, LCDC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Crowley, TX 76036
I strongly believe my life experiences and educational background allow me to be versatility equipped and empathetic towards the potential trauma endured by the individual and family.
Jerred P. White MA, LCDC, LPC. I earned my graduate degree from Amberton University with a major in Masters of Arts in Professional Counseling and Bachelors degree in Science of Business and Human Development. I attended the Institute of Chemical Dependency school and completed over 4000 hours of chemical dependency counseling in residential and outpatient treatment facilities in efforts to become a fully licensed LCDC. I have over 10 years of working with families, individuals adults and children.
I strongly believe my life experiences and educational background allow me to be versatility equipped and empathetic towards the potential trauma endured by the individual and family.
Jerred P. White MA, LCDC, LPC. I earned my graduate degree from Amberton University with a major in Masters of Arts in Professional Counseling and Bachelors degree in Science of Business and Human Development. I attended the Institute of Chemical Dependency school and completed over 4000 hours of chemical dependency counseling in residential and outpatient treatment facilities in efforts to become a fully licensed LCDC. I have over 10 years of working with families, individuals adults and children.
(469) 529-5786 View (469) 529-5786
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April Daugherty
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Crowley, TX 76036
EMDR for trauma, anxiety, performance anxiety (Sports, Performing Arts, School and Business) and test anxiety (general, exams such as MCAT, LSAT, GMAT, SAT, ACT, etc.
Accepting New Clients: Offering EMDR for veterans, first responders, students, adults and adolescents. Are you finding yourself stuck or weighed down? Are you finding yourself holding on to things that you need to let go of? Experiencing generalized anxiety, performance anxiety or test anxiety? Or are you a high achiever finding yourself in need of navigation? If so, let's start this journey together towards an easier and lighter tomorrow. I use an eclectic approach to meet individual needs but use EMDR as a foundation for a lot of the work we will do. Please use the free phone consultation to ask any questions about EMDR.
EMDR for trauma, anxiety, performance anxiety (Sports, Performing Arts, School and Business) and test anxiety (general, exams such as MCAT, LSAT, GMAT, SAT, ACT, etc.
Accepting New Clients: Offering EMDR for veterans, first responders, students, adults and adolescents. Are you finding yourself stuck or weighed down? Are you finding yourself holding on to things that you need to let go of? Experiencing generalized anxiety, performance anxiety or test anxiety? Or are you a high achiever finding yourself in need of navigation? If so, let's start this journey together towards an easier and lighter tomorrow. I use an eclectic approach to meet individual needs but use EMDR as a foundation for a lot of the work we will do. Please use the free phone consultation to ask any questions about EMDR.
(817) 646-5647 View (817) 646-5647
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Jaree Sheeler
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
Crowley, TX 76036
Areas I specialize in include working with clients that may be struggling with grief and loss, divorce, anxiety, depression, trauma, and familial/relationship issues among others.
Are you exhausted and looking for support or a new way of living? Therapy is a powerful and positive tool available to us, and allows people to have support in coping with change and the circumstances of life. Healing is the road map to both stability and motivation in achieving a renewed balance in life- what we are often looking for!
Areas I specialize in include working with clients that may be struggling with grief and loss, divorce, anxiety, depression, trauma, and familial/relationship issues among others.
Are you exhausted and looking for support or a new way of living? Therapy is a powerful and positive tool available to us, and allows people to have support in coping with change and the circumstances of life. Healing is the road map to both stability and motivation in achieving a renewed balance in life- what we are often looking for!
(817) 405-3276 View (817) 405-3276
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Danielle Jackson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Crowley, TX 76036
Waitlist for new clients
I have gained knowledge working with trauma, abuse, behavioral disorders like ODD, DMDD, IED, self harming behaviors, suicidal thoughts, depression, anxiety, ADHD, health issues, and parent/child relationships.
Are you looking for creative counseling to meet your specific needs? Therapy is not a one size fits all approach. I believe that treatment is collaborative, creative and individualized. I also believe in affordable care and striving for a sense of belongingness that can be accessed through group therapy.
I have gained knowledge working with trauma, abuse, behavioral disorders like ODD, DMDD, IED, self harming behaviors, suicidal thoughts, depression, anxiety, ADHD, health issues, and parent/child relationships.
Are you looking for creative counseling to meet your specific needs? Therapy is not a one size fits all approach. I believe that treatment is collaborative, creative and individualized. I also believe in affordable care and striving for a sense of belongingness that can be accessed through group therapy.
