Hello, I'm Amy! I believe people are able to make changes when they are supported, encouraged, and know they are heard. I have experience working with children, teens, and adults. I work with individuals, families, and groups, and provide support to parents in improving the parent/child relationship. I have experience as a school counselor and can help with a variety of school-related issues.

Have you been feeling overwhelmed? Not like your usual self? Maybe you are going through a difficult time in your life and are needing support? Perhaps you have been suffering for quite a while? Therapy can help you find clarity, hope, and relief. My goal is to support you through challenges, provide professional perspective, and assist you in developing strategies to move toward a more satisfying life. Clients can expect me to be genuine, encouraging, deeply interested, and fully accepting.

This is an unprecedented time in our lives. It can be scary, anxiety-inducing, and very isolating. I am available to meet for video sessions online, and can eventually transition to in person if that is desired. My goal as a clinician is to be a support for you in this season. I am also doing sliding scale as I know many are facing financial stress. Please reach out if you would like to speak with someone about how this is affecting you or your loved ones. You are not alone. And I would be very honored to get to walk along side you in this season.

Adolescence and young adulthood is a time of great transition both mentally and physically. At NextGen Counseling, support is provided for teens and adults to help navigate the seemingly overwhelming emotions they are experiencing from the world around them. In a society where teens and adults are bombarded with contradictory messages on how they should act, think, and feel, therapy provides a "safe zone" for them to voice their concerns and be understood.

I believe everyone encounters struggles and challenges in their lives and that everyone has personal strengths and the abilities to overcome life's obstacles. I see my role as a therapist to be one that provides support, education, play, collaboration, listening, and assists with intervention toward attaining personal growth. I have extensive experience counseling those struggling with depression, anxiety, ADHD, school problems, abuse, trauma, family conflict, divorce, self-esteem, substance use and emotional or behavioral disorders. I possess a holistic perspective to therapy that focuses on building healthy relationships and boundaries, both with self and others.

Getting you "off the couch" in both therapy and in life is my top priority. Most seek a professional after crisis or after a breaking point in his/her ability to cope. You may or may not know what is causing the chaos that is out of control in your life. Either way, I am interested in helping you see where you are with anxiety/depression and any other presenting symptoms and get a plan that gets you ACTIVE (off the couch) in your treatment instead of simply talking one hour each week. Call me with your questions!

I wholeheartedly believe in the importance of healthy relationships, not only with those we love, but with ourselves. I am passionate about helping individuals and couples build healthy coping strategies, effective communication skills, and identify and pursue personal growth. I believe we all have areas for growth and I work collaboratively with client's using effective counseling techniques to dispute faulty beliefs that are hindering ability for growth, happiness, and success.

You are not alone. In a society of unattainable standards it can appear that everyone has it together. From relationships to careers, parenting or happiness, we can be illusioned to others living a blissfully smooth life without fear, sadness or conflict. At some point in our lives, each of us may feel anxious, isolated, depressed or lonely and need help dealing with life's challenges. You are not alone. Problems with marriage or relationships, family situations, substance abuse, loss of a job, burnout, or parenting issues life can be overwhelming or debilitating, and at times beyond our ability to manage alone.

As a therapist, I am passionate about building a relationship with my clients to facilitate positive changes in their lives. Together, we will work to identify personal strengths and resources you already have to make change feel possible. My practice utilizes an integrative and holistic approach to explore problematic thought processes and behaviors that affect your relationships and life roles. Insight-oriented guidance is provided as clients develop skills to navigate through life stressors, gain new perspectives, cultivate self-awareness and personal growth, and find balance.

***Now accepting individual clients and DBT group members!*** We all are capable of living happy and healthy lives. Over the years, I have supported the diverse needs of my clients through the strength of the therapeutic relationship, nurturing the trust and acceptance required for positive change. I consider it an honor to embark on this journey with you, respecting your experience as it has provided a foundation for healing. I would like to help guide you in discovering personal balance and individualized self-worth, as we work to reveal the seemingly lost or hidden strengths buried within.

