Therapists in Plano, TX

Brandi M Chiarello
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC-S
1 Endorsed
Plano, TX 75093
Not accepting new clients
As a mother, I know that family is the top priority. I understand how the day to day stress can become overwhelming. I want to help you through your struggles and your victories. I have extensive experience counseling teenage girls and women, as well as providing parenting support for mothers and fathers. I am most effective at helping clients reduce their anxiety, manage their depression, and adjust to major life transitions such as break ups, loss of a loved one, and becoming a parent.
As a mother, I know that family is the top priority. I understand how the day to day stress can become overwhelming. I want to help you through your struggles and your victories. I have extensive experience counseling teenage girls and women, as well as providing parenting support for mothers and fathers. I am most effective at helping clients reduce their anxiety, manage their depression, and adjust to major life transitions such as break ups, loss of a loved one, and becoming a parent.

Faith is a Licensed Professional Counselor. She is a fresh but experienced provider in a variety of populations and settings. Faith has been providing therapeutic guidance to children and adults in crisis, particularly in the areas of mood and psychotic disorders. Faith also volunteers cross-culturally. She provided graduate level mental health services in the summer of 2014 at Ferdie's House in Kingston Jamaica. She also understands cultural influences on mental health and advocates regularly among the Jamaican and African community.
Faith is a Licensed Professional Counselor. She is a fresh but experienced provider in a variety of populations and settings. Faith has been providing therapeutic guidance to children and adults in crisis, particularly in the areas of mood and psychotic disorders. Faith also volunteers cross-culturally. She provided graduate level mental health services in the summer of 2014 at Ferdie's House in Kingston Jamaica. She also understands cultural influences on mental health and advocates regularly among the Jamaican and African community.

Do you often feel misunderstood? Do you struggle with viewing yourself and others around you in a positive way? Have you ever felt like your emotions and thoughts are on a roller coaster and there is no way for you to get off? Lennie works with people who are struggling with depression, anxiety, interpersonal problems, communication, and negative repeating patterns in relationships. Lennie uses Transactional Analysis, Redecision therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help her clients identify thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are not currently working or aligning with their value system.
Do you often feel misunderstood? Do you struggle with viewing yourself and others around you in a positive way? Have you ever felt like your emotions and thoughts are on a roller coaster and there is no way for you to get off? Lennie works with people who are struggling with depression, anxiety, interpersonal problems, communication, and negative repeating patterns in relationships. Lennie uses Transactional Analysis, Redecision therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help her clients identify thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are not currently working or aligning with their value system.

You are the expert on your life. Your lived experiences have shaped the person you are today. Oftentimes, we get to choose our path, and sometimes the path is chosen for us. Our journey through life can get tough, confusing, in need of direction, or additional support from a trusted other.
You are the expert on your life. Your lived experiences have shaped the person you are today. Oftentimes, we get to choose our path, and sometimes the path is chosen for us. Our journey through life can get tough, confusing, in need of direction, or additional support from a trusted other.

You might care for others but leave your needs behind. You are a complex, giving, normal person who in one way or another has taken hits in life. Perhaps traumatic experiences can cast a shadow over your life. I tend to work with those who are objectively quality, imperfect people but feel shame, abnormal guilt or other signals of denigrated self-worth, consciously or unconsciously. In addition to individual therapy and psychoanalysis, I offer therapy groups for anxiety, depression, isolation, and improving authentic, healthy communication.
You might care for others but leave your needs behind. You are a complex, giving, normal person who in one way or another has taken hits in life. Perhaps traumatic experiences can cast a shadow over your life. I tend to work with those who are objectively quality, imperfect people but feel shame, abnormal guilt or other signals of denigrated self-worth, consciously or unconsciously. In addition to individual therapy and psychoanalysis, I offer therapy groups for anxiety, depression, isolation, and improving authentic, healthy communication.

Seeing your kid struggle is one of the toughest things to do as a parent or caregiver. Our children cannot always express their thoughts and feelings through words, and this can lead to frustration and confusion for both parent and child. Children express their thoughts and feelings through play and their toys are their words. When we allow children to play alongside therapeutic interventions, children can tell us so much about what is going on in their lives. Whether your child is experiencing grief, sadness, anxiety, anger, or school problems, they deserve some extra help!
Seeing your kid struggle is one of the toughest things to do as a parent or caregiver. Our children cannot always express their thoughts and feelings through words, and this can lead to frustration and confusion for both parent and child. Children express their thoughts and feelings through play and their toys are their words. When we allow children to play alongside therapeutic interventions, children can tell us so much about what is going on in their lives. Whether your child is experiencing grief, sadness, anxiety, anger, or school problems, they deserve some extra help!

