Specialty Areas: Trauma

Claire Wilson, MS, LPC Associate

Practice Name: Embrace Grace Counseling Services, PLLC

Email: claire@embracegracecounseling.com

About: Claire Wilson is an empathetic, compassionate counselor who is dedicated to meeting her clients where they are by creating a nonjudgmental, warm environment for her clients to be themselves. Her passion is to foster an environment for healing and hope for your future. She believes lasting change begins when an individual can be unapologetically themselves and truly heard within a judgment-free space.

Claire counsels adolescents (13+) and adults and specializes in depression and anxiety, life transitions, self esteem, teen issues, and trauma.

To schedule an appointment, email me.

Website: embracegracecounseling.com

Specialty Areas: Anxiety;Depression;Identity / Self-worth;Trauma / PTSD;Grief & Loss;

Accepts Insurance: No.

Sliding Scale Offered: Case-by-case basis

Self-Pay Rate: $100 per 50-Minute Session

Currently Accepting New Clients: Yes

Brad Ashley

Practice Name: Healing Journey Counseling

Email: brad@healingjourneytherapy.com

About: I specialize in helping men who struggle with unwanted sexual behavior and helping couples heal from relationship trauma, whether that trauma stems from challenges within a marriage or past experiences that have been brought into the relationship. Together, we can work to uncover the root causes of your struggles, whether it’s unaddressed emotional pain, unhealthy coping mechanisms, or the underlying beliefs that continue to drive your actions. While my specialty includes relationship trauma and men struggling with unwanted sexual behaviors, my clinical experience includes treatment of a wide range of issues, including anxiety, depression, and multiple compulsive/addictive behaviors.

In addition to running Healing Journey Counseling, my wife Leah and I run the Sexual Integrity and Betrayal Trauma Ministry at Cottonwood Creek Church. My educational background includes a BS in Psychology from Texas A&M University and a MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Liberty University. We have 2 beautiful children and love being anywhere outdoors.

To schedule an appointment, email me.

Website: healingjourneytherapy.com

Specialty Areas: Marriage / Couples;Premarital Counseling;Addiction / Recovery;Identity / Self-worth;Depression;Anxiety;Abuse (Emotional, Physical, Sexual);Trauma / PTSD;

Accepts Insurance: No. Offer Superbilling for clients to submit for reimbursement;

Sliding Scale Offered: Case-by-case basis

Self-Pay Rate: $138/50 min

Currently Accepting New Clients: Yes

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

Diana Swindler

Practice Name: HopeWorks Counseling

Email: dswindler@hopeworkscounseling.org

About: I provide a compassionate space for children, adolescents and adults to find healing and growth. With a special passion for supporting clients through life’s challenges, my experience includes helping individuals who have experienced trauma and domestic violence.

My approach is integrative and person-centered, blending trauma-informed care, culturally sensitive practices, and other evidence-based methods tailored to your unique needs. I also offer Christian counseling.
Email to make an appointment.

Website: hopeworkscounseling.org

Specialty Areas: Premarital Counseling;Trauma / PTSD;Anxiety;Depression;Grief & Loss;Parenting / Family Dynamics;Abuse

Accepts Insurance: No

Sliding Scale Offered: Yes

Self-Pay Rate: $135 per Hour

Currently Accepting New Clients: Yes

 

Rachel Ellington, LPC, LCDC

Practice Name: HopeWorks Counseling

Email: rellington@hopeworkscounseling.org

About: For the first several years of my career, I worked in maximum security juvenile corrections. This taught me a lot about the resistance that can happen and how difficult therapy can be, especially when its court ordered. However, if you are a person who wants to move forward, who wishes to get better, who works to live happier, you deserve a standing ovation. The first step towards self-discovery is always the hardest. Whether you feel lonely, depressed, stressed, or just sort of a mess, I would love to support you. I am passionate about helping people overcome their mental health and substance use challenges to achieve their personal and professional goals.

“A failure is not always a mistake; it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.” – B.F. Skinner
Email to make an appointment.

Website: hopeworkscounseling.org

Specialty Areas: Trauma / PTSD;Anxiety;Depression;Addiction / Recovery;Abuse (Emotional, Physical, Sexual);

Accepts Insurance: Yes

Type of Insurance Accepted: Cigna

Sliding Scale Offered: Case-by-Case Basis

Self-Pay Rate: $150 per Hour

Currently Accepting New Clients: Yes