Suicidal Ideation Therapists in Dallas, TX
I also provide specialized care for adolescents experiencing depression, suicidal ideation, and self-harm behaviors.
I utilize evidence-based treatments including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and psychodynamic principles to create personalized treatment approaches. My collaborative style emphasizes practical problem-solving while building essential emotional regulation skills, resilience, and healthy coping strategies.
I also provide specialized care for adolescents experiencing depression, suicidal ideation, and self-harm behaviors.
I utilize evidence-based treatments including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and psychodynamic principles to create personalized treatment approaches. My collaborative style emphasizes practical problem-solving while building essential emotional regulation skills, resilience, and healthy coping strategies.
I have worked with children, teens, and adults with a variety of problems like families involved with CPS, parenting skills, mental illness, addiction treatment for individuals & their families, unemployed individuals (career counseling), depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, anger issues, bullying, marital problems, self-injury, abuse, grief, & many more.
There is not a specific type of therapeutic style or approach that works for everyone: age, ethnicity, all of this may play a part into stressors and how we cope with them. Therefore, the services are built around the individuals or family needs, focusing on strengths and values. I believe there is nothing we can’t overcome and the first step is seeking the help. Therapy is about acquiring the tools we need when faced with adversity. If you’re reading this, then you’re already on your way to change. Life is full of challenges, struggles, and stressful situations. WE have all been there before.
I have worked with children, teens, and adults with a variety of problems like families involved with CPS, parenting skills, mental illness, addiction treatment for individuals & their families, unemployed individuals (career counseling), depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, anger issues, bullying, marital problems, self-injury, abuse, grief, & many more.
There is not a specific type of therapeutic style or approach that works for everyone: age, ethnicity, all of this may play a part into stressors and how we cope with them. Therefore, the services are built around the individuals or family needs, focusing on strengths and values. I believe there is nothing we can’t overcome and the first step is seeking the help. Therapy is about acquiring the tools we need when faced with adversity. If you’re reading this, then you’re already on your way to change. Life is full of challenges, struggles, and stressful situations. WE have all been there before.
Adolescent and adult cognitive behavior therapist with training and experience in depression, anxiety, family stress, suicide, life changes, and emotional dysregulation.
I provide evidence based cognitive behavioral therapy/dialectical behavior therapy, helping clients become aware of ineffective thoughts in order to view challenging situations more clearly and respond to them in more effective ways. I strive to be creative in finding age-appropriate ways of teaching and practicing new skills with clients.
Adolescent and adult cognitive behavior therapist with training and experience in depression, anxiety, family stress, suicide, life changes, and emotional dysregulation.
I provide evidence based cognitive behavioral therapy/dialectical behavior therapy, helping clients become aware of ineffective thoughts in order to view challenging situations more clearly and respond to them in more effective ways. I strive to be creative in finding age-appropriate ways of teaching and practicing new skills with clients.
So, I basically became licensed to help you overthink less, laugh more, and finally figure out what’s going on in your head. I’m a professional listener, occasional joke-teller, and full-time human who helps people untangle messy feelings, survive life’s plot twists, and make the reality of your world more manageable.
So, I basically became licensed to help you overthink less, laugh more, and finally figure out what’s going on in your head. I’m a professional listener, occasional joke-teller, and full-time human who helps people untangle messy feelings, survive life’s plot twists, and make the reality of your world more manageable.
DBT is effective in treating a wide range of issues such as suicidal ideation, nonsuicidal self-injury, depression, addictive behavior, PTSD, eating disorders and Borderline Personality Disorder.
North Texas DBT Associates is one of few local providers offering comprehensive DBT. Clients receive individual and group therapy, between-session phone coaching and are treated by therapists on a DBT consult team. Staff are trained through Behavioral Tech.
DBT is effective in treating a wide range of issues such as suicidal ideation, nonsuicidal self-injury, depression, addictive behavior, PTSD, eating disorders and Borderline Personality Disorder.