Mission: 1 Accord Family’s mission is to bring families together under 1 accord, regardless of the issues that have divided the family. You are never a prisoner of the heavy burdens that affect us individually.
Mission: 1 Accord Family’s mission is to bring families together under 1 accord, regardless of the issues that have divided the family. You are never a prisoner of the heavy burdens that affect us individually.

At times life can become truly overwhelming. I’m glad that you have decided to reach out for support. Personal therapy can be an important tool. It can help us move away from the effects of trauma, depression, anxiety, grief and relationship stress into experiences of deep inner healing, harmony, connection, aliveness and relief.
At times life can become truly overwhelming. I’m glad that you have decided to reach out for support. Personal therapy can be an important tool. It can help us move away from the effects of trauma, depression, anxiety, grief and relationship stress into experiences of deep inner healing, harmony, connection, aliveness and relief.

Clients come to counseling for problems they can't deal with, and leave with problems they can deal with.
Clients come to counseling for problems they can't deal with, and leave with problems they can deal with.

Many people who experience anxiety report having constant worry, palpitations, sweating, lack of sleep, among others. Does this sound familiar to you? Well then I can help you. My goal is to guide you to understand why you feel this way and find practical tools that work for you to feel better. From my personal experience with anxiety and my professional training, I know how draining it can feel. But I also know that managing it and feeling better is possible. Send me a message to schedule a free 15-minute appointment
Many people who experience anxiety report having constant worry, palpitations, sweating, lack of sleep, among others. Does this sound familiar to you? Well then I can help you. My goal is to guide you to understand why you feel this way and find practical tools that work for you to feel better. From my personal experience with anxiety and my professional training, I know how draining it can feel. But I also know that managing it and feeling better is possible. Send me a message to schedule a free 15-minute appointment

Greetings! I am Dr. Stokes, and over the past 25+ years I have worked with clients seeking help to improve their lives. I work with individuals and couples. Using a Structural Family Therapy approach, I address the six components of intimacy and help couples build connections across all six. I also incorporate Attachment Theory to address family-of-origin wounds that hinder intimacy. Lastly, because finances are one of the main causes of stress, I have recently added Financial Therapy & Financial Coaching to my skill set. I believe in providing "how to" skills so you feel more confident to handle whatever life throws at you.
Greetings! I am Dr. Stokes, and over the past 25+ years I have worked with clients seeking help to improve their lives. I work with individuals and couples. Using a Structural Family Therapy approach, I address the six components of intimacy and help couples build connections across all six. I also incorporate Attachment Theory to address family-of-origin wounds that hinder intimacy. Lastly, because finances are one of the main causes of stress, I have recently added Financial Therapy & Financial Coaching to my skill set. I believe in providing "how to" skills so you feel more confident to handle whatever life throws at you.

Where do you need healing? Let's unearth your past, examine your present, and explore what needs to change for your future. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor providing care in the Plano, TX area where I strive to create a safe place of authenticity, compassion, and life-changing work.
Where do you need healing? Let's unearth your past, examine your present, and explore what needs to change for your future. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor providing care in the Plano, TX area where I strive to create a safe place of authenticity, compassion, and life-changing work.

Are you sick and tired of being controlled by your emotions and negative thoughts? Are you tormented by memories from your past or present events, pain that has a hold around your heart and is keeping you from fulfilling your purpose in life? If you've answered "yes" to any of these questions, then welcome to Innovative Centered Counseling. My experience includes work as a private practitioner and a hospital-based therapist. I enjoy helping those who struggle with mental health issues, depression, anxiety, anger, suicidal thoughts, addictions, physical and sexual abuse recovery, relationship problems, and sexuality adjustment issues.
Are you sick and tired of being controlled by your emotions and negative thoughts? Are you tormented by memories from your past or present events, pain that has a hold around your heart and is keeping you from fulfilling your purpose in life? If you've answered "yes" to any of these questions, then welcome to Innovative Centered Counseling. My experience includes work as a private practitioner and a hospital-based therapist. I enjoy helping those who struggle with mental health issues, depression, anxiety, anger, suicidal thoughts, addictions, physical and sexual abuse recovery, relationship problems, and sexuality adjustment issues.

Therapy can be an intimidating and difficult endeavor, but often with worthwhile results. Sometimes we simply want to understand ourselves better, improve our relationships, or find more balance in our lives, and other times we have serious concerns with our mood, anxiety, or current behavioral patterns. I use a personable, humorous approach in therapy to assist in navigating some of the discomfort inherent in the therapeutic process. Therapy is a place of non-judgment, and I am open and accepting of all persons and identities.
Therapy can be an intimidating and difficult endeavor, but often with worthwhile results. Sometimes we simply want to understand ourselves better, improve our relationships, or find more balance in our lives, and other times we have serious concerns with our mood, anxiety, or current behavioral patterns. I use a personable, humorous approach in therapy to assist in navigating some of the discomfort inherent in the therapeutic process. Therapy is a place of non-judgment, and I am open and accepting of all persons and identities.

