Therapists in Waco, TX
Megan Vergara
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Waco, TX 76708 (Online Only)
My passion as a counselor is empowering clients to make the connections to make positive changes in their lives through offering a safe and empathetic counseling experience as well as offering strong and secure abilities of practices, ethical judgment, and flexible approaches to different modalities to best fit client needs.
My passion as a counselor is empowering clients to make the connections to make positive changes in their lives through offering a safe and empathetic counseling experience as well as offering strong and secure abilities of practices, ethical judgment, and flexible approaches to different modalities to best fit client needs.
Relationships are complicated, and we all need someone to occasionally help us make sense of our current situation. I am committed to working with high school and college students as well as women of all ages. Women face unique issues and experiences. Motherhood, work and school stress, family conflict, self-doubt, and other problems can add up. Come spend some time taking care of yourself when the demands of life become overwhelming. Learning healthy communication and coping skills can really make a difference for many people. The right therapy after a traumatic event is essential. I am trauma trained in EMDR therapy.
Relationships are complicated, and we all need someone to occasionally help us make sense of our current situation. I am committed to working with high school and college students as well as women of all ages. Women face unique issues and experiences. Motherhood, work and school stress, family conflict, self-doubt, and other problems can add up. Come spend some time taking care of yourself when the demands of life become overwhelming. Learning healthy communication and coping skills can really make a difference for many people. The right therapy after a traumatic event is essential. I am trauma trained in EMDR therapy.
Have you been struggling with anxiety or depression? Have you and your spouse been in constant conflict? Maybe you're struggling to feel that you are valued. Or is there another mental disorder you've been dealing with? Whatever your struggle, we're here to help at Archer Counseling Group. All of our counselors specialize in Anxiety, Depression, and Relationships. In addition, each counselor also has their own personal list of specialties.
Have you been struggling with anxiety or depression? Have you and your spouse been in constant conflict? Maybe you're struggling to feel that you are valued. Or is there another mental disorder you've been dealing with? Whatever your struggle, we're here to help at Archer Counseling Group. All of our counselors specialize in Anxiety, Depression, and Relationships. In addition, each counselor also has their own personal list of specialties.
Enrichment Counseling Solutions, P.C.
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT, CDWF, CPDT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Waco, TX 76710
I value the role faith & spirituality plays in self-evaluation, change, growth, healing, relationships & success. I practice from a family systems perspective, helping people discover hindrances holding them back from living a life they love. Counseling is a powerful support resource, especially when wresting with the challenges & the unexpected that life has a way of throwing at you from past to present. I hope you'll consider letting me support you in healing, designing & creating a life you can love living. Ask me about incorporating yoga & art into counseling. Additionally, I offer an empowering Women's Sexuality service.
I value the role faith & spirituality plays in self-evaluation, change, growth, healing, relationships & success. I practice from a family systems perspective, helping people discover hindrances holding them back from living a life they love. Counseling is a powerful support resource, especially when wresting with the challenges & the unexpected that life has a way of throwing at you from past to present. I hope you'll consider letting me support you in healing, designing & creating a life you can love living. Ask me about incorporating yoga & art into counseling. Additionally, I offer an empowering Women's Sexuality service.
Amber Kitavi Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Waco, TX 76701 (Online Only)
Welcome! I’m Amber Kitavi, a dedicated and empathetic licensed professional counselor-associate supervised by Kendra Bennett, LPC-Supervisor. With a passion for helping individuals navigate their mental health journeys, I believe in the potential for growth and healing within everyone. I am here to support you in achieving your mental health goals.
Welcome! I’m Amber Kitavi, a dedicated and empathetic licensed professional counselor-associate supervised by Kendra Bennett, LPC-Supervisor. With a passion for helping individuals navigate their mental health journeys, I believe in the potential for growth and healing within everyone. I am here to support you in achieving your mental health goals.
