Theresa “Terri” O’Banon LCSW

Individual and Couples Counseling for Adults

 

Direct Line: (940) 305-0655

The best way to reach me is to email me at my Direct Email Address.

Offices: Denton, Lewisville

Counseling Fee $110

Education:

Masters of Science in Social Work (MSSW)

University of Texas at Arlington

License:

Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)

About Me: “I work with adult clients dealing with anxiety, depression, grief, relationship issues, and life transitions. I especially enjoy helping young adults, empowering women, and couples. My desire is to create a positive therapeutic relationship with empathy, compassion and genuineness.

When I am not counseling, I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, cooking, watching movies, reading, and resting.”

Certifications and Additional Training:

Certified PREPARE/ENRICH Facilitator

I have completed Level 1 Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy and use Gottman Method Couples Therapy in my work.

Clinical Interests

1. Adults who feel stuck (often describing themselves as depressed, anxious or stressed)
2. Supporting young adults as they begin to move through the adult world
3. Women’s issues/Empowering Women
4. Grief and loss
5. Couples Therapy
6. Substance Abuse Evaluations and Counseling

 

Books that I often recommend:
  • Small Talk: 10 ADHD Lies and How to Stop Believing Them by Richard & Roxanne Pink
  • Dirty Laundry: Why Adults with ADHD Are So Ashamed and What We Can Do to Help by Richard Pink and Roxanne Emery
  • How to ADHD: An Insider’s Guide to Working with Your Brain (Not Against It) by Jessica McCabe
  • The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewriting of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illnessby Jonathan Haidt
Styles/Philosophies/Theories that Influence my Counseling Style
  • Cognitive Behavioral
  • Developmental
  • Brief/Solution-Focus
  • Internal Family Systems
  • Dialectal Behavior Therapy
  • Attachment Theory