AEDP Therapists in Frisco, TX
We all need encouragement and sometimes borrowing the bravery or confidence someone else has in you is vital to taking the steps towards finding your own. The difficulties that we go through do not define who we are, they are simply a part of our story. Each person is unique in their needs and I customize therapy to fit the individual. My office is not only a safe haven for you to work through your hardest times, but is a place where you can be heard without judgement. As we walk through this journey together, my main goal is to help you become the best version of yourself.
We all need encouragement and sometimes borrowing the bravery or confidence someone else has in you is vital to taking the steps towards finding your own. The difficulties that we go through do not define who we are, they are simply a part of our story. Each person is unique in their needs and I customize therapy to fit the individual. My office is not only a safe haven for you to work through your hardest times, but is a place where you can be heard without judgement. As we walk through this journey together, my main goal is to help you become the best version of yourself.
Each person is unique and so is what they come in with. Therapy is not a one-size-fits-all process. In fact, I pull from different treatment protocols to find what best fits you. This isn't a place where I tell you what to do or give advice, but a place where I join in with you in your process and we collaborate together to meet your needs. My goal is for therapy to be as efficient as possible, working through what we need to each session and maximizing a felt connection by undoing aloneness.
Each person is unique and so is what they come in with. Therapy is not a one-size-fits-all process. In fact, I pull from different treatment protocols to find what best fits you. This isn't a place where I tell you what to do or give advice, but a place where I join in with you in your process and we collaborate together to meet your needs. My goal is for therapy to be as efficient as possible, working through what we need to each session and maximizing a felt connection by undoing aloneness.
Are you a business owner or professional in Frisco, TX thriving in your career but struggling in your personal life or relationships? You’re accomplished, driven, and successful at work—but your personal life doesn’t feel as steady or fulfilling. I specialize in helping high-achieving professionals and entrepreneurs navigate these challenges with both clarity and confidence. I also work with adults 18+ struggling with anxiety or depression.
You don't have to sacrifice your well-being for success. If you’re ready to make meaningful changes, I’m here to support you in Frisco, Texas and virtually across the state.
Are you a business owner or professional in Frisco, TX thriving in your career but struggling in your personal life or relationships? You’re accomplished, driven, and successful at work—but your personal life doesn’t feel as steady or fulfilling. I specialize in helping high-achieving professionals and entrepreneurs navigate these challenges with both clarity and confidence. I also work with adults 18+ struggling with anxiety or depression.
You don't have to sacrifice your well-being for success. If you’re ready to make meaningful changes, I’m here to support you in Frisco, Texas and virtually across the state.
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You may appear capable on the outside while internally feeling overwhelmed, anxious, disconnected, or emotionally exhausted. Maybe you overthink conversations long after they happen, struggle to set boundaries without guilt, or find yourself repeating relationship patterns you thought you had outgrown. I work with clients navigating anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, relationship difficulties, identity concerns, and life transitions. Many of the people I work with are insightful, high-functioning, and used to pushing through their struggle alone, yet still feel stuck in patterns they cannot fully understand or change on their own.
You may appear capable on the outside while internally feeling overwhelmed, anxious, disconnected, or emotionally exhausted. Maybe you overthink conversations long after they happen, struggle to set boundaries without guilt, or find yourself repeating relationship patterns you thought you had outgrown. I work with clients navigating anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, relationship difficulties, identity concerns, and life transitions. Many of the people I work with are insightful, high-functioning, and used to pushing through their struggle alone, yet still feel stuck in patterns they cannot fully understand or change on their own.
My approach is collaborative, compassionate, and tailored to your needs. I often use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to shift unhelpful thinking patterns and incorporate elements of Internal Family Systems (IFS) to improve self-understanding and connection with others. I also integrate ACT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing, and faith-based counseling when helpful. My aim is to create a safe, nonjudgmental space in which my clients feel heard and supported while we work together to identify patterns, build coping skills, and make positive lasting change.