Nicole Porter
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSW
Verified Verified
Waco, TX 76701 (Online Only)
Hello, I am Nicole Porter, an experienced Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over a decade of experience. I will work with you to create a non-judgmental and empowering space where you can bring your entire self into the room in order to allow healing. The foundation of my work is to build a strong and trusting therapeutic relationship with individuals, couples and families across the lifespan. I combine Person-Centered, Psychodynamic, & Cognitive-Behavioral therapy modalities to efficiently address symptoms (either on a short-term or long-term basis) & meet your needs or goals. Whether you are in pursuit of growth and change.
Hello, I am Nicole Porter, an experienced Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over a decade of experience. I will work with you to create a non-judgmental and empowering space where you can bring your entire self into the room in order to allow healing. The foundation of my work is to build a strong and trusting therapeutic relationship with individuals, couples and families across the lifespan. I combine Person-Centered, Psychodynamic, & Cognitive-Behavioral therapy modalities to efficiently address symptoms (either on a short-term or long-term basis) & meet your needs or goals. Whether you are in pursuit of growth and change.
Online Therapists
Brian Powers
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Grapevine, TX 76051
Although I welcomes clients with a range of needs, my special areas of interests include: addictions, depression, marital issues, grief & loss, anxiety, spiritual/ministry wounds, adoption issues, premarital counseling, PREPARE/ENRICH Certified, divorce recovery & blended family issues.
I have a burning desire to help individuals and families struggling with what often seems like impossible problems and a wavering faith. I know that people crave restoration through change and want to help them on this journey. I provide a safe environment to explore sensitive issues, founded on respect and caring for the client. My own personal journey of growth gives me a unique perspective that I use with each client.
Although I welcomes clients with a range of needs, my special areas of interests include: addictions, depression, marital issues, grief & loss, anxiety, spiritual/ministry wounds, adoption issues, premarital counseling, PREPARE/ENRICH Certified, divorce recovery & blended family issues.
I have a burning desire to help individuals and families struggling with what often seems like impossible problems and a wavering faith. I know that people crave restoration through change and want to help them on this journey. I provide a safe environment to explore sensitive issues, founded on respect and caring for the client. My own personal journey of growth gives me a unique perspective that I use with each client.
Amy L. Curtis at Rooted Support and Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC-S
Verified Verified
Dallas, TX 75218 (Online Only)
I have experience in working with attachment, trauma, adoption, anxiety, depression, pregnancy, and infertility.
Whether you have been to therapy before or whether you are searching for a therapist for the first time, you are welcome here. I have worked with individuals from every walk of life for 40 years. My approach is collaborative, respectful and strength-based.
I have experience in working with attachment, trauma, adoption, anxiety, depression, pregnancy, and infertility.
Whether you have been to therapy before or whether you are searching for a therapist for the first time, you are welcome here. I have worked with individuals from every walk of life for 40 years. My approach is collaborative, respectful and strength-based.
14 Peaks Neurophysiological Trauma Treatment
SEP, EMDR, NMT, BASE
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Willow Park, TX 76087
Our specialties include trauma treatment, adoption, addiction, ADD, OCD, autoimmune disease, anxiety and depression.
Are you struggling with PTSD, autoimmune issues, trauma, abuse, depression, anxiety, or addictions? Our therapy practice offers cutting-edge neurophysiological approaches grounded in the latest neuroscience. We utilize a comprehensive range of evidence-based treatments, including Somatic Experiencing, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Attachment Theory. Our goal is to help you achieve a state of ventral vagal, as outlined in Polyvagal Theory, fostering a sense of connection, flexibility and curiosity.
Our specialties include trauma treatment, adoption, addiction, ADD, OCD, autoimmune disease, anxiety and depression.
