Specialty Areas: Parenting/Family Dynamics

Emily Runnels

Practice Name: Thorn and Rose Counseling

Email: emily@thornandrosecounseling.com

About:My approach to therapy is rooted in CBT and IFS. I believe our core beliefs strongly influence how we think, feel, and act. While I value goal-oriented work, I also believe in meeting clients where they are. Sometimes therapy is about skill-building and growth, and other times it’s about creating a safe, supportive space to feel understood and validated.

To schedule an appointment, text 4694497425, email emily@thornandrosecounseling.com or book via thornandrosecounseling.com.

Specialty Areas:Anxiety;Parenting / Family Dynamics;Identity / Self-worth;Suicide & Crisis ;Abuse (Emotional, Physical, Sexual);Premarital Counseling;Family of Origin;

Accepts Insurance: No

Sliding Scale Offered:Case-by-case basis

Self-Pay Rate:$120 per 50 minute session

Currently Accepting New Clients: Yes

Sonya Jacobs

Practice Name: Enjoy Your Marriage

Email: info@enjoyyourmarriage.org

About: My counseling approach is grounded in the truth of God’s Word, integrating sound psychological principles, current marriage and family research, and cognitive behavioral therapeutic techniques with a firm foundation in Scripture. I believe lasting healing and transformation come through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and the renewing power of the Holy Spirit. In every session, I seek to help individuals discover hope, wholeness, and freedom by aligning their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors with biblical truth. Through prayer, biblical wisdom, and compassionate guidance, I walk alongside clients as they navigate life’s challenges and grow in spiritual maturity, emotional health, and deeper faith.

To schedule an appointment, text 214-907-5535.

Specialty Areas: Marriage / Couples;Premarital Counseling;Anxiety;Depression;Grief & Loss;Parenting / Family Dynamics;Identity / Self-worth;Spiritual Counseling;I have done post graduate, work and sexual discipleship and sexual wellness and marriage as well as restoration therapy focusing on communication and conflict resolution;

Accepts Insurance: No

Sliding Scale Offered: Yes.

Self-Pay Rate: Budget appropriate donations to our tax deductible nonprofit.

Currently Accepting New Clients: Yes

Joelnika (Joy) Martin

Practice Name: 316 Counseling Center

Email: joymartincounseling@gmail.com

About: My heart is to help individuals and families navigate life’s challenges and foster deeper connections. I integrate Solution-Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), the Needs-Connection Model, Motivational Interviewing, Emotionally Focused Therapy (couples), and Gottman techniques (couples therapy) in my practice. I believe that it is a privilege to walk alongside clients in their journey towards healing and more meaningful relationships. I enjoy integrating biblical principles into the therapeutic process for clients seeking faith-based therapy.

To schedule an appointment, email me or use the scheduling software on the website here.

Specialty Areas: Marriage / Couples;Anxiety;Depression;Trauma / PTSD;Grief & Loss;Parenting / Family Dynamics;Identity / Self-worth;Spiritual Counseling;Suicide & Crisis ;

Accepts Insurance: No

Sliding Scale Offered: Case-by-case basis

Self-Pay Rate: $130 individuals/$150 couples but offer sliding scale, limited spots.

Currently Accepting New Clients: Yes

Emily Pennington

Practice Name: The Next Chapter Counseling

Email: Emily@tnccounseling.com

About: I specialize in working with teens and adults who are navigating anxiety (including social anxiety), depression, ADHD and other forms of neurodivergence, spirituality, low self-esteem, trauma, work or school stress, major life transitions, friendship struggles, and dating/relationship issues.

I have such a heart for walking with people through these challenges — not just because I’m trained in it, but because I’ve been there, too. As someone who has lived with severe anxiety and more recently been diagnosed with ADHD, I know how overwhelming it can feel. My passion is helping clients move from stuck and scattered to confident, grounded, and empowered.

To contact me, please use my email (emily@tnccounseling.com).

Website: tnccounseling.com

Specialty Areas: Anxiety;Identity / Self-worth;Spiritual Counseling;Trauma / PTSD;Depression;Parenting / Family Dynamics;Abuse (Emotional, Physical, Sexual);ADHD/neurodivergence;

Accepts Insurance: No

Sliding Scale Offered: No

Self-Pay Rate: $150 Per Individual Session / $160 Per Couples or Family Session

Currently Accepting New Clients: Waitlist Only.

Ruth Roddy

Practice Name: Roddy Counseling

Email: ruth@ruthroddy.com

About: My name is Ruth Roddy. I have been practicing for the past 10 years, Ive owned my own practice for the last 5. I work with individuals across the lifespan starting at 10 years old. My areas of speciality are eating disorders, autism, adhd, anxiety disorders, depression and womens issues. My number one focus with any client is to provide safety and build a strong rapport. Beyond that, I am very individualized in my approach incorporating Acceptance and commitment therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, EMDR or other creative interventions as appropriate. I also love to do christian integration as requested by the client. I also do initial eating disorder assessments where I provide my recommended treatment plan for any parents or individuals that are concerned they may be suffering from an eating disorder.

To schedule an appointment, the best way to contact me is email, text or leaving a voicemail at 972-200-0669.

