Therapists in Fresno, TX

I have worked primarily with POC and other American Cultural Minority populations, including South Asian survivors of domestic and sexual violence, LGBTQIA+, and many others. As a first generation Tamil-American, I have extensive personal and professional experience with model minority stressors, cultural trauma, immigration abuse, religious abuse and various other struggles common for those that identify as a minority in America. I believe that therapy is meant to be a space of mutual collaboration, to help work towards and help understand those aspects of your life that motivated you to seek guidance.

Congratulations on making it this far on your journey in mental health and wellness. For most of us, even the thought of asking for help is a daunting task, so I commend you on taking the steps to find a therapist to assist you on your journey. As a therapist, I am equipped to assist with mental health maintenance, helping you gain insight into past situations that are affecting your life now, and facilitating better navigation of recent life changes.

As a professional counselor licensed in 2001 and in private practice since 2003, I have enjoyed working with clients seeking healthy changes in their lives. I find that many clients already know the answers to their own questions and benefit most from collaboration on breaking through limiting beliefs and behaviors. While the decision to seek counseling can be difficult and stressful, many report that my practical, down-to-earth approach to therapy is very comforting. I provide services to adolescents and adults in individual, couples, or family settings. I will also be offering anger management group therapy in the near future.

Psychotherapy Services: I provide outpatient psychotherapy services to adolescents, adults, and couples. My areas of specialty include: depth psychotherapy utilizing Mentalization-Based Treatment, Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy, men's issues, recovery from marital infidelity, and psychotherapy for members of the "helping professions" (i.e., psychotherapists, educators, administrators, etc.). I offer help addressing important problems (e.g., clinically significant anxiety, depression, marital conflict, and professional performance challenges), and facilitating clients' personal growth and spiritual development (e.g., achieving greater levels of work-life balance, intimacy in interpersonal relationships, and personal and relational fulfillment and meaning in life).

I specialize in couples counseling and adult relationships. I have been doing couples work since 1977 and also have experience teaching graduate students in Marriage and Family Counseling. Courses included Separation, Divorce and Remarriage as well as Introduction to Marriage and Family Counseling. Previously I was Director of the Counseling Center at University of Houston where I had a staff of Psychologists and trained Psychologists.

I am a licensed professional counselor with over 25 years of experience. I am trained as a Marriage and Family Therapist and work with individuals, couples, and families. I help people overcome problems in life and to find solutions to challenges as they come. I look forward to meeting with you to see how I may be of service. I approach therapy from a systemic point of view. I collaborate with my clients to identify problem areas and to determine beneficial solutions to the problem. I have experience working with ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, and family or marital issues.

Everyone who comes in is experiencing some sort of crisis or breakdown in their life and wants some relief from their suffering and confusion. I provide a safe, calm, comforting environment that allows us to talk about the client's concerns and figure out a way to get through the crisis and learn how to prevent future breakdowns. This will include healing past wounds and learning how to use those breakdowns as stepping stones to positive breakthroughs in the future.

Quoting David Mathis, "Poor listening diminishes another person, while good listening invites them to exist and matter. Positively, then, good listening requires concentration and means we're in with both ears, and that we hear the other person out till they're done speaking. Rarely will the speaker begin with what's most important, and deepest. We need to hear the whole train of thought, all the way to the caboose, before starting across the tracks." Who then should set up an appointment? Ideal clients are males, couples or families seeking life transformation, relationship growth or reconciliation or spiritual formation for life's journey.

No matter your age, you may have trauma that needs to be addressed in order to find the quality of life you want. Life may be filled with stress and anxiety, or you may just feel like you don't belong. What about your walk with God? Are you struggling to know His plan for your life or plan steps to reach your goals and dreams? Relationally, there may be something that seems to be separating a couple rather than helping them come more together. Or a family is experiencing struggles that needs someone to help guide them through exercises to find peace again.

Dr. D Ivan Young is an ICF Master Certified Coach specializing in innovative, evidence, and research-based coaching for degreed professionals, entrepreneurs, public figures, and high net worth individuals and families. Recognized as one of America's top Behavioral and Relationship experts, Dr. Young is a highly sought Life Coach and Public Speaker.