Are you struggling with PTSD, autoimmune issues, trauma, abuse, depression, anxiety, or addictions? Our therapy practice offers cutting-edge neurophysiological approaches grounded in the latest neuroscience. We utilize a comprehensive range of evidence-based treatments, including Somatic Experiencing, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Attachment Theory. Our goal is to help you achieve a state of ventral vagal, as outlined in Polyvagal Theory, fostering a sense of connection, flexibility and curiosity.
I am Cori Jo East-Long. a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling from Tarleton State University. I have worked in the mental health field for over 8 years. I have a history of working with clients with depression and anxiety, trauma, and substance abuse issues. My other areas of expertise include foster care, adoption, parenting issues, and LGBTQ+ issues. I use approaches such as Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma Based Relational Intervention (TBRI), and Adlerian therapy.
I am Cori Jo East-Long. a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling from Tarleton State University. I have worked in the mental health field for over 8 years. I have a history of working with clients with depression and anxiety, trauma, and substance abuse issues. My other areas of expertise include foster care, adoption, parenting issues, and LGBTQ+ issues. I use approaches such as Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma Based Relational Intervention (TBRI), and Adlerian therapy.
Katherine St George
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, ATR
Verified Verified
West Lake Hills, TX 78746 (Online Only)
I have experience working with the foster care system and adoption agencies where I focus on attachment, grief and loss, anxiety, and trauma.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Art Therapist in San Antonio, TX. I hold a Master’s degree in Art Therapy/Counseling from Southwestern College in Santa Fe, NM with specialized classes in Children’s Mental Health. I work with individual children, teens, families and adults. I have worked with a variety of populations and settings including inpatient and outpatient care, residential facilities, and hospital settings centralized in trauma-informed care.
I have experience working with the foster care system and adoption agencies where I focus on attachment, grief and loss, anxiety, and trauma.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Art Therapist in San Antonio, TX. I hold a Master’s degree in Art Therapy/Counseling from Southwestern College in Santa Fe, NM with specialized classes in Children’s Mental Health. I work with individual children, teens, families and adults. I have worked with a variety of populations and settings including inpatient and outpatient care, residential facilities, and hospital settings centralized in trauma-informed care.
I have experience working with clients around a number of issues, including: anxiety and depression, childhood trauma such as sexual abuse, grief and loss, unhealthy and abusive relationships, core shame, body shame, and adoption related trauma.
I often work with clients who struggle to accept and feel compassion for their whole self. Sometimes that can look like trying to shut out painful experiences, worrying that something is "wrong" with you, or struggling to connect with your true desires and feelings. I offer clients a warm space to process the injuries they carry from the broader world and from the intimate world of family, friends, and other relationships. I invite clients to bring the complete selves, even the parts that are hard to be with. I strive to provide the tools and support to help clients connect to a fuller sense of aliveness and groundedness.
I have experience working with clients around a number of issues, including: anxiety and depression, childhood trauma such as sexual abuse, grief and loss, unhealthy and abusive relationships, core shame, body shame, and adoption related trauma.
I often work with clients who struggle to accept and feel compassion for their whole self. Sometimes that can look like trying to shut out painful experiences, worrying that something is "wrong" with you, or struggling to connect with your true desires and feelings. I offer clients a warm space to process the injuries they carry from the broader world and from the intimate world of family, friends, and other relationships. I invite clients to bring the complete selves, even the parts that are hard to be with. I strive to provide the tools and support to help clients connect to a fuller sense of aliveness and groundedness.
SMC Counseling Services
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Dallas, TX 75206
Whether you’re a person who wants to better understand yourself and others, a parent overwhelmed by specific caregiving challenges, or a member of the circle of adoption in need of support for your unique journey, I truly welcome the opportunity to companion with you.
It takes courage to even consider asking for help! If you’re hoping to become a better human, if you’re ready to invest in yourself and your relationships, I offer authentic connection and companionship. Change only happens in the context of trusting relationships, I believe, and I strive to be as genuine as possible in the counseling process. I seek clients who are ready to invest in themselves and desire support for the journey. It’s also important to know I have found Internal Family Systems (IFS) to be a particularly effective modality to help individuals move towards healing and health. I am Level 1 trained in IFS.
