Therapists in McKinney, TX
Waltina Chavis
Drug & Alcohol Counselor, PhD Stu, MS-CMHC, LCDC
Verified Verified
McKinney, TX 75070
Vital aspects of addiction include wellness maintenance and relapse prevention.
Rehab/Hospital/Inpatient/Outpatient aftercare/support. Drug testing. Interventions, Assessments, SUEs (Substance Use Evaluations). Court-mandated BIPP (Battering Intervention) individual & group. Domestic Violence, Anger Mgt, Depression, Suicidal, Crisis/Trauma, Behavioral Mgt. Providing a confidential setting of understanding, nonjudgement, and patience provides the canvas and foundation for problem-solving and lasting change. There is no "cookie-cutter" technique, so every Client is given the utmost attention and consideration in order to provide the best service possible. You're not alone. I share the journey with you.
Vital aspects of addiction include wellness maintenance and relapse prevention.
Rehab/Hospital/Inpatient/Outpatient aftercare/support. Drug testing. Interventions, Assessments, SUEs (Substance Use Evaluations). Court-mandated BIPP (Battering Intervention) individual & group. Domestic Violence, Anger Mgt, Depression, Suicidal, Crisis/Trauma, Behavioral Mgt. Providing a confidential setting of understanding, nonjudgement, and patience provides the canvas and foundation for problem-solving and lasting change. There is no "cookie-cutter" technique, so every Client is given the utmost attention and consideration in order to provide the best service possible. You're not alone. I share the journey with you.
Angela Naki
LPC-Associate, DMFT, LPC-A
Verified Verified
McKinney, TX 75071
Angela’s military background and veteran perspectives enrich her relationships with clients. She is deeply committed to working with families, veterans, military families, and the community, aiming to educate and assist individuals with the most recent treatments and family-centered interventions. Her experience spans working with individuals, families, and couples grappling with family issues, grief, domestic violence, substance abuse, PTSD, and trauma. Her goal is to create a safe, supportive space where individuals can explore their emotions, learn coping skills, and build resilience.
Angela’s military background and veteran perspectives enrich her relationships with clients. She is deeply committed to working with families, veterans, military families, and the community, aiming to educate and assist individuals with the most recent treatments and family-centered interventions. Her experience spans working with individuals, families, and couples grappling with family issues, grief, domestic violence, substance abuse, PTSD, and trauma. Her goal is to create a safe, supportive space where individuals can explore their emotions, learn coping skills, and build resilience.
Irene Little
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, LMFT-S, LCDC, ICADC, CCC-SLP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
McKinney, TX 75071
I am here to assist you and your family get the help you need. Reaching out for help can be scary and can be the time you feel most alone. My team and I are here to help you determine your goals and develop a solid plan of action to meet your goals. I love helping people figure out how to live the life they want through using your talent and skills and zeroing in on how to monetize on your strengths. I provide, assessments, coaching, counseling and interventions when needed. We will work as a team to meet your goals.
I am here to assist you and your family get the help you need. Reaching out for help can be scary and can be the time you feel most alone. My team and I are here to help you determine your goals and develop a solid plan of action to meet your goals. I love helping people figure out how to live the life they want through using your talent and skills and zeroing in on how to monetize on your strengths. I provide, assessments, coaching, counseling and interventions when needed. We will work as a team to meet your goals.
CHART Counseling Services PLLC, Komeka Biddle
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, LPC-S
Verified Verified
McKinney, TX 75070
Are you tired of putting effort into people and problems that require more energy than you have and it's still NEVER enough! Does your involvement lead to the loss of your identity and often leads to a bad situation getting worse?! Now it's you who goes to bed depressed, wake up anxious, and feel lost because you've given everything you got! Living, loving, and supporting yourself or others is not suppose to be exhausting or one-sided. One-way streets have to end somewhere. I can help reroute you to Restoration Ave. where you will find the Recovery Inn and Suites! Our mission is Changing Hearts and Restoring Hearts Trust (CHART).
Are you tired of putting effort into people and problems that require more energy than you have and it's still NEVER enough! Does your involvement lead to the loss of your identity and often leads to a bad situation getting worse?! Now it's you who goes to bed depressed, wake up anxious, and feel lost because you've given everything you got! Living, loving, and supporting yourself or others is not suppose to be exhausting or one-sided. One-way streets have to end somewhere. I can help reroute you to Restoration Ave. where you will find the Recovery Inn and Suites! Our mission is Changing Hearts and Restoring Hearts Trust (CHART).