North Texas DBT Associates is one of few local providers offering comprehensive DBT. Clients receive individual and group therapy, between-session phone coaching and are treated by therapists on a DBT consult team. Staff are trained through Behavioral Tech.
DBT is effective in treating personality disorders, treatment-resistant depression and anxiety, suicidal ideation, nonsuicidal self-injury, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance use disorders, disordered eating, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), bipolar disorder and severe emotion dysregulation.
Courtney is one of just four DBT-Linehan Board Certified Clinicians in north Texas. She works with adolescents and adults using Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help clients build a life that they believe to be truly worth living! She offers telehealth across the state of Texas. Courtney and her team at North Texas DBT Associates provide comprehensive DBT, which is comprised of highly structured weekly individual sessions, weekly group skills classes, and access to 24/7 phone coaching support. Courtney also offers DBT Prolonged Exposure Protocol for PTSD. For more information, visit our website, ntxdbt.com.
DBT is effective in treating personality disorders, treatment-resistant depression and anxiety, suicidal ideation, nonsuicidal self-injury, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance use disorders, disordered eating, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), bipolar disorder and severe emotion dysregulation.
Courtney is one of just four DBT-Linehan Board Certified Clinicians in north Texas. She works with adolescents and adults using Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help clients build a life that they believe to be truly worth living! She offers telehealth across the state of Texas. Courtney and her team at North Texas DBT Associates provide comprehensive DBT, which is comprised of highly structured weekly individual sessions, weekly group skills classes, and access to 24/7 phone coaching support. Courtney also offers DBT Prolonged Exposure Protocol for PTSD. For more information, visit our website, ntxdbt.com.
I am thrilled that you have taken this step in your therapeutic journey. I would be honored to explore a therapeutic space and learn how I can help you achieve your goals of therapy!
I specialize in providing compassionate care to individuals in crisis and those grappling with severe mental illness. I currently serve as a dedicated mental health practitioner (LPC) at my virtual private practice and other community-based agencies. Through ideologies such as Person-Centered, Solution-Focused, and Cognitive-Behavioral therapies, my practice promotes a restorative environment built to encourage self-actualization and healthy change.
I am thrilled that you have taken this step in your therapeutic journey. I would be honored to explore a therapeutic space and learn how I can help you achieve your goals of therapy!
I specialize in providing compassionate care to individuals in crisis and those grappling with severe mental illness. I currently serve as a dedicated mental health practitioner (LPC) at my virtual private practice and other community-based agencies. Through ideologies such as Person-Centered, Solution-Focused, and Cognitive-Behavioral therapies, my practice promotes a restorative environment built to encourage self-actualization and healthy change.
My specialties include working with individuals facing depression, anxiety, grief, and those who are at risk or struggling with suicidal thoughts.
So if you want an experience that feels natural, includes a professional that listens to you and works with you, and want objectivity and an unbiased perspective? Shoot me an email and let's figure out how to solve the problem together!
My specialties include working with individuals facing depression, anxiety, grief, and those who are at risk or struggling with suicidal thoughts.
So if you want an experience that feels natural, includes a professional that listens to you and works with you, and want objectivity and an unbiased perspective? Shoot me an email and let's figure out how to solve the problem together!
I also work with individuals experiencing suicidal thoughts, approaching this work with care, attunement, and a strong emphasis on safety.
I provide individual therapy for adults who may feel overwhelmed, stuck in old patterns, or unsure how to move forward. Many of the people I work with hold it together on the outside while struggling internally with anxiety, emotional pain, or patterns rooted in early attachment and relational experiences. I primarily use EMDR and an IFS-informed approach to help clients process distressing experiences and reconnect with parts of themselves that feel stuck or wounded. I believe healing happens when we attend to the connection between brain, body, and emotions, understanding how the nervous system learned to adapt for survival.
I also work with individuals experiencing suicidal thoughts, approaching this work with care, attunement, and a strong emphasis on safety.