Whether you’re a person who wants to better understand yourself and others, a parent overwhelmed by specific caregiving challenges, or a member of the circle of adoption in need of support for your unique journey, I truly welcome the opportunity to companion with you.
It takes courage to even consider asking for help! If you’re hoping to become a better human, if you’re ready to invest in yourself and your relationships, I offer authentic connection and companionship. Change only happens in the context of trusting relationships, I believe, and I strive to be as genuine as possible in the counseling process. I seek clients who are ready to invest in themselves and desire support for the journey. It’s also important to know I have found Internal Family Systems (IFS) to be a particularly effective modality to help individuals move towards healing and health. I am Level 1 trained in IFS.
My goals are to support clients in the challenges that they face and help them set attainable goals. I have worked in the mental health field for 12 years in a different number of roles. My specialty is working with individuals with dual-diagnosis, traumatic experience, and adoption. I have experience working with diverse populations from different cultural backgrounds and beliefs systems.
My goals are to support clients in the challenges that they face and help them set attainable goals. I have worked in the mental health field for 12 years in a different number of roles. My specialty is working with individuals with dual-diagnosis, traumatic experience, and adoption. I have experience working with diverse populations from different cultural backgrounds and beliefs systems.
Are you ready for a new day? I'm a fully licensed therapist interested in helping you achieve your goals. Areas of specialty include ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM WORK, and multicultural issues (I am half-Asian). I also work with clients with perinatal issues (surrounding the birth experience and beyond), and adoption. I love doing sandtray work and EMDR with clients. I work with kids, teens and adults.
Are you ready for a new day? I'm a fully licensed therapist interested in helping you achieve your goals. Areas of specialty include ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM WORK, and multicultural issues (I am half-Asian). I also work with clients with perinatal issues (surrounding the birth experience and beyond), and adoption. I love doing sandtray work and EMDR with clients. I work with kids, teens and adults.
I am very familiar with foster care and adoption issues.
Hi, I'm Marcie, and I work with children and teens! Do you have a "difficult" child? I will love them. A "perfectionist" child? I will love them. A "wild" child? I will love them! If you are stuck and don't know what else to do to support your child, you are in the right place. You are doing everything you know to do but coming up against challenges that you feel ill-equipped to overcome. You can do this, and I can help. Supporting parents and children to thrive is the end goal of my entire practice.
I am very familiar with foster care and adoption issues.
Hi, I'm Marcie, and I work with children and teens! Do you have a "difficult" child? I will love them. A "perfectionist" child? I will love them. A "wild" child? I will love them! If you are stuck and don't know what else to do to support your child, you are in the right place. You are doing everything you know to do but coming up against challenges that you feel ill-equipped to overcome. You can do this, and I can help. Supporting parents and children to thrive is the end goal of my entire practice.
Dr. Kimberly Dunkin
Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, LPC, SEP, BASE-P
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Willow Park, TX 76087
We enjoy being part of the adoption community.
Is your nervous system stuck in fight, flight, freeze, or appease? In the first session, I provide concrete tools to resolve somatic issues, flashbacks, PTSD, developmental trauma, attachment issues, phobias, medical trauma, autoimmune issues, and trauma without reliving the story. My Neurophysiological Trauma Treatment protocol offers a healing roadmap and answers the question, "What makes this make sense?"
We enjoy being part of the adoption community.
Is your nervous system stuck in fight, flight, freeze, or appease? In the first session, I provide concrete tools to resolve somatic issues, flashbacks, PTSD, developmental trauma, attachment issues, phobias, medical trauma, autoimmune issues, and trauma without reliving the story. My Neurophysiological Trauma Treatment protocol offers a healing roadmap and answers the question, "What makes this make sense?"