Linda Ryan-Holbeck
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
McKinney, TX 75070
I help women build resilience to weather the storms of life with grace and strength. I know the importance of being able to bounce back from loss, disappointment, or crisis. As a therapist who works with women stung and damaged by all sorts of life events, I believe that resilience is one of the single most important qualities that enables us to bounce back from the edge. Resilience allows us to find our strength in adverse circumstances. It requires a willingness to fall apart for a time and get in touch with our pain. There is much healing that can be accomplished by getting to know yourself at your rawest and darkest times.
I help women build resilience to weather the storms of life with grace and strength. I know the importance of being able to bounce back from loss, disappointment, or crisis. As a therapist who works with women stung and damaged by all sorts of life events, I believe that resilience is one of the single most important qualities that enables us to bounce back from the edge. Resilience allows us to find our strength in adverse circumstances. It requires a willingness to fall apart for a time and get in touch with our pain. There is much healing that can be accomplished by getting to know yourself at your rawest and darkest times.
Shannon Campbell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
McKinney, TX 75070
We all have to go through what we need to go through, to get to where we want to be. Coping skills changes and progress as we move through situations, learning how to be better equipped for these situations can seem daunting. Working on yourself to identify new perspectives, new insights and exploring a life that can truly make you happy is where I come in. Allow yourself to process the emotions tied to so many aspects of life with laughter and warmth.
We all have to go through what we need to go through, to get to where we want to be. Coping skills changes and progress as we move through situations, learning how to be better equipped for these situations can seem daunting. Working on yourself to identify new perspectives, new insights and exploring a life that can truly make you happy is where I come in. Allow yourself to process the emotions tied to so many aspects of life with laughter and warmth.
Dr. Carolyn J Litteral
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC-S, LCDC, MAC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
McKinney, TX 75070
When you can't connect to people you love, it's painful. It feels like you try to connect, but they get farther away. Life can be hard, and even harder when your past gets in the way of your present and future. Sometimes issues such as being LGBTQ+,culture, religion, or a being a blended family makes relationships harder or more complicated. Sometimes, people need to work through their own "stuff" and sometimes, couples or families need to come together to try and get their relationship back - but an even better one is possible! There is no story with too much shame or guilt to bring to me, I create a safe place for healing!
When you can't connect to people you love, it's painful. It feels like you try to connect, but they get farther away. Life can be hard, and even harder when your past gets in the way of your present and future. Sometimes issues such as being LGBTQ+,culture, religion, or a being a blended family makes relationships harder or more complicated. Sometimes, people need to work through their own "stuff" and sometimes, couples or families need to come together to try and get their relationship back - but an even better one is possible! There is no story with too much shame or guilt to bring to me, I create a safe place for healing!
Online Therapists
Dana Griffith
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
Granbury, TX 76049 (Online Only)
This includes those affected by current events, crisis, PTSD, divorce, addiction, abuse, grief, incarceration, separation, and illness.
The therapy process is all about finding a professional who will meet you where you are and partner with you to help you grow and overcome. I'm glad you're here! As the world continues to change around us, it is often difficult to adjust and still feel resilient.
This includes those affected by current events, crisis, PTSD, divorce, addiction, abuse, grief, incarceration, separation, and illness.
The therapy process is all about finding a professional who will meet you where you are and partner with you to help you grow and overcome. I'm glad you're here! As the world continues to change around us, it is often difficult to adjust and still feel resilient.
Monique Foster
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, CSC, CCTP, ADHD-CC
Verified Verified
Dallas, TX 75204
You are here, and I believe I can help you--that is the first step, reaching out. My name is Monique C. Foster, and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor who worked in counseling, coaching, teaching and consulting for over 15 years. Healing and discovery--a therapeutic journey that I walk side-by-side with my clients. I have a wide range of counseling and coaching experiences from educational institutions, substance recovery, and psychiatric hospitals.
You are here, and I believe I can help you--that is the first step, reaching out. My name is Monique C. Foster, and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor who worked in counseling, coaching, teaching and consulting for over 15 years. Healing and discovery--a therapeutic journey that I walk side-by-side with my clients. I have a wide range of counseling and coaching experiences from educational institutions, substance recovery, and psychiatric hospitals.
Tyra Fowler
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC-S, LCDC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Southlake, TX 76092
As your licensed therapist, I would like to partner with you and/or your family members to collaboratively manage, reconcile or resolve ramifications such as anxiety, depression, bi-polar, life adjustments, grief, family conflicts, trauma, internal dilemmas, substance abuse, and additionally copious life realms.
When living during this phase called "Life" we go through many challenges, changes, and life adjustments that we do not expect to experience. We undergo unexpected life experiences that can determine and shape different methods in navigating the world in which we live. The multitude of complex challenges can mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually disrupt our daily lives.