I provide individual therapy for adults who may feel overwhelmed, stuck in old patterns, or unsure how to move forward. Many of the people I work with hold it together on the outside while struggling internally with anxiety, emotional pain, or patterns rooted in early attachment and relational experiences. I primarily use EMDR and an IFS-informed approach to help clients process distressing experiences and reconnect with parts of themselves that feel stuck or wounded. I believe healing happens when we attend to the connection between brain, body, and emotions, understanding how the nervous system learned to adapt for survival.
Do you struggling feeling hopeless, angry, or stuck? I understand. I became a therapist because someone helped me find a way back to myself, and now I am honored to be that support for others. Today, I specialize in helping adults and older adults navigate depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, and life transitions with dignity, autonomy, and hope. I draw from a range of evidence-based modalities including EMDR, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI) and trauma-informed approaches.
Do you struggling feeling hopeless, angry, or stuck? I understand. I became a therapist because someone helped me find a way back to myself, and now I am honored to be that support for others. Today, I specialize in helping adults and older adults navigate depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, and life transitions with dignity, autonomy, and hope. I draw from a range of evidence-based modalities including EMDR, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI) and trauma-informed approaches.
I have years of experience helping people with Substance Use, Suicidal thoughts, Severe Depression, and Trauma!
"Why am I like this?"
"Am I just too much?" you ask yourself.
You didn't ask to be here, so why do you have to have it figured out? How do you figure it all out when so much is coming at you at the same time? How do you even explain it all? When you are QTBIPOC, there are so many aspects to who you are and the trauma you've faced. It feels impossible to navigate and too difficult to explain or sort. As a Black Nonbinary Queer therapist with lived and clinical experience, my favorite thing to do, is to support other QTBIPOC in learning who they are, why they are the way they are, and how to explain that to others.
I have years of experience helping people with Substance Use, Suicidal thoughts, Severe Depression, and Trauma!
"Why am I like this?"
"Am I just too much?" you ask yourself.
You didn't ask to be here, so why do you have to have it figured out? How do you figure it all out when so much is coming at you at the same time? How do you even explain it all? When you are QTBIPOC, there are so many aspects to who you are and the trauma you've faced. It feels impossible to navigate and too difficult to explain or sort. As a Black Nonbinary Queer therapist with lived and clinical experience, my favorite thing to do, is to support other QTBIPOC in learning who they are, why they are the way they are, and how to explain that to others.
You want to appear like you've figured things out, but deep down are struggling to feel confident in who you are or cope with challenging experiences that have occurred in your life. You may be fed up with going through the motions, feeling so empty inside or like you're worthless. You might not even remember a time things didn’t feel this way. But one thing is for sure: you’re ready for some relief. You’re ready to find realistic steps to solving your problems. You’re ready to be able to trust others again. Most of all, you’re ready to live your life without depression and trauma overwhelming everything else.
You want to appear like you've figured things out, but deep down are struggling to feel confident in who you are or cope with challenging experiences that have occurred in your life. You may be fed up with going through the motions, feeling so empty inside or like you're worthless. You might not even remember a time things didn’t feel this way. But one thing is for sure: you’re ready for some relief. You’re ready to find realistic steps to solving your problems. You’re ready to be able to trust others again. Most of all, you’re ready to live your life without depression and trauma overwhelming everything else.
I believe in the human capacity to heal, grow, and transform. I hope to provide a supportive and empathetic space where people can process life’s hurts, rediscover their strengths, and move toward becoming their most authentic selves. Life’s experiences can leave lasting emotional imprints. My goal is to create a safe, compassionate space where people feel seen, heard, and valued exactly as they are. I strive to help people make sense of their experiences, reconnect with their inner strengths, and develop the tools needed to move forward with clarity and confidence.
