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| Stonebriar Psychiatric Services, P.A. 972-335-2430 |
3550 Parkwood Blvd. Suite 705
Frisco, TX 75034
Frisco, TX 75034
Greetings from my office in Frisco! I was asked to share some information on my professional background to give you
an idea of who I am.
As a Licensed Professional Counselor, I serve as a therapist for individuals, couples, and families. I am a
professional member of the Association for Imago Relationship Therapy, Dallas Group Psychotherapy Society and the
American Association of Christian Counselors.
My background includes a Masters in Counseling Psychology from the University of North Texas with an
undergraduate degree in Psychology from Texas A & M University. (Yes indeed, I am an Aggie! )
I am also a Certified Imago Relationship Therapist, with extensive clinical training in relationship theory and
therapy. This certification is an extension of my ongoing commitment to helping individuals, couples and families
connect, heal and grow through relationship.
My passion is to provide the most comprehensive, effective therapeutic practices and support to those seeking mental
and emotional healing. This passion also requires authenticity, as what is shared in the office must also be practiced
faithfully at home in my own relationships. This calls for my own personal ongoing integration of learning and
growth as well.
By the time an individual, couple, or family has made the decision to seek counseling services, they are typically
experiencing powerful, painful emotions. Significant life challenges such as relationship rupture, trauma, fear and
anxiety, emotional distress, grief, depression, or substance abuse or dependence may dominate their reality. As such,
they may feel overwhelmed, hopeless, and worn-through with emotional and physical exhaustion. Many describe
fighting a battle that they cannot seem to win. Despite attempts to regain stability and security, the loss of control
over their lives and relationships rages on.
My work focuses on partnering with people in their journey and enlivening hope. We meet in an intentional place of
respite and safety to do the life-changing work of healing and growth. This work involves expressing self fully,
experiencing understanding as well as gaining insight. In a safe and supportive relational environment, clients can
speak openly and are freed up to identify and clarify the stuck places of their lives, to gain perspective and traction, to
identify and address defenses and blockages that inhibit and undermine growth, and to move into clarifying and
realizing their vision for their lives.
Learning and environment are powerful shaping forces in our lives. We are born with genetic predispositions and
characteristics. We may have our mother’s eyes, our father’s hair, and our grandfather’s ears. We also may have
our mother’s tendency to withdraw when feeling hurt, or our father’s flaring temper that teaches others to back off, or
our great aunt’s tendency to worry and hold high levels of anxiety. We learn, we observe, we adapt, and we develop.
We were born into relationship, by way of our family and thus we are supported and/or wounded in relationship. So,
relationship is a powerful instrument of healing or destruction.
If we can be wounded in relationship in childhood, then it stands to reason that we can also heal in relationship.
Much of my work focuses on facilitating natural healing processes, beginning within the safety of the therapeutic
relationship, and then extending outwards to meaningful relationships that engage the individual, couple, or family.
I am honored and humbled to witness the personal and relational growth that takes place as patients gain perspective,
knowledge, clarity, personal awareness, and the specific tools they need to handle their challenges.
My therapy style incorporates understanding of how the mind and emotions work, including the neurobiological and
related physiological impact of thought, emotion, and experience. I incorporate therapeutic process as well as
insightful information to grow through circumstances and to heal. I specialize in meeting people in the place of loss,
disconnection, and broken-heartedness, where hope feels scarce. This is an immense honor and privilege.
Stonebriar Psychiatric Services serves individuals from a variety of belief systems and backgrounds. We also serve
the unique needs of the faith community and those specifically desiring faith-based services. Many of my patients
specifically request Christian Counseling that focuses on incorporating their spiritual journey, unique walk with
Christ, and the wisdom and truth of scripture to bring healing and understanding. It is an honor to partner with them
as they discover themselves and their relationship as the Beloved of Christ.
For more information about my background of training and specialized experience in the field of mental health,
counseling and psychotherapy, please see my resumé.
an idea of who I am.
As a Licensed Professional Counselor, I serve as a therapist for individuals, couples, and families. I am a
professional member of the Association for Imago Relationship Therapy, Dallas Group Psychotherapy Society and the
American Association of Christian Counselors.
My background includes a Masters in Counseling Psychology from the University of North Texas with an
undergraduate degree in Psychology from Texas A & M University. (Yes indeed, I am an Aggie! )
I am also a Certified Imago Relationship Therapist, with extensive clinical training in relationship theory and
therapy. This certification is an extension of my ongoing commitment to helping individuals, couples and families
connect, heal and grow through relationship.
My passion is to provide the most comprehensive, effective therapeutic practices and support to those seeking mental
and emotional healing. This passion also requires authenticity, as what is shared in the office must also be practiced
faithfully at home in my own relationships. This calls for my own personal ongoing integration of learning and
growth as well.
By the time an individual, couple, or family has made the decision to seek counseling services, they are typically
experiencing powerful, painful emotions. Significant life challenges such as relationship rupture, trauma, fear and
anxiety, emotional distress, grief, depression, or substance abuse or dependence may dominate their reality. As such,
they may feel overwhelmed, hopeless, and worn-through with emotional and physical exhaustion. Many describe
fighting a battle that they cannot seem to win. Despite attempts to regain stability and security, the loss of control
over their lives and relationships rages on.
My work focuses on partnering with people in their journey and enlivening hope. We meet in an intentional place of
respite and safety to do the life-changing work of healing and growth. This work involves expressing self fully,
experiencing understanding as well as gaining insight. In a safe and supportive relational environment, clients can
speak openly and are freed up to identify and clarify the stuck places of their lives, to gain perspective and traction, to
identify and address defenses and blockages that inhibit and undermine growth, and to move into clarifying and
realizing their vision for their lives.
Learning and environment are powerful shaping forces in our lives. We are born with genetic predispositions and
characteristics. We may have our mother’s eyes, our father’s hair, and our grandfather’s ears. We also may have
our mother’s tendency to withdraw when feeling hurt, or our father’s flaring temper that teaches others to back off, or
our great aunt’s tendency to worry and hold high levels of anxiety. We learn, we observe, we adapt, and we develop.
We were born into relationship, by way of our family and thus we are supported and/or wounded in relationship. So,
relationship is a powerful instrument of healing or destruction.
If we can be wounded in relationship in childhood, then it stands to reason that we can also heal in relationship.
Much of my work focuses on facilitating natural healing processes, beginning within the safety of the therapeutic
relationship, and then extending outwards to meaningful relationships that engage the individual, couple, or family.
I am honored and humbled to witness the personal and relational growth that takes place as patients gain perspective,
knowledge, clarity, personal awareness, and the specific tools they need to handle their challenges.
My therapy style incorporates understanding of how the mind and emotions work, including the neurobiological and
related physiological impact of thought, emotion, and experience. I incorporate therapeutic process as well as
insightful information to grow through circumstances and to heal. I specialize in meeting people in the place of loss,
disconnection, and broken-heartedness, where hope feels scarce. This is an immense honor and privilege.
Stonebriar Psychiatric Services serves individuals from a variety of belief systems and backgrounds. We also serve
the unique needs of the faith community and those specifically desiring faith-based services. Many of my patients
specifically request Christian Counseling that focuses on incorporating their spiritual journey, unique walk with
Christ, and the wisdom and truth of scripture to bring healing and understanding. It is an honor to partner with them
as they discover themselves and their relationship as the Beloved of Christ.
For more information about my background of training and specialized experience in the field of mental health,
counseling and psychotherapy, please see my resumé.
