Therapists in Lubbock, TX

I am a licensed marriage and family therapy associate with 10 years of experience. I am trained to and enjoy working with a wide variety of clients and clinical issues from a relational perspective. I provide individual, couple, and family therapy services to clients facing a variety of concerns, including but not limited to: relationship/marital issues, online and offline infidelity, communication, depression, anxiety, and other mental health diagnoses, intimate partner violence, sexual intimacy, and grief and loss.

Accepting New Clients! Has it been challenging trying to manage your emotions and reactions? Let me help you achieve emotional stability in your life, giving you confidence of your capabilities and potential. I have extensive experience using evidenced based methods working with clients struggling with relationships, depression, anxiety, trauma, and LGBTQ-affirming therapy. I am also trained in EMDR therapy, which helps people recover from trauma/PTSD and painful life experiences. My approach to therapy focuses on growing a relationship built on compassion and authenticity. You don't have to navigate these waters alone!

I have worked with individuals and couples for over 35 years. Some of the problems I have helped clients to solve are: communication, infidelity, trouble with relatives, "falling out of love," selecting a mate, lack of commitment, parenting, pornography, verbal abuse, and blended families. I help individuals and couples to increase intimacy, build trust, and improve satisfaction with their relationships. I also see clients for mental health issues, such as: bipolar, anxiety, depression, PTSD, ADHD (child & adult), and OCD. I describe myself as a Christian Counselor. PersonalIy, I seek to live a biblical lifestyle through faith in Jesus Christ.

My intention as a therapist is to support you in your exploration of ways to create an enriching and worthwhile life. My clients are often adjusting to difficult circumstances, looking to revamp their coping strategies, hoping to process stressful past events, and/or to improve their relationships with themself and others. I respect all coping strategies that have helped my clients survive, and find it important to reflect on the ways challenges show up in therapy in order to learn more helpful, resourcing ways to deal with life and relate to others in real time. I'm in-person in Lubbock and meet with folks online all over Texas.

Have you ever felt hopeless, overwhelmed by the hurt, misunderstanding, betrayal and the loss that life can bring? Despite what you may have been through, there is an open door beyond which you can find hope, healing, growth and joy. Every difficulty in our lives brings with it the choice to either grow stronger and find fulfillment or remain trapped in hurt and pain. I became a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in 1990 and have observed individuals take back what has been stolen and be restored to healing and wholeness. It has been my privilege to observe individuals choose freedom and hope.

Life can be a challenge. Visiting with me is not going to change your circumstances, but I believe I can help you change the way you experience them. I have often been told that I am a warm, compassionate and nonjudgmental guide that will walk with you through dark times and will cheer you along as you reach new levels of freedom and hope. I do not view myself as an expert that can solve your problems, but rather as one who can sit with you while you wrestle with your deepest fears, hurts and pain and find the answers for yourself.

Sometimes life does not go the way we plan. Sometimes it goes much worse. Are you confused? Frustrated? Sad? Is your teenager struggling? Is it causing you stress? Is someone in your family fighting an eating disorder, harming themselves, or considering suicide? Do you want a better relationship with your kids, your college student, your spouse? Do you want to look in the mirror and like the person who stares back at you? I'd love to help. I have spent the last eleven years working with families, teenagers, college students, and singles in various counseling settings.

Lubbock location coming June 3rd! Masters of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology at Wayland Baptist University in Plainview, Texas. Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at Lubbock Christian University. Post graduate Doctorate coursework at University of Colorado. I have practiced in Lubbock, Houston, Austin, Georgetown and Midland. Experience includes working with diverse populations dealing with a wide range of Brain and nervous system related issues.

I have experience with a few years in severe mental health working on crisis and working in prison systems. I am also experienced in sex addiction recovery with behavioral and substance abuse. My focus is to help people become more stable in life with life challenges. I utilize Cognitive Behavioral, Solution Focus, and Motivational Interviewing as just a few to be eclectic in my approach. I know that people are different and celebrate peoples differences.