My ideal client seeks a safe haven to explore their innermost thoughts and emotions. They grapple with anxiety, depression, trauma, or life transitions, craving relief and growth. They yearn for understanding, validation, and guidance without judgment. I aim to foster an environment of unconditional positive regard, where clients feel heard, accepted, and empowered to navigate their challenges with resilience and self-awareness.
My ideal client seeks a safe haven to explore their innermost thoughts and emotions. They grapple with anxiety, depression, trauma, or life transitions, craving relief and growth. They yearn for understanding, validation, and guidance without judgment. I aim to foster an environment of unconditional positive regard, where clients feel heard, accepted, and empowered to navigate their challenges with resilience and self-awareness.

NOW ACCEPTING CIGNA, OPTUM, AETNA, UMR, UHC - CLICK HERE https://fb.me/aviZ51S4X63vMb - Life is hard- I know. Sometimes you need more than just a friend to talk to. If you're here, you're looking for someone that can help you. You may not believe that counseling could be the answer. But you're hoping it might be. Don't tell yourself you should be over it by now. Don't beat yourself up for not being "strong enough". Don't try to convince yourself that the problem will go away in time. Do something about it now, and call me.
NOW ACCEPTING CIGNA, OPTUM, AETNA, UMR, UHC - CLICK HERE https://fb.me/aviZ51S4X63vMb - Life is hard- I know. Sometimes you need more than just a friend to talk to. If you're here, you're looking for someone that can help you. You may not believe that counseling could be the answer. But you're hoping it might be. Don't tell yourself you should be over it by now. Don't beat yourself up for not being "strong enough". Don't try to convince yourself that the problem will go away in time. Do something about it now, and call me.

Shannon Thornton
Licensed Professional Counselor, Author, MA, LPC, ADHD-, CCSP
2 Endorsed
Plano, TX 75024
Waitlist for new clients
Life isn't easy for any of us. We suffer with more anxiety, stress, and overwhelm than ever. Let's face it- stuff happens! However, it's not the "stuff" that happens to us that can cause these feelings, it is how we respond to the circumstances that make the difference in the joy and balance in our lives. I like to connect with my clients and truly get into their world, so I can best serve them. My job is to help them help themselves and equip them to change their own lives. Nothing changes until SOMETHING changes.
Life isn't easy for any of us. We suffer with more anxiety, stress, and overwhelm than ever. Let's face it- stuff happens! However, it's not the "stuff" that happens to us that can cause these feelings, it is how we respond to the circumstances that make the difference in the joy and balance in our lives. I like to connect with my clients and truly get into their world, so I can best serve them. My job is to help them help themselves and equip them to change their own lives. Nothing changes until SOMETHING changes.

My therapeutic presence is calm, supportive, and non-judgmental. I specialize in helping women dealing with anxiety/depression due to life transitions. Together, we can develop goals that make sense for you, to improve your sense of self and live your most authentic life.
My therapeutic presence is calm, supportive, and non-judgmental. I specialize in helping women dealing with anxiety/depression due to life transitions. Together, we can develop goals that make sense for you, to improve your sense of self and live your most authentic life.

I specialize in treating adolescents and adults struggling with anxiety, OCD, and the impact of trauma. I can help you learn valuable skills to cope with overwhelming emotions and identify unhealthy thought patterns that are keeping you stuck. I also have experience working with children, families, parents, and individuals going through significant life changes.
I specialize in treating adolescents and adults struggling with anxiety, OCD, and the impact of trauma. I can help you learn valuable skills to cope with overwhelming emotions and identify unhealthy thought patterns that are keeping you stuck. I also have experience working with children, families, parents, and individuals going through significant life changes.

