Sunnie Palmer, LCSW
Assistant Director
Cell: (940) 222-8339
The best way to reach me is to email me at my Direct Email Address.
Individual, Family, and Play Therapy
Offices:
Denton and Lewisville
Counseling Fee $110
Education:
Masters of Science in Social Work (MSW)
Texas Woman’s University and University of North Texas
License:
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
About Me:
Welcome! I love to help kids and families when they are struggling. How do you know if therapy might be helpful for your child? Maybe it takes 2 hours to get out the door in the morning. Or your child’s school calls you regularly. You may be able to sense when your child is going to have a meltdown, or maybe even worse, you are completely caught off guard by meltdowns. You might avoid gatherings with friends and family because your child becomes overwhelmed or because you feel judged by others. You love your child fiercely, but the things you have tried don’t seem to work consistently.
I work with kids as young as 18 months old. I use child-centered play therapy to offer kids connection & emotional co-regulation. I also listen to parents without judgment to hear what has been tried and what has worked well. Together we can find what works well for your child.
I was drawn to a second career in counseling after assisting families through life transitions as a family law paralegal. In my spare time, I love to watch funny tv shows, be near bodies of water, and hang out with my three kids.
Clinical Interests
- Meltdown-prone toddlers and kids
- Kids & adults navigating divorce
- Sensory-sensitive kids and adults
- Autistic & ADHDer kids & adults
- Parents feeling overwhelmed by their high-needs child
- Teens and adults navigating life changes
- Fandom or geek therapy, using gaming & other interests for therapy
Recommended Media:
- Tina Payne Bryson’s Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@tinapaynebrysonphd
- Janet Lansbury Unruffled podcast https://www.janetlansbury.com/podcast-audio/
- Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting with Dr. Lisa Damour and Reena Ninan https://drlisadamour.com/resource/series/ask-lisa-podcast/
- Brain-Body Parenting by Mona Delahooke
- Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors by Robyn Gobbel
- Freeing Your Child from Anxiety by Tamar E. Chansky
- Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism by Barry M. Prizant
- Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience by Brene Brown – for teens & adults who feel disconnected from their feelings
Recommended Media for Kids:
- Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes
- I Don’t Want to Talk About It by Jeanie Franz Ransom- about parents’ divorce
- Stories Podcast https://storiespodcast.com/