(817) 497-8709 View (817) 497-8709
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Kylee Rae Olvera
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, CART
Verified Verified
Crowley, TX 76036
I am currently offering both telehealth options via a phone or video session, as well as in person counseling. I work with clients of all ages, from those under 12 who need play therapy to those who may be retired. I love the variety of all ages! I see clients struggling with depression, anxiety, anger issues, grief, marital issues, and a number of others. You deserve to live a meaningful and fulfilling life, not just surviving day to day. My hope is to come along side of you on this path we call life and guide you to become your best self!
I am currently offering both telehealth options via a phone or video session, as well as in person counseling. I work with clients of all ages, from those under 12 who need play therapy to those who may be retired. I love the variety of all ages! I see clients struggling with depression, anxiety, anger issues, grief, marital issues, and a number of others. You deserve to live a meaningful and fulfilling life, not just surviving day to day. My hope is to come along side of you on this path we call life and guide you to become your best self!
(254) 534-6214 View (254) 534-6214
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Mind Above Matter
LMSW, LPC, MD, PhD, MSSW
Verified Verified
Crowley, TX 76036
Welcome to Mind Above Matter, where your journey to healing and growth begins in a supportive and caring environment. Our Outpatient Program is dedicated to providing comprehensive behavioral health treatment for adolescents and adults, offering a wide range of services to meet your unique needs. At Mind Above Matter, we offer two levels of care: Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP). In addition, we provide Medication Management and individual or family sessions as part of your PHP/IOP programming.
Welcome to Mind Above Matter, where your journey to healing and growth begins in a supportive and caring environment. Our Outpatient Program is dedicated to providing comprehensive behavioral health treatment for adolescents and adults, offering a wide range of services to meet your unique needs. At Mind Above Matter, we offer two levels of care: Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP). In addition, we provide Medication Management and individual or family sessions as part of your PHP/IOP programming.
(817) 857-6577 View (817) 857-6577
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Dr. Thelma Elisher Foster
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCDC-I, PIC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Crowley, TX 76036
Sometimes life can be an uncharted journey and you find yourself helpless, and without hope. I can help you to identify some of the roadblocks that are preventing you from moving forward. Let's work to help you get a plan to navigate your way to find and discover a new you. I work best with individual's that are experiencing issues where they have found themselves facing limitations that keeps them from moving forward. Imagine you went to sleep, and you woke up and your whole outlook had changed for the better; let me help you discover what that new person would look like giving yourself permission to be a new and better you.
Sometimes life can be an uncharted journey and you find yourself helpless, and without hope. I can help you to identify some of the roadblocks that are preventing you from moving forward. Let's work to help you get a plan to navigate your way to find and discover a new you. I work best with individual's that are experiencing issues where they have found themselves facing limitations that keeps them from moving forward. Imagine you went to sleep, and you woke up and your whole outlook had changed for the better; let me help you discover what that new person would look like giving yourself permission to be a new and better you.
(817) 396-6987 View (817) 396-6987
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Tiesha D. Gardner
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Crowley, TX 76036  (Online Only)
Hello, my name is Tiesha Gardner. I came into the beautiful world of counseling by way of education. I was an educator for 8 years. As an educator, students always found their way to me, students that I didn't even teach were seeking me for guidance, advice, or just simply a listening ear. It was then that I knew that God was leading me down a path to help people in a different way. As a therapist, I understand that there are times in our lives where we may find ourselves in a place or position that may be hard to come out of alone. The good news is that you are NOT alone, and that I would love to help you begin the process.
Hello, my name is Tiesha Gardner. I came into the beautiful world of counseling by way of education. I was an educator for 8 years. As an educator, students always found their way to me, students that I didn't even teach were seeking me for guidance, advice, or just simply a listening ear. It was then that I knew that God was leading me down a path to help people in a different way. As a therapist, I understand that there are times in our lives where we may find ourselves in a place or position that may be hard to come out of alone. The good news is that you are NOT alone, and that I would love to help you begin the process.
(817) 241-5670 View (817) 241-5670