As your licensed therapist, I would like to partner with you and/or your family members to collaboratively manage, reconcile or resolve ramifications such as anxiety, depression, bi-polar, life adjustments, grief, family conflicts, trauma, internal dilemmas, substance abuse, and additionally copious life realms.
When living during this phase called "Life" we go through many challenges, changes, and life adjustments that we do not expect to experience. We undergo unexpected life experiences that can determine and shape different methods in navigating the world in which we live. The multitude of complex challenges can mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually disrupt our daily lives.
Jennifer Y Namkoong
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, LCDC
Verified Verified
Frisco, TX 75034 (Online Only)
I am extensively trained in Trauma (Focused) Cognitive Behavioral (Physical/Sexual Abuse and other traumas); Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Depression, Anxiety, OCD, Eating and Substance Abuse Disorders), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and working with Culturally Diverse population.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC) and a School Counselor with over 25+ years of experience and specializing in working with individuals, couples and families. We will work collaboratively together to help you find alternative and healthy ways to cope with disorders and symptoms such as anxiety (panic attacks), depression, grief/loss, and other mental health issues and addictions which can hinder success in personal relationships, schools/academics and/or employment settings. I am extensively trained in Trauma Cognitive Behavioral and Dialectical Therapies.
I am extensively trained in Trauma (Focused) Cognitive Behavioral (Physical/Sexual Abuse and other traumas); Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Depression, Anxiety, OCD, Eating and Substance Abuse Disorders), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and working with Culturally Diverse population.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC) and a School Counselor with over 25+ years of experience and specializing in working with individuals, couples and families. We will work collaboratively together to help you find alternative and healthy ways to cope with disorders and symptoms such as anxiety (panic attacks), depression, grief/loss, and other mental health issues and addictions which can hinder success in personal relationships, schools/academics and/or employment settings. I am extensively trained in Trauma Cognitive Behavioral and Dialectical Therapies.
Johanna Horstman
Licensed Professional Counselor
Verified Verified
Farmers Branch, TX 75244
Areas of specialization include premarital, marriage, divorce intervention, pornography and/or sex addiction, intimate partner violence, communication, conflict resolution, trauma, grief/loss.
I graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary with degrees in Christian education and Biblical counseling. I believe that all people should be treated with dignity, grace, and mercy, and that everyone struggles with the basic building blocks of society: relationships. My work is focused on individuals, married couples, families, employees, and small groups.
Areas of specialization include premarital, marriage, divorce intervention, pornography and/or sex addiction, intimate partner violence, communication, conflict resolution, trauma, grief/loss.
I graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary with degrees in Christian education and Biblical counseling. I believe that all people should be treated with dignity, grace, and mercy, and that everyone struggles with the basic building blocks of society: relationships. My work is focused on individuals, married couples, families, employees, and small groups.
Doreen Ann Diego
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Frisco, TX 75034 (Online Only)
Extensive experience in working with Individuals/Families with an array of Mental Health and/or Substance Abuse issues.
As a Marriage & Family Therapist licensed in both California and Texas, I have over 25 years of experience providing Clinical Counseling and Supervision to interns. Are you struggling in your job, in your relationship(s), with infidelity, or with an overall dissatisfaction in life? Has parenting caused strife and division between you, your partner, or your child's school? Have you had substance abuse issues or Child Custody & Visitation issues? Are you an intern in need of clinical supervision? If any of these sound familiar, please know that you are not alone! By addressing today's problem, you prevent tomorrow's crisis.
Extensive experience in working with Individuals/Families with an array of Mental Health and/or Substance Abuse issues.
As a Marriage & Family Therapist licensed in both California and Texas, I have over 25 years of experience providing Clinical Counseling and Supervision to interns. Are you struggling in your job, in your relationship(s), with infidelity, or with an overall dissatisfaction in life? Has parenting caused strife and division between you, your partner, or your child's school? Have you had substance abuse issues or Child Custody & Visitation issues? Are you an intern in need of clinical supervision? If any of these sound familiar, please know that you are not alone! By addressing today's problem, you prevent tomorrow's crisis.
Laura Elizabeth Forrester
Licensed Professional Counselor, M Ed, LPC-S
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Dallas, TX 75206 (Online Only)
I work with adult clients & have clinical experience in the following areas: Addiction/Substance Use, Eating Disorders, PTSD/Trauma, Domestic Violence, Depression, Anxiety, Personality Disorders, Self-Esteem, Co-Occurring Disorders, Sexual/Physical Abuse, Mood Disorders, Crisis Intervention, Codependency, Women’s Issues, LGBTQIA+ Issues, Sex-Work.