I am passionate about assisting my clients restore a sense of balance and joy in their lives. My formal education, field experience, and personal journey of recovery have prepared me to work with children, adults, couples, and groups utilizing a holistic treatment approach. I will meet you where you are on your own personal journey of healing, and help you forge and navigate a personalized, unique path based on my extensive training and utilization of trauma healing modalities. I am trained in Post Induction Therapy, pioneered by Pia Mellody at The Meadows Treatment Center to address Family of Origin Issues.

Losing someone you love is one of the most life-altering experiences a person can go through. Everyone grieves differently, on their own time and in their own way. Sharing your story and having someone to be in that space with you, listening without judgment, and giving coping tools is necessary in learning to live with loss and finding hope for your future. I provide a safe place for you on this painful journey, to remind you that you are not alone, and help you find your purpose after loss.

That tightness in your chest, laying awake in your bed at night thinking about all the things your “should have” done, pacing the room, the worry if “am I good enough,” worrying if you forgot something, constantly thinking people are thinking negative things about you—these are not healthy thoughts and they most likely did not happen overnight. The goal for all my clients is to help alleviate these symptoms by connecting in a genuine and real way so that you feel heard, valued, and comfortable enough to address the root cause of these symptoms. It’s okay if you don’t know why they started either, we will figure it out together.

Chelsea has a passion for helping couples, families, individuals, and children. She conducts therapy in a way that is collaborative, open, and supportive. She views therapy as a means to explore and navigate through life and relationships on a deeper level in a safe and controlled environment. Her goal as a therapist is to help clients discover their own inner resilience, help them to establish and maintain healthy relationships, and provide them with the necessary tools needed to succeed after sessions have come to an end. Before opening her own private practice Chelsea worked in community mental health and school-based settings.

Through diverse academic and professional experiences, I have developed a unique skillset and approach to therapy. I spent eight years as a nanny before getting my undergraduate degree in early childhood education. I was a special education teacher for Lewisville ISD for five years. While working as a teacher, I completed my masters degree in counseling specializing in Play Therapy. Other professional work history includes the mobile Crisis Team for Denton County MHMR and counseling families in crisis at the Children's Advocacy Center. I am a Partner and Lead therapist with Flower Mound Counseling.

I am a licensed marriage and family therapist. My training and 20+years of experience as a psychotherapist have equipped me with tools to share with individuals, partners, and families who want positive change in their lives.

I don't know what to do, where to go or how to change. If you have said this to yourself or if you or a family member are feeling depressed, overwhelmed or struggling, I can help. My passion is to help people find that true inner person that has become lost. In a caring and nonjudgement environment I help build a counseling relationship to facilitate change and allow individuals the opportunity to express feelings, resolve conflicts, develop self-esteem, and make decisions. I utilize a humanistic approach along with combining other techniques as part of my counseling process.

I work with clients in an interactive, supportive, and solution focused approach. I believe that clients benefit from learning about their own existing strengths, as well as the different approaches which can help them achieve their goals. This applies whether I'm working with adults, couples, adolescents, sexual abuse survivors, individuals with depression, grief, anxiety, PTSD, self-harm, or addiction issues. I always try to be straightforward, honest, and down-to-earth. I emphasize that everybody sometimes experiences stress and problems in daily life, and that most of these issues can be worked through.

Stressed, depressed, angry, or anxious? You don't have to deal with your problems alone, and it takes courage to ask for help. If you are looking for a safe and supportive place to process through difficult events, feelings, and circumstances, give me a call. I believe there is healing, and it is an honor to walk along side those with compassion, empathy, and nonjudgmental support.

Are you struggling with a specific problem in your life? Has your life suddenly become chaotic? Have you been searching for something to fill your life with joy again, only to discover you don't know what you are looking for? I want to help you find the answers you have been looking for and hope for a better tomorrow.