Website: roddycounseling.com/

Specialty Areas: Anxiety;Depression;Trauma / PTSD;Spiritual Counseling;Suicide & Crisis ;EMDR ;Identity / Self-worth;Parenting / Family Dynamics;

Accepts Insurance: No.

Sliding Scale Offered: Case-by-case basis

Self-Pay Rate: $180 Per Session

Currently Accepting New Clients: Yes

Andrea Schultz, M.Ed., LPC-S, RPT-S

Practice Name: HopeWorks Counseling

Email: aschultz@hopeworkscounseling.org

About: Andrea Schultz has specialized in counseling services for children, adolescents, and families for more than 30 years. She received her Master’s degree in Counseling from the University of North Texas. Andrea is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Registered Play Therapist. She is also a Certified AutPlay® Therapist, having completed specialized training in adapting the principles of play therapy to working with autistic children. Andrea holds advanced licensure as a board-approved clinical supervisor for therapists in training.

Andrea’s experience includes 16 years at the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center, a recognized leader in the field of abuse and trauma, where she served as a therapist and clinical supervisor. She has worked extensively with children, adolescents, and families in the areas of abuse, trauma, grief and loss, divorce, blended-family issues, and parent-child relationship issues. She is experienced in the treatment of childhood anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, school difficulties, and a variety of behavioral issues. While Andrea specializes in work with children, adolescents, and families, she is also experienced in the treatment of adults with anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, adjustment, and life-transition issues.
Andrea has unique experience in the creative and innovative use of Animal assisted Therapy (AAT). Research shows that contact with a therapy animal can help reduce anxiety and may even allow a client to benefit from therapy more quickly. The use of AAT is especially helpful with children and adolescents who may be anxious about or resistant to treatment.
We all have different life-experiences. Andrea believes that the way we perceive these experiences can have a powerful impact on our thinking, moods and behaviors. We may not have control over everything that happens in life but we can learn to make positive changes in the way we think, feel and respond to situations. We can choose not to let negative experiences from the past define who we are or how we live in the present. With an approach that is both supportive and solution-focused, Andrea helps clients heal and develop the skills they need to resolve challenges, achieve goals, and make positive changes for the future.
For those families that approach their lives and resolve their challenges from a faith-based perspective, Andrea’s own Christian faith allows her to understand and work with them in a way that honors their values and belief system.

Call the scheduling desk at 972-212-9175 or go online at hopeworkscounseling.org to request an appointment.

Website: hopeworkscounseling.org

Specialty Areas: Parenting / Family Dynamics;Registered Play Therapist; Child, Adolescent, and Family Issues; Divorce and Blended Family Issues; Childhood Behavioral Issues;

Accepts Insurance: No.

Sliding Scale Offered: Case-by-case basis

Self-Pay Rate: $150

Currently Accepting New Clients: Yes

Marcy Blake

Practice Name: Peace by Piece

Email: mblake@pbp-counseling.com

About: I started my counseling career in 2005 and have had the privilege to walk alongside children, teens and adults as they seek change through healing and understanding. I truly believe everyone can benefit from the counseling process and a counselor relationship. I love seeing clients learn new ways of thinking and healthy, effective ways of coping that can be used to mend past hurts, solve present problems and be called upon for future struggles. Using a cognitive-behavioral approach, I strive to help clients identify negative thought patterns and replace them with truthful, healthy thoughts. It’s these new beliefs that will give way to new feelings and behavioral patterns.

I find it particularly rewarding to work with stressed out, anxious teens struggling to manage unrealistic expectations. It can be so difficult to be a teenager these days. Watching them weave together new ways of thinking, coping skills, increased self-awareness, healthy ways of communicating and a strong sense of self as they work to become a stronger, more whole person is a beautiful process.

I have experience working with the following treatment areas: Anxiety, ADHD in children, Boundaries, Children of divorce, Codependency, Communication, Decision making, Depression, Family issues, Grief, Guilt, Managing stress, OCD, Panic Disorder, Parenting, School problems, Self-esteem, Self-image, Self-worth issues, Shame, and Social Anxiety. I have a Master of Arts in Counseling and am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas. I am in network with Blue Cross Blue Shield, United Health Care and Aetna insurance. Reduced fee available for those who qualify. I see all clients at Cottonwood Creek Church.

To schedule an appointment, call 214-542-6208 or email mblake@pbp-counseling.com.

Website: pbp-counseling.com

Specialty Areas: Anxiety;Depression;Grief & Loss;Parenting / Family Dynamics;Identity / Self-worth;TMS;

Accepts Insurance: Yes

Insurance Types: Blue Cross & Blue Shield ;Cigna ;United Health ; Aetna; Others

Sliding Scale Offered: Case-by-case basis

Self-Pay Rate: $150

Currently Accepting New Clients: Varies

Derek Smith

Practice Name: HopeWorks Counseling

Email: office@hopeworkscounseling.org

About: Derek is a post-graduate student from the counseling program at the University of North Texas, where he received his Master’s in Science in Clinical Counseling in 2020. He also received his Master of Arts in Theological Studies in 2015 and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2002. Derek was a pastor for fifteen years and has worked with various age groups ranging from infants to older adults. Furthermore, he has gained experiential insight through serving and contributing to many international and local communities through church mission trips. Derek has 20 years of creative art experience, which he has a passion for using in counseling – for clients to build insight, awareness, and safety. He believes that counseling through a holistic, integrative approach would help fill a void that many churches are experiencing, and he hopes to bring broader understanding and empathy between mental health and spiritual/religious care. Derek has also worked with a unique population in his graduate internship at the Baylor Scott and White Institute for Rehabilitation-Frisco, counseling a wide variety of individuals who had traumatic brain injuries.

