Individual, Play Therapy, Couples, and Family Counseling

Over 20 years experience in the Counseling field!

Client Ages: 2 – 98

Offices:
Denton and Lewisville

Education:
Master of Science in Clinical Psychology (M.S.)
University of North Texas

License:
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor (LPC-S)

Clinical Interests

(in no particular order)
1. Child and Adolescent Therapies
2. Sexual, Physical and Emotional Abuse in Children/ or happened in childhood.
3. Parents needing help with their pre-teens or teenagers.
4. Relationship Issues, including Marital or Couples
5. Depression, Severe Depressive Disorders and Anxiety
6. Domestic Violence
7. Addictions: Drug and Alcohol Issues
8. Personal Self-Esteem Issues

Styles & Philosophical Orientation that Influence my Style of Counseling

1. Cognitive Behavioral
2. Developmental
3. Family Systems
4. Solution Focused
5. Affirmations
6. Spiritual Focus
7. 12-Step Model
8. Acceptance of Responsibility for the quality of one\’s life

Most Common Referrals that I Make

1. Grief Group
2. Alcoholics Anonymous & Narcotics Anonymous
3. Reading
4. Workbooks
5. Al-Anon or Nar-anon
6. Other self-help groups
7. Communication Skills Workshops
8. Parenting Workshops & Co-Parenting Workshops

Recommended Reading for Clients:

• Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself by Melody Beattie (Paperback – Sep 1, 1992)
• The Courage to Heal 4e: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse 20th Anniversary Edition by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis (Paperback – Nov 4, 2008)
• The Courage to Heal Workbook: A Guide for Women and Men Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse by Laura Davis (Paperback – Feb 28, 1990)
• I Hear Bluebirds by Shirl Brunell (Paperback – Jul 1988)
• The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse (Revised Edition) by Wendy Maltz (Paperback – Feb 20, 2001)
• Promises from God for Parents by T. D. Jakes (Hardcover – Aug 1, 2006)
• Between Parent and Child: The Bestselling Classic That Revolutionized Parent-Child Communication by Dr. Haim G Ginott, Alice Ginott, and H. Wallace Goddard (Paperback – Jul 22, 2003)
• The Success Principles for Teens: How to Get From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be by Jack Canfield and Kent Healy (Paperback – April 15, 2008)
• The One Year Book of Psalms: 365 Inspirational Readings From One of the Best-Loved Books of the Bible by William J. Petersen and Randy Petersen (Paperback – Oct 1, 1999)