Hello! I believe in the value of connection and authenticity. My therapeutic approach comes from a deep-seeded belief that all humans are worthy of love and compassion. I believe that each person needs different things and it is my hope to be available to you to offer guidance, support, empathy, compassion, and acceptance without judgement. I deeply value diversity and inclusivity, and connecting with my clients is of the utmost importance to me. My goal is to be present for my clients and for them to feel safe in sharing their stories with me.
I work with adult clients & have clinical experience in the following areas: Addiction/Substance Use, Eating Disorders, PTSD/Trauma, Domestic Violence, Depression, Anxiety, Personality Disorders, Self-Esteem, Co-Occurring Disorders, Sexual/Physical Abuse, Mood Disorders, Crisis Intervention, Codependency, Women’s Issues, LGBTQIA+ Issues, Sex-Work.
Hello! I believe in the value of connection and authenticity. My therapeutic approach comes from a deep-seeded belief that all humans are worthy of love and compassion. I believe that each person needs different things and it is my hope to be available to you to offer guidance, support, empathy, compassion, and acceptance without judgement. I deeply value diversity and inclusivity, and connecting with my clients is of the utmost importance to me. My goal is to be present for my clients and for them to feel safe in sharing their stories with me.
Dr. Jovaria Baig
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC-S, LPC, LCDC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Dallas, TX 75248 (Online Only)
Have you ever felt sad? Anxious? Nervous? lonely? Have you ever had severe racing thoughts? Well, I have experience working with: Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, Oppositional defiance, Relationship Issues, Suicidal, self harm, Bipolar, Alcohol and Drug related issues, Trauma, Domestic Violence issues, Multi-cultural issues, and Addiction related issues.
Have you been feeling lonely, sad, or depressed? I help individuals understand and cope with issues including anxiety, depression, anger, and loss/grief. I have helped adolescents, college students, and adults with diagnosis such as Bipolar I disorder, Severe Depression, anxiety, and PTSD. The clients I saw said I am helpful, encouraging, and witty. I am very understanding, empathize, and utilize CBT, family therapy, feminist therapy, and Gottman Marriage Therapy. Pain, hurt, loss, and suffering are not emotions you have to go through alone. I am here and You are Not alone! Please call or email me I am accepting all new clients.
Have you ever felt sad? Anxious? Nervous? lonely? Have you ever had severe racing thoughts? Well, I have experience working with: Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, Oppositional defiance, Relationship Issues, Suicidal, self harm, Bipolar, Alcohol and Drug related issues, Trauma, Domestic Violence issues, Multi-cultural issues, and Addiction related issues.
Have you been feeling lonely, sad, or depressed? I help individuals understand and cope with issues including anxiety, depression, anger, and loss/grief. I have helped adolescents, college students, and adults with diagnosis such as Bipolar I disorder, Severe Depression, anxiety, and PTSD. The clients I saw said I am helpful, encouraging, and witty. I am very understanding, empathize, and utilize CBT, family therapy, feminist therapy, and Gottman Marriage Therapy. Pain, hurt, loss, and suffering are not emotions you have to go through alone. I am here and You are Not alone! Please call or email me I am accepting all new clients.
Naomi (Fernandez) Scott
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Fort Worth, TX 76244
This led me to working in drug prevention and I worked with Dallas County Community and Corrections (as an LPC), I am knowledgeable with alcohol and drug addiction.
"Taking courageous steps to a hopeful future" is our motto. Therapy is a very personal and intimate relationship in which you should feel comfortable and not judged. I strive to give you my all, so long as you're ready and willing. I do firmly believe that our upbringing affects how we view and interact with the world. However, it does not need to define us.
This led me to working in drug prevention and I worked with Dallas County Community and Corrections (as an LPC), I am knowledgeable with alcohol and drug addiction.
"Taking courageous steps to a hopeful future" is our motto. Therapy is a very personal and intimate relationship in which you should feel comfortable and not judged. I strive to give you my all, so long as you're ready and willing. I do firmly believe that our upbringing affects how we view and interact with the world. However, it does not need to define us.
Chiffon M Samuel
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Plano, TX 75074
I have extensive experience in assisting clients struggling with substance abuse, depression, anxiety, anger, self-esteem and borderline personality disorder.
Life can be hard and unfair from time to time. My desire is to provide the skills, clarity and a sense of control when life is turned upside down. Counseling is not just a job for me but, a passion. I enjoy helping those who are ready to move forward but may not know how or feel like they are unable. Each person is different, and I enjoy the challenge of working through what seems like impossible hurdles to clients at the time. After the hard work of investing in oneself, clients often enjoy feelings of accomplishment and satisfaction when their lives change for the better as they overcome those hurdles.