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Angela K Hesselbrock
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, LPC-S
Verified Verified
Fort Worth, TX 76109
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Trauma Specialist/Consultant and a Certified Anger Resolution Therapist.
I love being a counselor-helping clients make changes that fit their lives. Whether you are struggling with anxiety, depression, difficulties at home, life transitions: having the support of a counselor who can magnify your strengths, draw on what is working in your life and bring these skills and attributes to find solutions to what is not working well in your life right now--that is very empowering. I believe in relationship building, supporting the client as they examine the changes they feel will improve their life. Making the changes the client wants to make is vital.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Trauma Specialist/Consultant and a Certified Anger Resolution Therapist.
I love being a counselor-helping clients make changes that fit their lives. Whether you are struggling with anxiety, depression, difficulties at home, life transitions: having the support of a counselor who can magnify your strengths, draw on what is working in your life and bring these skills and attributes to find solutions to what is not working well in your life right now--that is very empowering. I believe in relationship building, supporting the client as they examine the changes they feel will improve their life. Making the changes the client wants to make is vital.
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Ricardo E. Contreras
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Benbrook, TX 76126
Waitlist for new clients
“Our scars can destroy us, even after the physical wounds healed. But if we can survive them, they can even transform us. They can give us the power to endure and the strength to fight” - Batman, 2021. After you've experienced trauma you live in a different universe, you see the world differently. Only what you feel is real. Traumatized minds are directed by emotions and misinterpret logic. I work best with those who are highly imaginative, creative, and ready to confront their past.
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Terra Therapies, PLLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC-S, RPT-S, NCC, EMDR
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Fort Worth, TX 76109
Working towards goals of self-esteem, anxiety, depression, family conflict, marriage, life transitions, grief & loss, sexual abuse, trauma, social skills, academic achievement, family counseling, and parent coaching and education, our therapists foster healing for you.
Welcome! Terra Therapies, PLLC is a group private practice in the heart of Fort Worth, Texas. Our mission is to provide professional, ethical and compassionate counseling. We offer multiple therapies including Cognitive Behavior Therapy, EMDR, Dialectic Behavior Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Play Therapy, and Positive Discipline Parenting support and education in counseling to tailor therapy to each individual's needs and goals. Focusing on solutions, resources and strengths, we work with adults, adolescents, children and families to find possible solutions and positive outcomes in life. Visit our website!
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Welcome! Terra Therapies, PLLC is a group private practice in the heart of Fort Worth, Texas. Our mission is to provide professional, ethical and compassionate counseling. We offer multiple therapies including Cognitive Behavior Therapy, EMDR, Dialectic Behavior Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Play Therapy, and Positive Discipline Parenting support and education in counseling to tailor therapy to each individual's needs and goals. Focusing on solutions, resources and strengths, we work with adults, adolescents, children and families to find possible solutions and positive outcomes in life. Visit our website!
(817) 381-5891 View (817) 381-5891
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Sally E Rye
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, LCDC-I
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Burleson, TX 76028  (Online Only)
I have experience with clients who have significant emotional trauma which has helped me learn the value of challenging faulty beliefs and repressed emotions.
As a Licensed Professional Counselor, and a dedicated Christian called to help adolescents, adults and families move beyond some of the difficulties in life. I am available for some evening appointments. I believe the counseling process is much like a journey and is a collaborative effort between the therapist and the individual, or family. Inspired by each individual's potential to strengthen resiliency and healing. Regardless of what we will face, we must trust that we will emerge triumphant.
I have experience with clients who have significant emotional trauma which has helped me learn the value of challenging faulty beliefs and repressed emotions.
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Michael Manley
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, MA, LPC-A
Verified Verified
Burleson, TX 76028
I have experience working with individuals, couples, adolescents, and families on issues ranging from anxiety and depression to religious trauma and childhood wounds.
Hi I'm Michael, I believe saying "I'm not okay" is one of the bravest things we can admit to ourselves and it's a privilege to be able to walk through the ups and downs of life with my clients. I believe every person's journey is unique and it's important to me to cultivate a safe, non-judgmental space for us to collaborate. I utilize a person-centered approach that includes aspects of Existential, Narrative, and Contextual therapies leading us to explore all the interconnected ways your inner world connects with your surroundings, history, and interpersonal relationships.
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Crisanta Searway
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, LPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Benbrook, TX 76126  (Online Only)
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Verified Verified
Fort Worth, TX 76110
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Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC-S
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Fort Worth, TX 76109
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Reshaunda Strickland
Psychologist, PsyD, LPA, LPC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Fort Worth, TX 76123
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Neana Willis
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, LPC- A
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Burleson, TX 76028
Trauma looks different for everyone.
Everyone knows what it feels like to be stuck in a storm. The good news is that you don’t have to weather the storm alone. My name is Neana, and I provide counseling services for children and/or adults. I have 10 years of experience in education, and I am passionate about helping children and their families. I have personally experienced trauma throughout my life, and I understand how challenging life can be.
Trauma looks different for everyone.
Everyone knows what it feels like to be stuck in a storm. The good news is that you don’t have to weather the storm alone. My name is Neana, and I provide counseling services for children and/or adults. I have 10 years of experience in education, and I am passionate about helping children and their families. I have personally experienced trauma throughout my life, and I understand how challenging life can be.
(817) 934-6871 View (817) 934-6871
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Shantik Cole
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
Burleson, TX 76028
I provide a supportive environment where individuals are able to explore issues such as trauma and life circumstances, leading to healing.
Welcome- I'm Shantik. Are you seeking balance and connection in your life? Maybe there are barriers in the way of living the life you see for yourself? I'm here to help with that. I focus on creating a caring relationship with you, teaching healthy coping skills, and giving support for life's obstacles. Two things I adore most in life are meeting new people and laughter! I have never met a stranger and never intend to. One of my biggest strengths is that I am open minded. My philosophy is that you come as you are so that you can be as comfortable as possible.
I provide a supportive environment where individuals are able to explore issues such as trauma and life circumstances, leading to healing.
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Trauma and PTSD Therapists