My approach is collaborative, compassionate, and tailored to your needs. I often use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to shift unhelpful thinking patterns and incorporate elements of Internal Family Systems (IFS) to improve self-understanding and connection with others. I also integrate ACT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing, and faith-based counseling when helpful. My aim is to create a safe, nonjudgmental space in which my clients feel heard and supported while we work together to identify patterns, build coping skills, and make positive lasting change.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Texas. I provide individual therapy for pre-teens, teens, and adults in a cozy office where you can show up exactly as you are. I work with clients navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, low self-esteem, relationships, and the general heaviness of everyday life. My approach is relational, creative, and deeply collaborative. I blend warmth, humor, and occasional unconventional approaches with thoughtful clinical work to create a space that feels safe and genuinely human.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Texas. I provide individual therapy for pre-teens, teens, and adults in a cozy office where you can show up exactly as you are. I work with clients navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, low self-esteem, relationships, and the general heaviness of everyday life. My approach is relational, creative, and deeply collaborative. I blend warmth, humor, and occasional unconventional approaches with thoughtful clinical work to create a space that feels safe and genuinely human.
I'll draw from IFS, Polyvagal, Gottman, EMDR/ART, EFT, AEDP, and PACT, etc.
It didn't start with you. Those burdensome feelings & beliefs actually make perfect sense if we look at your lived experience with compassionate curiosity. But now it's up to you to take back your nervous system & access a felt sense of safety to reach your goals. (And there's grief work to do there for sure!) So let's do it together, since both rupture & repair take place in relationship & through experience. Whether we're co-creating safety together, or whether you're creating it in relationship counseling with someone in your personal life, let's meet those unmet needs and create a secure attachment with yourself and others.
I'll draw from IFS, Polyvagal, Gottman, EMDR/ART, EFT, AEDP, and PACT, etc.
It didn't start with you. Those burdensome feelings & beliefs actually make perfect sense if we look at your lived experience with compassionate curiosity. But now it's up to you to take back your nervous system & access a felt sense of safety to reach your goals. (And there's grief work to do there for sure!) So let's do it together, since both rupture & repair take place in relationship & through experience. Whether we're co-creating safety together, or whether you're creating it in relationship counseling with someone in your personal life, let's meet those unmet needs and create a secure attachment with yourself and others.
Hi, I'm Natalia, a Relational Trauma Therapist and Somatic Sexologist and I help individuals and couples overcome trauma and relational wounds so they can reclaim their peace, power and pleasure.
My passion lies in working with survivors of childhood abuse, domestic, and sexual violence. Many people I work with are of the LGBTQIA, BIPOC, Kink/Poly, Sex Worker, and Neurodivergent and immigrant communities. And many have C-PTSD. I also have a soft spot for creatives and nomads too.
Beyond wounds and identities, it lights me up to work with people who want to be an active creator, crafting a life that is of their own unique design.
Hi, I'm Natalia, a Relational Trauma Therapist and Somatic Sexologist and I help individuals and couples overcome trauma and relational wounds so they can reclaim their peace, power and pleasure.
My passion lies in working with survivors of childhood abuse, domestic, and sexual violence. Many people I work with are of the LGBTQIA, BIPOC, Kink/Poly, Sex Worker, and Neurodivergent and immigrant communities. And many have C-PTSD. I also have a soft spot for creatives and nomads too.
Beyond wounds and identities, it lights me up to work with people who want to be an active creator, crafting a life that is of their own unique design.
I'm a relational therapist drawing from ACT, AEDP, and Family Systems.
Do you ever find yourself stuck in patterns of anxiety, self-doubt, or disconnection in your relationships, no matter how much you try to work through it? Maybe it feels exhausting trying to show up fully while juggling the weight of others’ expectations or the fear of being misunderstood. You're not alone and you don't have to carry it all by yourself.
I'm a relational therapist drawing from ACT, AEDP, and Family Systems.
Do you ever find yourself stuck in patterns of anxiety, self-doubt, or disconnection in your relationships, no matter how much you try to work through it? Maybe it feels exhausting trying to show up fully while juggling the weight of others’ expectations or the fear of being misunderstood. You're not alone and you don't have to carry it all by yourself.
" Using AEDP, my work focuses on relational safety, attachment patterns, and here-and-now emotional processing that helps you connect with what you truly need.