I have extensive experience in assisting clients struggling with substance abuse, depression, anxiety, anger, self-esteem and borderline personality disorder.
Life can be hard and unfair from time to time. My desire is to provide the skills, clarity and a sense of control when life is turned upside down. Counseling is not just a job for me but, a passion. I enjoy helping those who are ready to move forward but may not know how or feel like they are unable. Each person is different, and I enjoy the challenge of working through what seems like impossible hurdles to clients at the time. After the hard work of investing in oneself, clients often enjoy feelings of accomplishment and satisfaction when their lives change for the better as they overcome those hurdles.
Ruby Bouie Johnson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Not Verified Not Verified
Plano, TX 75093
I provide a compassionate therapeutic environment that invites you to explore and to seek solution to resolve those struggles and challenges. I listen to our narrative and your desires in our collaborative process. I offer you a safe and an affirming environment that facilitates and nurtures practical and realistic therapeutic goals. As I empower you, we cope with issues such as addiction, love and relationship problems, sexual identity, gender identity and expression, and infidelity.
I provide a compassionate therapeutic environment that invites you to explore and to seek solution to resolve those struggles and challenges. I listen to our narrative and your desires in our collaborative process. I offer you a safe and an affirming environment that facilitates and nurtures practical and realistic therapeutic goals. As I empower you, we cope with issues such as addiction, love and relationship problems, sexual identity, gender identity and expression, and infidelity.
Montica A O'Barr
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC-S, LCDC
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Waxahachie, TX 75167
People can change. As a recovered alcoholic for over 21 years, I am passionate in my desire to help those struggling with addiction to understand why this is happening, how to succeed at staying sober, and what it means to live a new life in recovery. As a specialist in the treatment of dual-diagnosis and process addiction disorders for both adolescents and adults, I strive to provide anyone affected by the disease of addiction with the tools necessary to restore sanity in their lives. There is no cure for addiction, but with proper treatment, recovery is possible. Hope is available. Let's start restoring hope in your life today!
People can change. As a recovered alcoholic for over 21 years, I am passionate in my desire to help those struggling with addiction to understand why this is happening, how to succeed at staying sober, and what it means to live a new life in recovery. As a specialist in the treatment of dual-diagnosis and process addiction disorders for both adolescents and adults, I strive to provide anyone affected by the disease of addiction with the tools necessary to restore sanity in their lives. There is no cure for addiction, but with proper treatment, recovery is possible. Hope is available. Let's start restoring hope in your life today!
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Addiction Therapists
What is the best therapy for addiction?
Addiction treatment will be tailored to the individual. People seeking help for addiction—whether with a psychotherapist, in an outpatient clinic, or in a residential program—should expect to engage in multiple types of treatments, sometimes including medication. For anyone recovering from addiction, avoiding situations in which one has typically used a substance is essential, as is the support of close connections. Since substance use disorders tend to co-occur with underlying mental health conditions such as anxiety or depression, those must also be addressed as part of any recovery plan.
How long does therapy for addiction take?
There is no set timeline for recovery from addiction. Patients and their families should expect the work to last several months, if not longer. Residential treatment programs may be based on a stay of 30, 60, or 90 days, with continuing work after release, but only about 1 percent of people are treated in such facilities. Ceasing use is just the first step; therapy to help maintain abstinence and effect behavior change must follow. The process of recovery, neuroscience has shown, involves brain cells recovering the capacity to respond to natural sources of reward and restore control over the impulse to use. Another definition of recovery is restoring voluntary control over one’s substance use and retaking all of one’s previous responsibilities.
How effective is drug addiction treatment?
Substance use disorders are treatable and remission is achievable for many who seek recovery; by some estimates, more than three-quarters of people who become addicted to alcohol or drugs recover. But that success rarely occurs quickly or on a set timeline; relapse is not only common, but many therapists and clinicians view it as a normal part of the process—not always a sign that a person has returned to addiction, but a signal that their treatment should be adjusted to help them regain control. Overall, research suggests, five years after the end of substance use, one’s risk of relapse is no greater than that of others who had not faced addiction. Other experts believe that complete abstinence is not the only measure of recovery, and that, through effective treatment, many people can learn to control their use.
How can you get addiction treatment for someone?
The most important factor in recovery from addiction is widely understood to be an individual’s commitment to change. For that reason,“interventions” in which friends and family gather to urge or force someone to begin immediate treatment often backfire; even when such efforts do lead someone to begin treatment, they may be less likely to stay than those who are self-driven. Still, family members can play an important role in supporting an individual who seeks help and can take part in family therapy as one element of a loved one’s treatment.