Parenting Therapists in Highland Village, TX

I offer counseling in a natural, outdoor environment, which provides a peaceful and comfortable setting for sessions. Partnering with animals in therapy provides a powerful and relational alternative to traditional counseling. I am committed to walking alongside you through the process of healing. I believe in the healing power of safe and healthy relationships, which includes relationships with our animals at the barn.

Through diverse academic and professional experiences, I have developed a unique skillset and approach to therapy. I spent 8 years as a nanny before getting my undergraduate degree in early childhood education. I was a special education teacher for Lewisville ISD for 5 years. While working as a teacher, I completed my masters degree in counseling specializing in Play Therapy. Other professional work history includes the mobile Crisis Team for Denton County MHMR and counseling families in crisis at the Children's Advocacy Center. I am currently providing therapy to children ages 10+, teens, and women using a TeleHealth platform.

Does the life you want to live feel out of your reach? Are you stuck in relationship issues, parent pain, anxiety or depression? Doing real life in a broken world can be overwhelming. No matter where you are in life, I would love the opportunity to help you to find hope, healing and freedom. I am devoted to being a relational therapist by walking in an authentic, empathetic, safe and accepting environment. If you are sick and tired of being stuck and are ready to start a journey of hope, please consider giving me a call today.

Everyday leaves you feeling more defeated as a parent. You listen to other parents who seem to have it all together but for you it’s just failure, shame, and disappointment. The daily schedule of life with kids leaves you feeling overwhelmed, stuck, and frustrated. The Joy of Parenting is just not there for you. I get it! Working with kids and families is my superpower!

You are not alone. In a society of unattainable standards it can appear that everyone has it together. From relationships to careers, parenting or happiness, we can be illusioned to others living a blissfully smooth life without fear, sadness or conflict. At some point in our lives, each of us may feel anxious, isolated, depressed or lonely and need help dealing with life's challenges. You are not alone. Problems with marriage or relationships, family situations, substance abuse, loss of a job, burnout, or parenting issues life can be overwhelming or debilitating, and at times beyond our ability to manage alone.

If you or your child are struggling with excessive worry or anxiety, then you have come to the right place. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and Play Therapist who specializes in working with people ages 5 - 35 who struggle with anxiety. Let's partner together to find the right coping skills for you to get back to loving yourself and loving your life!

As a therapist, I am passionate about building a relationship with my clients to facilitate positive changes in their lives. Together, we will work to identify personal strengths and resources you already have to make change feel possible. My practice utilizes an integrative and holistic approach to explore problematic thought processes and behaviors that affect your relationships and life roles. Insight-oriented guidance is provided as clients develop skills to navigate through life stressors, gain new perspectives, cultivate self-awareness and personal growth, and find balance.

I believe we all possess the potential to meet our challenges and find a fulfilling life. I look forward to accompanying you along this important journey. Through exploration of your experiences and through creative and courageous responses in your relationships, new pathways emerge. I provide conversation, expressive arts, and activity-based therapies with adults, couples, and teens. I provide play therapy for children, allowing them to feel safe, express themselves, and find solutions to problems, all in their natural language of play. I also enjoy collaborating with parents and caregivers to enhance relationships with their children and ease parenting challenges.

As a parent, former educator, and as counselor, I have insight into the challenges children, adolescents, and their parents face in the world today. I am passionate about creating a safe space for my clients to explore their feelings. They find themselves heard, accepted, and at ease in a compassionate, laid-back environment. Clients are able to develop the skills they need to bring about positive changes, self confidence and improve relationships.

Whether you are dealing with parenting struggles, loss, depression, anxiety, stress, new life adjustments, or seeking services for your child, we all need support sometimes. I believe that all people, children and adults alike, have the power within themselves to strive towards positive growth and change when provided with a safe, accepting environment. My approach to counseling focuses on facilitating a strong therapeutic relationship grounded in empathy, genuineness, and unconditional acceptance. I see my clients as collaborative partners, and together we work towards meeting their goals.

Therapy can be one of the greatest investments you make in yourself and your relationships. Life is full of challenges, and many individuals and couples find that therapy can help them navigate these difficulties more easily. My goal as your therapist is to help you remove the barriers in your life that keep you from feeling connected to your loved ones. I will also help you to find ways to manage difficult emotions and thoughts so that you live a life that reflects your personal values.

I specialize in helping individuals, couples and families find healing and wholeness through the therapeutic process. I treat pre-teen, teen and adult individual issues such as depression, anxiety, trauma, life-transitions, stress management and phobias. Additionally, I counsel couples, pre-marrriage, marriage, family and relationship issues like parenting, communication, infidelity, and adult-child/parent relationships. I am trained in Gottman Couples Therapy -Level 3, the neurobiology and treatment of depression and anxiety and an EMDR Certified Therapist.

I believe counseling is beneficial for individuals of all ages who are looking for support in reaching personal goals. I work to provide a supportive and nonjudgmental environment to help clients feel safe enough to engage in self-exploration of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to achieve change. I strive to understand each person’s unique story in order to help facilitate happiness and feelings of success.

If you are overwhelmed by a growing task list, have trouble finding motivation to do the things you once loved, or have experienced previous trauma, you might feel lost about how to move forward. With 15 years of experience in the school setting, I work mostly with teens, educators, and parents, but I have a heart for helping anyone that feels overwhelmed and needs help navigating stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, or trauma.

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Texas. A diverse academic, professional and personal background has allowed me to develop a unique skill set and approach to therapy. I have served in public education for 17 years in roles that have included: Student Assistance Counselor, Professional School Counselor and Special Education and general education teacher. My role as a counselor is one in which I walk with you throughout a process of identifying, understanding, and learning ways to manage the situations and issues that present in your life. It would be an honor to work with you.

Offering online sessions. Are you looking for a therapist who is engaging, warm, understanding, experienced and very knowledgeable? If so, I'm your therapist. I have helped others like you improve their relationships, overcome anxiety, depression and anger. Even if you have lost hope, together we can build self-confidence, strengthen resilience, and find motivation to overcome the obstacles. Whether you come for individual, or for couples therapy, my clients are often surprised what can be overcome and how much better things can be.

Adolescence and young adulthood is a time of great transition both mentally and physically. At NextGen Counseling, support is provided for teens and adults to help navigate the seemingly overwhelming emotions they are experiencing from the world around them. In a society where teens and adults are bombarded with contradictory messages on how they should act, think, and feel, therapy provides a "safe zone" for them to voice their concerns and be understood.

Along our journey in life every choice we make has a ripple effect to it, and the decision to seek out counseling is no different. Counseling is not a magic wand to solve problems, it takes work and my job as a therapist is to guide you through that process. To do that, I incorporate techniques from multiple counseling theories and methods including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Person Centered Therapy, and Trauma Informed Counseling.

My passion as a therapist centers around creating a safe and nonjudgmental environment in which my clients feel fully accepted and free to explore. If you are experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, or simply want to live a more fulfilling life, I am here to offer you a holistic therapeutic approach that is tailored to your unique needs. Struggling alone or in silence can make you feel isolated and stuck. Through the collaborative process of therapy you will learn specific tools to create lasting and positive changes.