Specializing In Helping Children, Adolescents, Couples & Families
FIND FREEDOM, ACCEPTANCE AND JOY
Welcome!
Everyone has something. Every family has something – something we struggle with, hoping it will magically disappear, fix itself, or that we can throw away.
We try stuffing away feelings of frustration, anxiety, anger, guilt, sadness, disappointment, fear, regret, or shame… Until they resurface again.
No matter what you or your family’s “something” is, identification and acknowledgement is the first step in beginning a personalized journey of discovery, understanding, awareness, and lastly, acceptance.
Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.
Whether I am working with frantic parents of a newborn, a toddler who has elected himself boss of the home, a child who has continues to disobey at school, an adolescent believing his parents are stupid, a broken-hearted college girl, a couple dealing with infidelity, or a family who has experienced the death of a child, I make a practice to meet my patients where they are emotionally.
I want each person I work with to know they do have a voice, and by becoming accountable, they can change their lives for the better.
Our Unique Approach
My patients describe me as having an “out-of-the-box” approach with kids as well as adults. My office is purposefully designed to not be the typical clinical setting. Having no desire for a standard office setting, I created instead an atmosphere of uniqueness, comfort, and safety.
My support team includes a 39-pound Sulcata Tortoise, our Golden Retriever therapy dog and chicks!
Our Unique Services
Mental Health Tools
- Abuse
- Addiction
- Adolescent Teens
- Anxiety / Worry
- Bullying
- Cancer
- Divorce
- Grief
- Journal
- LGBTQ
- Meditation & Mindfulness
- News
- Parenting
- Personal Growth
- Pet-Assisted Therapy
- Play Therapy
- Racism
- Relationships
- Self-Harm
- Shame
Dealing with Heartbreak During the Holidays
The holidays are rapidly approaching. New Flash! Not everyone experiences the warm and fuzzies, viewing the holiday season as “The most wonderful time of the year”. I have walked along side of countless people in my practice over the years who have learned to despise and fear the holiday season. People who dread the upcoming holidays […]
The Warning Signs of Parental Alienation
In my 25+ years of counseling patients, many of my cases also involve attorneys and the legal system. As a Certified Mediator for many law firms in Dallas, Denton and Tarrant Counties, I’ve seen this story I am about to share happen far too often. Dax’s Story. Dax, age 9, walked into my office carrying […]
Puberty: What’s Happening to My Son?!?
Puberty Tween Boys ages 9-14 Our sweet little love angel boys grow up and find themselves in the complexity and confusion of puberty, and we are right there with them. Puberty for boys is complicated. It seems to sneak up on them and they feel as though an alien has entered their body, creating things […]
Puberty: What’s Happening to My Daughter?!?
Tween Girls Ages 8-12 At a blink of an eye, the baby girl you once knew as an innocent precious princess will experience the confusing process of puberty. Knowing what to look for can ease your mind (kind of) and hopefully help your tween through these enormous physical and emotional changes. While some of the […]
The Cheat Sheet to Raising Teen Boys
Meet Nathan. Nathan’s lethargic little self came to my office with his energetic vociferous mom when he was 15 years old. He grudgingly plopped down on my couch where he immediately situated himself in that slump thing teenagers do. Where they are half on and half off the seat, legs spread out in front, one […]
Dealing With the Teenage Female Species
When she was good, she was very, very good. But when she was bad, she was horrid. Teenage Girls. “I hate my f*cking mom.” Katie, age 16, and all of about 95 pounds, entered my office with her mom Amber, choosing to sit in the two chairs at my art therapy table. Amber began sharing […]
Welcome to My Zoo: Pet-Assisted Therapy
Dexter: Annie, age 15, was extremely hesitant to come see me. I spoke with her mom, Ashley, on the phone prior to Annie coming in. Ashley explained her concerns about Annie’s lack of social skills and friends, isolative behaviors at school, unwillingness to interact with anyone outside of the family, and low self-esteem. We scheduled […]
How to Fight Fair
Rules for fighting in your relationship. Fighting or arguing in marriage and relationships is bound to happen. It is unavoidable. Keep your relationship healthy though through fighting fair. Being aware. Practicing the following rules will allow you to have guidelines for these unavoidable arguments, discussions, fights, and fits of anger. 1. Identify WHY You are […]