Therapists for Teens in Gunter, TX

When your children are experiencing problems, it impacts the whole family! I have a passion for helping children and parents work through their problems to come to a happier and healthier place. I can help with a wide range of behavioral and emotional concerns that you may have for your child or teen. Each child is unique, and I use a variety of techniques that are modified to fit your child’s needs including play therapy, expressive arts, games, activities, and talk therapy. I will also work with you as a parent in learning how to respond to your child’s feelings and behaviors in the most effective and healthy ways.

Each person and their story are uniquely different. I incorporate authenticity, humor, and a pragmatic approach with each client. I feel that rapport is essential to the process of therapy, and the relationship between the therapist and client is where healing begins. It is in these connections that we feel less alone and develop a sense of self. Through personal and professional experiences, I offer unique perspectives and solutions to couples, individuals, and teen girls. I am also a Certified Grief Professional.

My therapeutic philosophy involves utilizing a holistic approach incorporating Gestalt and Adlerian therapies. As a Licensed Professional Counselor who specializes in athletes, children, adolescents, and young adults, I frequently work with clients experiencing issues related to poor sport or school performance, life changes during adolescence, life transitioning from college to career, parenting issues, sibling relationships, and divorce family transitioning. Topical issues may include low self-esteem , ADHD, transitioning from athletic identity, peer relationships, anger management, self-mutilation, eating disorders, and self-empowerment. A fundamental element in my approach is establishing the therapeutic relationship through rapport and building trust between the client and the therapist.

Your friends invite you to happy hour but an hour of "happy" sounds exhausting. You dread major holidays because of a loss. Or maybe you simply struggle with days that have a vowel in them. Life keeps happening and you are going through the motions: job, family, basic hygiene (maybe), food that is not chips, to make it happen. I can give you a safe space where you can tell your story - all the parts of your story. I can help you identify what it is that you want for your life, look at your patterns, and offer insight into finding what's best for you. Let's find your inner bad-ass (oops) warrior!

My ideal client wants change. Although they may be struggling, they are trying to hold on to hope. There is hope. If you are struggling with depression and anxiety, trying to cope with past trauma or just navigating life's challenges, there is hope. I work from a cognitive behavioral model to understand the connection of our thoughts, feelings, and actions and how one may be stuck in a cycle with these thoughts and feelings dragging them down. I am an active counselor, so I don't just sit back, we work together with you developing the skills you need to move forward with your life. I also provide EMDR services.

When life feels tough, and the day-to-day can feel like a struggle, it can be difficult to know where to turn for help. You may be telling yourself that you can solve whatever is troubling you on your own, or that only weak people go to therapy. The truth is that life can be tough and everyone needs helps sometimes. Reaching out for help is a very brave step. I will help support you in gaining insight into yourself, identifying the areas of your life that you would like to change, and we will work as a team to help you create a life that feels better to you. You are not alone. I am here to help.

No matter where we find ourselves in life, and regardless of who we are, we all have things that stand between us and the life we want. You may feel stuck in your career. The pressure and dissatisfaction from work may follow you home and impact your closest relationships. Maybe marriage and family have become a juggling act and it feels like both are about to hit the floor. It could seem like none of your dreams or goals are falling into place along the timeline you envisioned, and you feel isolated. Sometimes being alone isn’t nearly as heavy as feeling alone.

I believe everyone, regardless of age, is the expert in their own life, and I want to support you in becoming the person YOU want to be. I believe each stage of life is equally beautiful and challenging, and strive to create an empowering environment for children, teens, and adults to work through their experiences. I am passionate about bringing families together in the counseling setting so they can create lasting change and supportive systems that allow them to grow and prosper.

Therapy is client centered addressing issues causing distress. I have been in practice for 25 years and I am licensed in Texas and Georgia. Focus is on development of skills to improve quality of life exploring influence of family of origin and self defeating behaviors that get in the way of the process of change. Overall goal is to facilitate and empower clients to make positive and lasting changes to improve quality of life.

Specializing in depression, anxiety, trauma and stress related disorders. I have a Master of Science in Counseling / Clinical Mental Health from Texas A&M University Commerce. I am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional and have a research background from UT Southwestern Medical Center in the Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care, and 32 years of first responder experience. This background enables me to help those who have experienced trauma, or may be in crisis. I am here to help you understand why you feel the way you do, and provide the best and most therapeutic mental healthcare possible.

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with a Master’s degree from the University of North Texas in Counseling with a focus on trauma. My work with trauma led me to seek specialized training in childhood abuse/neglect, self worth, and resiliency. With my expertise, I have dedicated my practice to helping clients overcome their emotional challenges, gain resilience, and find a path towards growth and empowerment. Through a compassionate and collaborative approach, I help clients explore and process their traumatic experiences, develop healthy coping skills, and find strength within themselves

You can get your life back! You don't have to stay stuck! We can use eye movements and voluntary image replacement to keep the facts but erase the negative feelings using ART! I have a passion for helping divorced clients, military personnel along with their families, and couples struggling in their marriage. I help people who are Christian and non-Christian alike find hope and healing!

One of the hardest decisions in life is to seek help. We all encounter challenges and/or disadvantages at some point, and it is easy to feel discouraged and criticize yourself in this process. Although these difficulties can affect you in profound ways, I believe that they are also opportunities to learn about your inner world and reflect upon what is working and what is not. This journey is quite exhausting for one person, so I aim to become a part of your support system. I hope to empower each individual to make personal choices that will allow them to discover confidence, direction, happiness, peace, and healing.

Do you find yourself spiraling with doubt about each decision you make, no matter what you do? Maybe you find yourself relying on others’ opinions to ‘know’ how you feel, what you ‘should’ be doing, or even what your intentions are. You feel things deeply and are easily affected by the emotions of others. You are thinking “There has to be another way”. You’re ready to better understand yourself and have better relationships. Most of all, you’re ready to trust yourself and feel empowered.

At the Child Behavior Center we work with you, and with your child. To help a child, we must help mom and dad too! We assist you in navigating the ups and downs of frustrating, often puzzling child behavior. Specializing in treatment for high functioning autism (Aspergers Syndrome in the past,) PDD (pervasive developmental delay), and many children with behavioral differences and challenges, we design treatment plans individualized for neuroatypical, developmentally challenged children, children with high anxiety, anger, aggression, and sensory overload, among others. A natural partner with these problems is often social rejection.