Sarah Christine Penoli
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, MS, LPC-A
4 Endorsed
Plano, TX 75075
This crazy journey we call life can be wonderful and beautiful but it can also be scary and hard. It can make you feel lost, overwhelmed, and sometimes it can make you feel stuck. In the counseling room, I work to instill hope and increase self-esteem while clients learn to improve their relationships to help them flourish in their daily lives. I believe in the power of connection and understanding. My approach is collaborative and tailored to your unique journey. My goal is to empower you to build resilience, enhance self-awareness, and navigate life’s transitions with confidence.
This crazy journey we call life can be wonderful and beautiful but it can also be scary and hard. It can make you feel lost, overwhelmed, and sometimes it can make you feel stuck. In the counseling room, I work to instill hope and increase self-esteem while clients learn to improve their relationships to help them flourish in their daily lives. I believe in the power of connection and understanding. My approach is collaborative and tailored to your unique journey. My goal is to empower you to build resilience, enhance self-awareness, and navigate life’s transitions with confidence.
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How does your Therapist compare?
Number of Therapists in Plano, TX
1,000+
Average cost per session
$150
Therapists in Plano, TX who prioritize treating:
93% | Anxiety |
88% | Depression |
73% | Self Esteem |
72% | Relationship Issues |
68% | Trauma and PTSD |
65% | Coping Skills |
65% | Stress |
Average years in practice
10 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
85% | Aetna |
74% | Cigna and Evernorth |
73% | BlueCross and BlueShield |
How Therapists in Plano, TX see their clients
73% | In Person and Online | |
27% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
82% | Female | |
17% | Male | |
1% | Non-Binary |
FAQs - About Therapy and Counseling
How can I find a therapist in Plano?
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Is everyone in the Psychology Today Therapy Directory a licensed therapist?
The Psychology Today directory lists providers who offer legitimate mental health services to the public, including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and counselors.
Many have been licensed by the country or state where they practice; providers whose license or primary credential has been verified by Psychology Today are signified by a “Verified” symbol. Some clinicians or organizations provide services for which their state or country does not offer licenses, such as pastoral counseling. They may be selectively included without the “Verified” seal.
Many have been licensed by the country or state where they practice; providers whose license or primary credential has been verified by Psychology Today are signified by a “Verified” symbol. Some clinicians or organizations provide services for which their state or country does not offer licenses, such as pastoral counseling. They may be selectively included without the “Verified” seal.
What’s the difference between a psychologist, a therapist, and a counselor?
Therapists, psychologists, and counselors are all licensed mental health professionals. In the US, psychologists have earned a doctoral degree. The terms “therapist” and “counselor” are used somewhat interchangeably, but generally therapists offer longer-term, mental health care, while counselors offer shorter-term care that may focus on one domain, such as marriage, career, or academic challenges.
Clients should consider factors such as insurance coverage and their primary reason(s) for seeking therapy to determine the type of professional best suited to their needs. Someone struggling with mental health challenges such as depression or anxiety, for example, may wish to seek out a clinical psychologist or therapist, while someone navigating career obstacles or marital upheaval may benefit from seeing a counselor who can offer short-term, targeted support.
Clients should consider factors such as insurance coverage and their primary reason(s) for seeking therapy to determine the type of professional best suited to their needs. Someone struggling with mental health challenges such as depression or anxiety, for example, may wish to seek out a clinical psychologist or therapist, while someone navigating career obstacles or marital upheaval may benefit from seeing a counselor who can offer short-term, targeted support.
What type of therapy is right for me?
The type of therapy best suited to a particular individual depends on several factors, including their primary reason for seeking therapy, their preferred timeline (some therapy types last for a set number of sessions, while others are open-ended), and their personality and preferences—some may prefer a more structured approach. For many individuals, multiple types of therapy could provide a good fit.
How much does therapy cost?
The cost of therapy depends on a number of variables, including location and the therapist’s experience and training. On average, a therapy session in the United States could cost between $100 and $200 or more. If you have insurance, the expense of mental health care is typically lower, but it varies based on your insurance plan details and whether you choose an in-network or out-of-network mental healthcare provider.
What are more affordable or low cost therapy solutions?
Many therapists offer sliding scale payments, usually on a limited number of slots, which consists in an agreement between the therapist and a client to pay a reduced rate. Therapists who provide such arrangements often consider the client's income or ability to pay, but the extent of the discount is ultimately at the therapist's discretion. Furthermore, while group therapy may have different goals and benefits compared to individual therapy, it can be a more affordable solution to address certain types of issues.
Is online therapy cheaper than in-person therapy?
Many therapists charge the same amount for online therapy as they do for in-person therapy—though clients may still find this cost-effective if it cuts down on their transportation costs. Health insurance plans often offer equivalent coverage for online and in-person therapy; indeed, in many places, they are legally required to do so. Text-based or on-demand therapy apps may be cheaper than traditional one-on-one psychotherapy; however, the practice may be less effective and is not likely to be covered by insurance.
Is online therapy a good option?
Therapy conducted online can be just as effective as in-person therapy, as long as there is a strong alliance between the client and the therapist. To find a therapist who provides telehealth services to clients in your area, click “Online Therapy” on the directory homepage and search by your city or town or your zip code.
Are therapy sessions confidential?
Confidentiality is a crucial part of the therapeutic relationship. Therapists in the United States are bound by the regulations set out by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), which aims to protect sensitive health information. With very few exceptions, a therapist will only discuss their client with others when the client has given their written permission. The instances in which a therapist would be required to disclose personal information are: if a client poses a danger to themselves or others, if the therapist suspects the abuse of a child or an elderly or otherwise dependent adult, or if they are legally forced to by court order. These exceptions to the confidentiality agreement are usually discussed with a client before their first session.