Many of my clients are perfectionists, doers, care-takers, hard-workers, or achievers. They readily see the needs of others but do not always slow down for their own needs. This may exhibit as symptoms of anxiety, overwhelm, rage, depression, or numbness. While many may have high emotional intelligence, they do not know how to experience their emotions fully. I find that people do not need my advice. They need my presence. I help create a safe environment where we can gently meet whatever emotion is coming and undo any shame around feeling together.
" Using AEDP, my work focuses on relational safety, attachment patterns, and here-and-now emotional processing that helps you connect with what you truly need.
Many of my clients are perfectionists, doers, care-takers, hard-workers, or achievers. They readily see the needs of others but do not always slow down for their own needs. This may exhibit as symptoms of anxiety, overwhelm, rage, depression, or numbness. While many may have high emotional intelligence, they do not know how to experience their emotions fully. I find that people do not need my advice. They need my presence. I help create a safe environment where we can gently meet whatever emotion is coming and undo any shame around feeling together.
Do you desire a healthy relationship with yourself and others, but fall into patterns of people pleasing, negative self-talk, anxiety, or feeling less than? Do you find yourself showing up for others, while struggling to show up for yourself? Have you felt unable to express yourself because of family or societal pressures? Do you feel uncertain about communication and boundaries in relationships? Let’s journey inward to explore how these experiences are shaping your relationship with yourself and others to reconnect with your self-confidence and values.
Do you desire a healthy relationship with yourself and others, but fall into patterns of people pleasing, negative self-talk, anxiety, or feeling less than? Do you find yourself showing up for others, while struggling to show up for yourself? Have you felt unable to express yourself because of family or societal pressures? Do you feel uncertain about communication and boundaries in relationships? Let’s journey inward to explore how these experiences are shaping your relationship with yourself and others to reconnect with your self-confidence and values.
Christina Cooley
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
2 Endorsed
Dallas, TX 75206
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Feeling frustrated, overwhelmed, anxious, or burnt out? Life can sometimes feel like you’ve hit a wall—where anxiety, depression, failing relationships, self-doubt, physical symptoms, etc. signal that what once worked for you just isn’t cutting it anymore. While it may not feel good, this moment can be a powerful catalyst to begin creating the change you desire in your life . By facing the shadows of your past and present, you can strip them of their power. This isn’t an overnight fix, but it is the start of your journey toward freedom and empowerment. And you don’t have to do it alone—we can work together toward healing and growth.
Feeling frustrated, overwhelmed, anxious, or burnt out? Life can sometimes feel like you’ve hit a wall—where anxiety, depression, failing relationships, self-doubt, physical symptoms, etc. signal that what once worked for you just isn’t cutting it anymore. While it may not feel good, this moment can be a powerful catalyst to begin creating the change you desire in your life . By facing the shadows of your past and present, you can strip them of their power. This isn’t an overnight fix, but it is the start of your journey toward freedom and empowerment. And you don’t have to do it alone—we can work together toward healing and growth.
I aim to help you delve into your experiences and discover your authentic self-identity. Throughout my career, I have gained valuable experience working with diverse populations, including individuals dealing with chronic illness, students, medical professionals, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. I strive to create a genuine and relaxed atmosphere where you can feel comfortable opening up and sharing your life experiences. Together, we will explore patterns in your life and develop a deeper understanding of them. I will guide you in cultivating self-compassion as we navigate the introspective journey.
I aim to help you delve into your experiences and discover your authentic self-identity. Throughout my career, I have gained valuable experience working with diverse populations, including individuals dealing with chronic illness, students, medical professionals, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. I strive to create a genuine and relaxed atmosphere where you can feel comfortable opening up and sharing your life experiences. Together, we will explore patterns in your life and develop a deeper understanding of them. I will guide you in cultivating self-compassion as we navigate the introspective journey.
Attachment-based therapy for relationships. I specialize in working with clients who are struggling with communication, trust, emotional connection, conflict, and intimacy. You don’t need to be in a crisis to start therapy. More often, people reach out because they feel stressed, exhausted, frustrated, or stuck. They realize that what they've been doing isn't working anymore, but they're not sure what needs to change. Together, we'll identify dysfunctional patterns, explore underlying emotional distress, and work towards lasting change.