When should I seek treatment for trauma?

Not everyone who undergoes trauma needs therapy to heal, but many do. If, after experiencing a traumatic event, you find yourself struggling with symptoms such as nightmares, dissociation, irritability, or emotional numbness—especially if these symptoms last more than a month and are severe enough to interfere with your daily functioning—you may benefit from seeking out therapy with a trauma-informed provider.

How long does trauma therapy take?

Different types of therapy for trauma unfold on different timelines. Prolonged exposure therapy and cognitive processing therapy, for example, each take about three months, while trauma-informed CBT may last anywhere from 8 to 25 sessions. Other approaches, especially those that are less structured or that incorporate elements from multiple modalities, may be more open-ended, though many patients report feeling better within the first few months of treatment.

What happens if trauma is left untreated?

Unaddressed trauma can have serious—even devastating—effects on relationships, career, and day-to-day functioning. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can lead people to distrust or lash out at others, making it difficult to maintain intimate relationships; it can also trigger symptoms such as flashbacks or hyperreactivity that can interfere with a person’s ability to function effectively, personally and/or professionally. Some sufferers turn to drugs to find relief. Symptoms may lessen on their own with time, but there is no guarantee that PTSD will resolve on its own.

Can PTSD come back after treatment?

It is possible for PTSD symptoms to recur months or years after successful treatment. This is because, like most mental health disorders, it is not possible to “cure” PTSD, and stressful life events may cause symptoms to recur in even the most resilient individuals. There is no shame in re-experiencing PTSD symptoms nor in returning to therapy when such relapses occur; indeed, many forms of trauma therapy explicitly encourage periodic “maintenance sessions” to reinforce coping skills and ensure that symptoms stay manageable.