I believe in the human capacity to heal, grow, and transform. I hope to provide a supportive and empathetic space where people can process life’s hurts, rediscover their strengths, and move toward becoming their most authentic selves. Life’s experiences can leave lasting emotional imprints. My goal is to create a safe, compassionate space where people feel seen, heard, and valued exactly as they are. I strive to help people make sense of their experiences, reconnect with their inner strengths, and develop the tools needed to move forward with clarity and confidence.
As a therapist, I have worked with people of all ages, from retirement age to just entering kindergarten for the first time. I lean heavily on strengths based and client centered approaches because I firmly believe you are the expert of your own story and I am simply joining you on your journey. I have specific training in using CBT, Grief and Loss, and Somatic sensory approaches. If you choose to allow me the honor of walking alongside of you, I will listen and value your lived experience as we work to meet your goals.
As a therapist, I have worked with people of all ages, from retirement age to just entering kindergarten for the first time. I lean heavily on strengths based and client centered approaches because I firmly believe you are the expert of your own story and I am simply joining you on your journey. I have specific training in using CBT, Grief and Loss, and Somatic sensory approaches. If you choose to allow me the honor of walking alongside of you, I will listen and value your lived experience as we work to meet your goals.
I specialize in working with children, adolescents and their families who need support addressing suicidal ideation, behavioral issues, academic concerns, and a variety of other psychosocial needs.
I believe that the great thing about therapy is that people have room to grow, adults and children alike. I facilitate a therapeutic environment and a safe space for my clients to discuss both their struggles and their victories as they establish healthy boundaries while coping with life’s challenges. My counseling approach is guided by person-centered counseling. I focus on building rapport and establishing a therapeutic relationship with my clients while being original and authentic in my counseling process. Overall, utilizing empathy and unconditional positive regard to provide hope and support when it is needed most.
I specialize in working with children, adolescents and their families who need support addressing suicidal ideation, behavioral issues, academic concerns, and a variety of other psychosocial needs.
I believe that the great thing about therapy is that people have room to grow, adults and children alike. I facilitate a therapeutic environment and a safe space for my clients to discuss both their struggles and their victories as they establish healthy boundaries while coping with life’s challenges. My counseling approach is guided by person-centered counseling. I focus on building rapport and establishing a therapeutic relationship with my clients while being original and authentic in my counseling process. Overall, utilizing empathy and unconditional positive regard to provide hope and support when it is needed most.
The majority of my career has been with individuals with complex trauma histories and/or in crisis, and these remain the issues I work with the most. However, my understanding of these challenges, and their potential aftermath, changed just over 6 years ago. At that time, I experienced my own trauma and crisis in a way that shook me to my core - trauma while delivering my daughter. Then, 4 years later, pregnancy loss. When it comes to trauma recovery, this is what I now know in a very personal way - your support system is everything. You can survive things you thought might kill you. And you can be happy again.
The majority of my career has been with individuals with complex trauma histories and/or in crisis, and these remain the issues I work with the most. However, my understanding of these challenges, and their potential aftermath, changed just over 6 years ago. At that time, I experienced my own trauma and crisis in a way that shook me to my core - trauma while delivering my daughter. Then, 4 years later, pregnancy loss. When it comes to trauma recovery, this is what I now know in a very personal way - your support system is everything. You can survive things you thought might kill you. And you can be happy again.
My desire is for you to understand and embrace the beauty of your existence. You are enough just as you are! Your circumstances, struggles, or past issues do not define you. They are simply a reference to be used in your journey toward healing.
My desire is for you to understand and embrace the beauty of your existence. You are enough just as you are! Your circumstances, struggles, or past issues do not define you. They are simply a reference to be used in your journey toward healing.
Maybe you've just experienced one of the hardest moments of your life. Or perhaps you find yourself saying, "others have it worse, my problems aren't as bad," yet you continue to find yourself suffering in silence. Maybe you've built your life around the premise that others needs/desires/feelings are more important than your own and you've muted yourself in order to show up for everyone else. Perhaps today you'll consider putting yourself first. Now is the time to take the necessary steps to face the parts of yourself you've stored away for too long. It's time to walk into a new season of your life that focuses on you.