Attachment-based therapy for relationships. I specialize in working with clients who are struggling with communication, trust, emotional connection, conflict, and intimacy. You don’t need to be in a crisis to start therapy. More often, people reach out because they feel stressed, exhausted, frustrated, or stuck. They realize that what they've been doing isn't working anymore, but they're not sure what needs to change. Together, we'll identify dysfunctional patterns, explore underlying emotional distress, and work towards lasting change.
You'll encounter a warm, attachment-focused, somatic process similar to AEDP, EFT, IFS, and AF-EMDR—helping you feel safe, attuned, and guided as we transform patterns, heal wounds, and strengthen mind-body-spirit connection.
Hey friend—our ideal client is someone who’s held it together on the outside but feels tired, anxious, or disconnected on the inside. They’re longing for real peace, deeper connection, and a way out of old patterns that no longer serve them. They want to heal the wounds and gaps in their story, not just cope. Most of all, they want to experience Jesus in the places that still hurt and grow into the person they were created to be. We walk with them toward True Happiness—peace, joy, and hope that lasts.
You'll encounter a warm, attachment-focused, somatic process similar to AEDP, EFT, IFS, and AF-EMDR—helping you feel safe, attuned, and guided as we transform patterns, heal wounds, and strengthen mind-body-spirit connection.
Hey friend—our ideal client is someone who’s held it together on the outside but feels tired, anxious, or disconnected on the inside. They’re longing for real peace, deeper connection, and a way out of old patterns that no longer serve them. They want to heal the wounds and gaps in their story, not just cope. Most of all, they want to experience Jesus in the places that still hurt and grow into the person they were created to be. We walk with them toward True Happiness—peace, joy, and hope that lasts.
Do you feel disconnected from your desire, your body, or your sense of self in relationships? Whether you're navigating sexual dissatisfaction, shame around sex, compulsive sexual behavior, intimacy struggles, or the aftermath of abuse and trauma, you deserve support that goes beneath the surface. I specialize in sex therapy and relational healing for individuals and partners. My work centers on the places where sexuality, identity, and attachment intersect: including dating difficulties, low self-worth, people-pleasing patterns, and the ways early wounds show up in your closest relationships.
Do you feel disconnected from your desire, your body, or your sense of self in relationships? Whether you're navigating sexual dissatisfaction, shame around sex, compulsive sexual behavior, intimacy struggles, or the aftermath of abuse and trauma, you deserve support that goes beneath the surface. I specialize in sex therapy and relational healing for individuals and partners. My work centers on the places where sexuality, identity, and attachment intersect: including dating difficulties, low self-worth, people-pleasing patterns, and the ways early wounds show up in your closest relationships.
I offer depth-oriented therapy, meaning transformation through felt experience, getting in touch and being curious with the most complex parts of ourselves, examining wishes, fears, traumas, losses and dreams with the goal of creating more freedom and less anxiety to live a bolder more purpose filled life with deeper connections to self and others. I work well with creative and deeply feeling and thinking people and those who have an authentic desire toward growth and healing. Carl Rogers believed in a natural human arc toward self actualization given the right conditions. I work from this tenet and witness it in my work everyday.
I offer depth-oriented therapy, meaning transformation through felt experience, getting in touch and being curious with the most complex parts of ourselves, examining wishes, fears, traumas, losses and dreams with the goal of creating more freedom and less anxiety to live a bolder more purpose filled life with deeper connections to self and others. I work well with creative and deeply feeling and thinking people and those who have an authentic desire toward growth and healing. Carl Rogers believed in a natural human arc toward self actualization given the right conditions. I work from this tenet and witness it in my work everyday.
Jonathan Olvera, MA, LPC, is a bilingual Licensed Professional Counselor in Dallas, TX specializing in couples counseling using Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), trauma recovery using AEDP, and faith-based counseling for Christian individuals and couples.
Jonathan is trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). Research reports a 70-75% recovery rate and 90% significant improvement rate among couples completing EFT treatment. As a bilingual counselor, Jonathan works with Latino couples, English-Spanish mixed-language couples, and Spanish-primary clients who want therapy in their first language.