Derek offers a diverse and wide range of counseling options. Derek specializes in working with teens, college & adults dealing with trauma, grief, anxiety disorders, depression, guilt, shame, addictions, couples, and family counseling. He is also experienced with teens and young adults experiencing life transition struggles, as well as the LGBTQ population and older adults with end of life decisions. Derek pulls from a variety of theories when working with individuals, including: Adlerian Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Experiential Therapy, Attachment Theory, Art Therapy, Gottman Therapy, Sandtray Therapy, Narrative, Dreamwork as well as Solution-Based Therapy.
A native Texan, Derek was adopted and raised in Dallas and has lived in the DFW area his whole life. Being raised by adoptive parents gave Derek an intimate working knowledge of children who are raised by adoptive parents and the challenges that both the parent and child could experience.

To schedule an appointment, email office@hopeworkscounseling.org or call the office 972.212.9175. Go to Website hopeworkscounseling.org

Website: hopeworkscounseling.org

Specialty Areas: Marriage / Couples;Premarital Counseling;Trauma / PTSD;Anxiety;Depression;Grief & Loss;Addiction / Recovery;Parenting / Family Dynamics;Abuse (Emotional, Physical, Sexual);Identity / Self-worth;Spiritual Counseling;Suicide & Crisis ;EMDR ;ADHD;

Accepts Insurance: Yes

Types of Insurance Accepted: Blue Cross & Blue Shield ;Cigna ;United Health ;Aetna;

Sliding Scale Offered: Yes

Self-Pay Rate: $150 per Hour

Currently Accepting New Clients: Yes

Christie Dixon

Practice Name: HopeWorks Counseling

Email: cdixon@hopeworkscounseling.org

About:

I’m a licensed therapist specializing in trauma, addiction, and adoption-related challenges. I am trained in ART (Accelerated Resolution Therapy) and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing); I help clients process difficult experiences, manage emotions, and build healthier coping skills.
Sessions are personalized and practical: we focus on your current struggles, explore underlying patterns, and develop tools to improve emotional regulation, relationships, and overall well-being. Techniques may include ART, EMDR, DBT, REBT, experiential exercises, and art therapy, tailored to your needs.
In a safe, supportive environment, you’ll gain clarity, resilience, and actionable strategies for lasting change. Together, we’ll work toward emotional freedom, mental wellness, and meaningful progress—one step at a time.
I am trained in ART (Accelerated Resolution Therapy) and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing).

To schedule an appointment, text 2147382958,email cdixon@hopeworkscounseling.org or call 9722129175.

Website: hopeworkscounseling.org

Specialty Areas: Trauma /PTSD;Anxiety;Depression;Parenting / Family Dynamics;Addiction / Recovery;Abuse (Emotional, Physical, Sexual);Suicide & Crisis ;EMDR ;Identity / Self-worth;Marriage / Couples;

Accepts Insurance: No

Sliding Scale Offered: Case-by-Case Basis

Self-Pay Rate: $135 per Session

Currently Accepting New Clients: Yes

Linda Ryan-Holbeck

Practice Name: Urban Cottage Counseling

Email: sanmateo58@gmail.com

About: I have been a therapist for nearly 25 years. I have been trained as a trauma therapist, however, am experienced in treating all mental health issues. I believe that the relationship between client and therapist is of utmost importance. While knowledge of therapy modalities is definitely important, a good fit between therapist and client is essential. My belief in and relationship with God drives my passion for meeting the needs of my clients. I am very straightforward in my approach to therapy. Having been trained as a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist I am always going to align with truth and help my clients through whatever painful truths are revealed.

Call or text 713-306-5750 to set up an appointment.

Website: Psychologytoday.com

Specialty Areas: Marriage / Couples;Premarital Counseling;Trauma / PTSD;Anxiety;Depression;Grief & Loss;Parenting / Family Dynamics;Abuse (Emotional, Physical, Sexual);Identity / Self-worth;Spiritual Counseling;Suicide & Crisis ;Domestic Violence ; I am certified in trauma therapy- both Cognitive Processing Therapy and Exposure Therapy. Additionally, certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, Mindfulness and Grief, and a facilitator for Prepare & Enrich Premarital Counseling. My expertise is women and trauma and women’s issues ;

Accepts Insurance: I provide a Superbill for clients to submit to their insurance company upon request

Sliding Scale Offered: Case-by-Case Basis

Self-Pay Rate: $150 per individual session; $185+ couples and families

Currently Accepting New Clients: I have a waitlist at this time until the first of the year but can often get someone in if urgent need;