Maybe you've just experienced one of the hardest moments of your life. Or perhaps you find yourself saying, "others have it worse, my problems aren't as bad," yet you continue to find yourself suffering in silence. Maybe you've built your life around the premise that others needs/desires/feelings are more important than your own and you've muted yourself in order to show up for everyone else. Perhaps today you'll consider putting yourself first. Now is the time to take the necessary steps to face the parts of yourself you've stored away for too long. It's time to walk into a new season of your life that focuses on you.
Have you been hurt by a therapist who didn’t "get it"? Do you need a therapist who has lived experience as a queer and trans person? As a transgender therapist, I primarily work with LGBTQIA+ clients and understand the challenges of navigating a world shaped by cis-heterosupremacy. Many start therapy with me to explore gender identity, dysphoria, or sexuality. My clients value authenticity and connection and seek a therapist who is skilled, heartfelt, and genuinely invested in their growth. Together, we create a safe, affirming space to explore your unique experiences and develop strategies that support your authentic self.
Have you been hurt by a therapist who didn’t "get it"? Do you need a therapist who has lived experience as a queer and trans person? As a transgender therapist, I primarily work with LGBTQIA+ clients and understand the challenges of navigating a world shaped by cis-heterosupremacy. Many start therapy with me to explore gender identity, dysphoria, or sexuality. My clients value authenticity and connection and seek a therapist who is skilled, heartfelt, and genuinely invested in their growth. Together, we create a safe, affirming space to explore your unique experiences and develop strategies that support your authentic self.
My focus is on substance use disorders, behavioral addictions, and mental health disorders, especially anxiety and obsessive compulsive personality disorder. Your goals are my goals. I love to see people grow and overcome their struggles. Currently, my focus is limited to substance use disorders, but in 2026 I will be expanding to co-occurring disorders (i.e. I will be done with my degree and I will be a therapist).
My focus is on substance use disorders, behavioral addictions, and mental health disorders, especially anxiety and obsessive compulsive personality disorder. Your goals are my goals. I love to see people grow and overcome their struggles. Currently, my focus is limited to substance use disorders, but in 2026 I will be expanding to co-occurring disorders (i.e. I will be done with my degree and I will be a therapist).
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Suicidal Ideation Therapists
How does therapy for suicidal ideation work?
Stress, depression, anxiety, or upsetting circumstances can give rise to suicidal thinking. Therapy can address the events at the core of an individual’s suffering. Understanding why a person may be suicidal can help the therapist and the patient discover alternative methods of coping. A person with suicidal ideation may be mired in catastrophic thinking, and treatment like cognitive behavioral therapy is a good choice for breaking such patterns. In addition, treatment such as acceptance and commitment therapy can help a person manage their distress through better emotion regulation.
Which therapies are best for suicidal ideation?
Specific approaches used by professionals include cognitive behavioral, dialectical behavior, psychodynamic, acceptance and commitment therapies, among others. Cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior therapies are two widely used therapies that can help individuals with painful thoughts and past traumas. These therapies help an individual tolerate distress, regulate emotions, and not act on dangerous urges.
Are there specific medications to be combined with therapy?
The use of medication for suicidal thoughts must be aligned with the underlying cause; conditions such as depression, anxiety, and psychosis may be at the root of suicidal ideation. A psychiatrist may prescribe medications for symptoms, which may include antipsychotics such as aripiprazole or antidepressants such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
How often and how long are therapy sessions for suicidal ideation?
As with any type of therapy, sessions depend on the individual. Patients may see improvement within 15 to 20 sessions, at an average of 50 minutes per session, while others may opt for 20 to 30 sessions over, perhaps, a six-month period. Still other patients, especially those with co-occurring conditions like major depression and anxiety, may need to continue sessions for up to 12 to 18 months. In some cases, residential treatment may be recommended for an individual who is judged to be at high risk of self-harm.