Jonathan Olvera, MA, LPC, is a bilingual Licensed Professional Counselor in Dallas, TX specializing in couples counseling using Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), trauma recovery using AEDP, and faith-based counseling for Christian individuals and couples.
Jonathan is trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). Research reports a 70-75% recovery rate and 90% significant improvement rate among couples completing EFT treatment. As a bilingual counselor, Jonathan works with Latino couples, English-Spanish mixed-language couples, and Spanish-primary clients who want therapy in their first language.
You are a driven, devoted woman who is incredibly hard on herself. You push through the exhaustion, silence the overwhelm, and keep going, because that's what you've always done. The anxiety is loud, the mom guilt is relentless, and somewhere in the middle of it all, you've lost track of who you are. My clients are women navigating pregnancy, postpartum, and the many seasons of motherhood who are ready to stop pushing through and start feeling like themselves again. I utilize a mix of processing (IFS and Coherence Therapy) and skill building to support you in reaching your treatment goals. You are not alone and I am here to help.
You are a driven, devoted woman who is incredibly hard on herself. You push through the exhaustion, silence the overwhelm, and keep going, because that's what you've always done. The anxiety is loud, the mom guilt is relentless, and somewhere in the middle of it all, you've lost track of who you are. My clients are women navigating pregnancy, postpartum, and the many seasons of motherhood who are ready to stop pushing through and start feeling like themselves again. I utilize a mix of processing (IFS and Coherence Therapy) and skill building to support you in reaching your treatment goals. You are not alone and I am here to help.
Somewhere along the way you were handed a rule about eating the right thing, and nobody ever explained what the right thing actually was, so you've been guessing ever since. The guessing runs underneath everything now, a quiet calculation about how it will register on your body and how you'll be looked at. If being seen is part of your work, it never switches off, and there's a shame in it you've never said out loud. It's beyond frustrating that something that should just be nourishing can be so complicated. And the thoughts are always there, which is why you've started wondering what you'd have room to think about if they weren't.
Somewhere along the way you were handed a rule about eating the right thing, and nobody ever explained what the right thing actually was, so you've been guessing ever since. The guessing runs underneath everything now, a quiet calculation about how it will register on your body and how you'll be looked at. If being seen is part of your work, it never switches off, and there's a shame in it you've never said out loud. It's beyond frustrating that something that should just be nourishing can be so complicated. And the thoughts are always there, which is why you've started wondering what you'd have room to think about if they weren't.
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Who is AEDP therapy for?
Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) is for adults who have experienced emotional pain in the past that, because it has not been adequately addressed and processed, interferes with current functioning. The problems might manifest in a number of different ways, from excessive anger to relationship difficulties to PTSD to eating disorders, poor self-esteem, and depression. They may also be accompanied by physiological symptoms. AEDP helps people accept and digest challenging emotional experiences.
Why do people need AEDP?
People need AEDP as a way to manage distressing emotions—including anger, shame, and guilt—that in some way hamper the ability to function and form satisfying relationships in the present. The therapist-client relationship is believed to provide corrective emotional and relational experiences that facilitate positive changes in brain function, forge pathways for processing traumatic experiences, and allow resolution of emotional pain.
What happens in AEDP therapy?
Once individuals have established a strong bond with the AEDP therapist and the therapist has established a safe and secure environment, clients are encouraged to explore their most painful emotional experiences. They may be asked to pay attention to disquieting body sensations as well as to psychological discomfort. Individuals learn how to process emotions, rather than avoid them. Through the strength of the therapist-client bond, each session is intended to provide a powerful positive experience for individuals, enabling growth.
What problems does AEDP treat?
AEDP is intended to treat the unprocessed emotional pain caused by earlier distressing experiences, which commonly includes behavioral avoidance of current situations and experiences for fear that they will reactivate painful feelings. Emotional pain and avoidant behavior play a role in a wide array of mental health conditions, which is why AEDP is applied to the treatment of a range of disorders including depression, anxiety, PTSD, relationship difficulties, and eating disorders.