Who really gets you? Not feeling heard or appreciated? Lonely? Time to be bold? Change is hard and can be scary, but we change by taking one small step. That takes courage. Asking for help is really okay. I offer a caring and safe space in which you get to explore your emotional needs, overcome limiting and perfectionistic beliefs, and create a vision for a richer and more meaningful life. My approach to therapy is collaborative, holistic, non-authoritarian and respectful, and I take into consideration your relationships, family traditions, work life, cultural and spiritual beliefs, and social and sexual identities -- in short, your STORY!

Couples Coaching involves altering relationship dynamics by improving communication & building/healing trust, decreasing conflict, teaching how to provide support/ responsiveness, emotional intimacy & sexual satisfaction. Individual Coaching is supportive, non-judgmental, & goal oriented. We will find new strategies to overcome life barriers, & develop new skills to attain your goals. I want to empower you to take control of your life, & teach you how to contribute to your own happiness. I focus on changing ineffective beliefs and behaviors that contribute to current problems, & foster more adaptive, flexible, & efficient solutions.

"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." My goal in therapy is to be a guide for each individual as they become a person they honestly admire and respect. Clients need to be ready to explore with honesty and courage the patterns of behavior and relationships that leave them unhappy and repeating mistakes. Exploring the past, we look for beliefs and historical factors that create vulnerability for engaging in negative behaviors, and discover untapped strengths and potentials. Assessing the present, we find the obstacles, challenges, and opportunities that fill your days, so that you can develop patterns of greater enjoyment and personal satisfaction. Dreaming of the future, we develop and move toward realistic goals so that you are not looking back over a life of "I wish I would have". While maintaining a positive tone and outlook, I believe therapy is less about helping you feel good and more about helping you be good so you feel good. Sessions focus on understanding and altering less helpful, protective patterns of interaction and behavior and actively developing patterns that create excitement and greater intrinsic personal satisfaction.

I have seen individuals, couples, families, children and teens for over forty years with many issues. A former youth minister and present university lecturer for 26 yrs, I respect issues of young people and parents. Married for 20+ years and helped raised two terrific kids, I am aware of parenting problems and joys. My divorce, single-parenting experience and mid-life crises has helped me grow and see into what others suffer. My personal healing, self-discovery and spiritual maturity serve as a resource for helping fellow strugglers. I enjoy helping people of all ages and diversities find hope and newness in their journey.

I have been practicing counseling/psychotherapy for over 20 years and have been facilitating family, couple and individual therapy since 1998. I am experienced in inpatient, partial day treatment and outpatient treatment, working with adolescents, adults, couples and families. Using a multi therapuetic approach I am non-judgemental and easy to talk to. I enjoy working with family systems issues as I feel anything impacting one of our family members impacts us all. As a native of Southeast Texas I am familiar with resources and am happy to refer individuals as needed.

Wheelhouse Counseling is a unique mental- and relational-health resource. With an emphasis on client satisfaction, our company offers several exclusive benefits, including complimentary initial consultations, evening and weekend appointments, centrally located office, free parking, agile, evidence-based clinical approach, and a very strong professional reputation as a leader in the mental health community.

I am currently taking new telehealth clients for sex therapy, couples therapy and trauma therapy. My ideal client wants to heal. With all the trauma from the past few years, self-work has never been more necessary and normalized. Coming out of a global pandemic, with relationships and sex lives suffering, we all need to be intentional about rebuilding emotional, mental and sexual health. Whether you’re trying to heal from trauma, improve communication and intimacy in your relationship(s), explore polyamory or consensual non monogamy, or explore sexual and/or gender identity, I believe I can help you to achieve your personal goals.

My passion is to empower people to change their lives. To promote this change, I start by creating a relaxed and informal environment to make you feel comfortable in the process.

Do you struggle with the pressure of being seen as the “strong” one? Does this cause you to prioritize others' needs over your own? Do you feel disconnected from yourself and others, often causing you to wonder, “is this all there is to life?” Now, more than ever, the feelings of anxiety, overwhelm, and uncertainty are present in day-to-day life and relationships. I offer a custom approach to each of my clients. We begin with understanding your current state of being and current life stressors. Then, we collaboratively create a plan to help you move closer to your desired outcome, and we celebrate your successes along the way.