Men and women are different, and guys have very specific counseling needs. A lot of men cringe at the thought of counseling, and understandably so. My goal is to show the guy who hates the idea of counseling how helpful it can be and that masculinity isn't inherently negative. Being a man is a good thing and being a good man is even better. My PhD research was on help-seeking behavior in men. I know that making that first phone call seems terrifying, but you owe it to yourself to give this a shot. You owe it to yourself to be well.

We're confident we can help you achieve your therapy goals. We believe you're best served by a therapist passionate about not only their work, but who they work with as well. That's why we started Lifebulb - We're committed to helping therapists to get back to enjoying their work, so you, our client, can receive the highest quality therapy services, whether in person at one of our locations or online through telehealth. We hire only highly trained and educated, licensed clinicians dedicated to the therapy process. Working with us, you'll get results.

At Tactical Counseling, I’m committed to providing dedicated support for first responders and their families, as well as individuals, couples, and parents navigating life's complexities. With a compassionate and empathetic approach, I strive to create a safe and nurturing environment where you can explore your challenges and work toward healing and growth. Whether you're managing stress, overcoming trauma, or seeking personal development, I'm here to guide you every step of the way, fostering resilience and facilitating positive transformations in your life.

After twenty years of practice, I continue to find that people are best served by a counselor who is emotionally and psychologically available to them in a time of need. I have enjoyed strong effectiveness working with depression, relationship conflict, grief, and anger management. I work with couples, older adults, teens, and children. These experiences have inspired me to incorporate multiple approaches that fit the personalities, interests and needs that people bring to my practice.

I hope to work with and help individuals (pre-teens, adolescents, young adults, adults), couples and families struggling with areas in their lives that are causing them pain and difficulties in their everyday functioning. My experience includes working with those struggling with anxiety and/or depression, healing and recovering from abuse/neglect/traumatic experience, working through relational and adjustment difficulties, as well as attachment struggles and behavioral challenges. Goals in counseling include relief from struggles/symptoms, but also learning ways to process, manage and heal from the struggles/symptoms one deals with.

Self-love and compassion are foundational to our well-being and you are as deserving of love and kindness as anyone else. As a therapist, I help clients to navigate through places in their lives where they encounter challenges or feel overwhelmed. Using empathy and maintaining a non-judgmental stance, I create a safe-haven where clients can discover their own resilience, enabling them to address and overcome obstacles that block them from a vibrant and fulfilling life. My perspective on therapy is this: Healing is not forgetting or ignoring past pain, but from gaining insight from it.

Do you feel like you are wearing a mask, smiling on the outside while trying to cope with overwhelming sadness, fear, regret, or loneliness on the inside? Have you experienced a difficult life transition, crisis, or traumatic event that has lead to you feeling overwhelmed or stuck? Does it seem like you are sinking in quicksand under the weight of life? Do you feel like others will not understand what you are going through? You are not alone. I would love to help you more deeply understand your emotions and experiences while developing ways to cope with your current struggles.

Accepting new clients. My extensive experience has afforded me a viewpoint that brings hope to others. My passion and motivation have always been to work alongside individuals at the most vulnerable time of their lives. It can be difficult to manage environmental and social pressures that compromise our decision making, leaving us with feelings of no way out.

As a relationally trained therapist, I work with individuals, couples, and families by focusing on the full context of their lives. I especially enjoy working with teenagers and their families and have a passion for helping clients heal from trauma. I approach therapy with empathy and believe in the transformative power of building strong therapeutic connections based on trust and compassion. As a therapist, I advocate for social justice by dismantling oppressive structures and amplifying marginalized voices. I welcome clients of all backgrounds and identities!

Connection, compassion, hope, and change are the guiding principles of Every Story Counseling, private practice of Dr. Greg Johnston housed within the Playroom Lubbock. Greg practices from the belief that importance should be given to the client's current story, but that most importantly hope exists for everyone to write new pages and chapters.