Are you or your child struggling with signs of anxiety, depression? Maybe feeling out of place or constantly misunderstood? I am here to tell you, you are not alone. Given my own identities and experiences I am especially passionate about working with children, teens and young adults (ages 4-25) with the following identities: Neurodivergent, LGBTQIA2S+, Impacted by foster care/adoption, and/or Impacted by trauma. I practice from client centered theory using a prescriptive lens to apply what is most effective for you/your child while viewing things through the broader picture of attachment and interpersonal neurobiology.
Are you or your child struggling with signs of anxiety, depression? Maybe feeling out of place or constantly misunderstood? I am here to tell you, you are not alone. Given my own identities and experiences I am especially passionate about working with children, teens and young adults (ages 4-25) with the following identities: Neurodivergent, LGBTQIA2S+, Impacted by foster care/adoption, and/or Impacted by trauma. I practice from client centered theory using a prescriptive lens to apply what is most effective for you/your child while viewing things through the broader picture of attachment and interpersonal neurobiology.
Marisol Garcia, MA, LPC-S
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-S
Verified Verified
Dallas, TX 75231
Welcome! My name is Marisol and I am a bilingual therapist who specializes in children, adolescent, and family therapy. I work with the following issues: anxiety, depression, divorce, adoption issues, grief, behavioral issues and family conflict.
Welcome! My name is Marisol and I am a bilingual therapist who specializes in children, adolescent, and family therapy. I work with the following issues: anxiety, depression, divorce, adoption issues, grief, behavioral issues and family conflict.
Cambre S Johnson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Cedar Park, TX 78613
My passion is helping adolescents and adults who struggle with self-esteem, depression, anxiety, adoption, neurodivergence, and adjusting to life’s changes.
My goal is to help my clients regulate emotions, have more confidence, and build connections with the people around them. I believe in the human capacity to overcome challenges and seek to empower clients to find alternative ways to get their needs met.
My passion is helping adolescents and adults who struggle with self-esteem, depression, anxiety, adoption, neurodivergence, and adjusting to life’s changes.
My goal is to help my clients regulate emotions, have more confidence, and build connections with the people around them. I believe in the human capacity to overcome challenges and seek to empower clients to find alternative ways to get their needs met.
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Adoption Therapists
Does my adopted child need therapy?
Not every adopted child needs therapy. However, many can benefit from seeing an adoption-informed therapist, especially if they were victims of abuse or neglect, appear withdrawn or disconnected, have behavioral or developmental issues (which may or may not be related to their adoption), are struggling with feelings of grief or loss surrounding their birth parents, or find it difficult to establish an identity, a challenge that often becomes most apparent during adolescence.
When should adoptive parents seek therapy?
Prospective parents can benefit from therapy even before an adoption—for example, to voice worries and fears; to reconcile infertility struggles, if relevant; or simply to prepare themselves for parenthood. After the adoption, parents who are struggling to bond with their child; are unsure how to talk about adoption or related issues, such as race; or whose child is dealing with developmental, behavioral, or psychiatric concerns can address these and other issues with the help of an adoption-competent therapist.
Is family therapy appropriate for adoptive families?
Family therapy can be invaluable for strengthening the bond between adoptive parents and children, helping the latter feel more secure in their place in the family. Family therapy can also help adoptive families navigate complex communication issues—for example, parents who feel uncomfortable discussing race with their child, who in turn feels invalidated by their silence, or a child who has questions about his birth parents but avoids asking them out of fear of hurting his adoptive parents’ feelings.
What therapy is not appropriate for adoption issues?
A discredited therapy known as “attachment therapy” (sometimes called “holding therapy” or “rebirthing therapy”) should not be used to treat adopted and foster children, though it was largely designed for this population. Attachment therapy involves restraining, coercing, and punishing the child in order for them to “release” negative emotions and attach to their new caregivers—techniques that are abusive and dangerous and have even proven fatal in some cases.