Meet Our Addison, TX Therapists

Warm, collaborative therapy for adults and couples seeking healthier relationships, greater self-understanding, and meaningful change.

Who Nicole Works With
Adults ages 18+ • Older adults • Couples • Individuals navigating chronic illness or disability • Women • LGBTQIA+ clients

Best Fit For
Relationship concerns • Mood disorders • Anxiety • Depression • Chronic illness, disability, and pain • Life transitions • Adjustment to a medical diagnosis • Codependency • Grief • Divorce • Family conflict • Parenting concerns • Self-esteem • Stress • Women’s issues

What Nicole Helps Clients Do
Strengthen relationships • Improve communication • Recognize and change unhelpful patterns • Navigate major life changes • Adjust to medical challenges • Develop healthier coping skills • Build self-confidence • Clarify personal values and goals • Create meaningful, lasting change

Nicole’s Style
Warm • Authentic • Gently direct • Compassionate • Collaborative • Practical • Curious • Humorous

Treatment Approaches
PACT • CBT • EMDR • Person-Centered Therapy • Mindfulness • Psychodrama • Action-based methods

Experience
More than 10 years in mental health • Individual and couples counseling • Group therapy • Crisis support and safety planning • Graduate-student supervision • Former faculty associate at UT Southwestern Medical Center • Rehabilitation counseling

Credentials
Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor • Certified Rehabilitation Counselor • Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling Psychology • PACT Level II trained • EMDR trained

What It’s Like to Work With Nicole
Nicole believes meaningful therapy begins with trust, authenticity, and open communication. She creates a safe and welcoming environment where clients can explore patterns that may no longer serve them and identify changes that better align with their current values and goals. Clients can expect warmth, honest feedback, practical tools, and humor as Nicole supports them in building healthier relationships and moving toward healing and growth.

Warm, trauma-informed support for adults ready to understand the past, change unhealthy patterns, and build a more fulfilling life.

Who Katie Works With
Adults • Trauma survivors • Individuals affected by addiction • Adults with co-occurring mental health and substance-use concerns • Women

Best Fit For
Trauma and PTSD • Anxiety and depression • Substance use and addiction • Family-of-origin concerns • Mood and personality disorders • Self-harm and suicidal thoughts • Grief and loss • Disordered eating • Chronic pain • Codependency • Relationship challenges • Women’s concerns

What Katie Helps Clients Do
Process traumatic experiences • Understand the connection between past and present • Change unhealthy patterns • Regulate difficult emotions • Strengthen relationships • Build on existing strengths • Turn insight into practical action

Katie’s Style
Warm • Safe • Nonjudgmental • Insightful • Collaborative • Encouraging • Appropriately challenging

Treatment Approaches
EMDR • Internal Family Systems • Attachment-Based Therapy • DBT • ACT • Strengths-Based Therapy

Experience
Substance-use treatment • Co-occurring disorders • Trauma therapy • Group therapy • Support for children and families affected by addiction

Credentials
Licensed Professional Counselor • Internal Family Systems Certified • EMDR Certified

What It’s Like to Work With Katie
Katie creates a warm, trusting environment where clients can safely explore difficult experiences and recognize patterns that may be holding them back. She balances compassion and encouragement with meaningful challenges, helping clients transform insight into attainable goals and practical steps toward lasting change.

Grounded, practical support for emotional challenges, trauma, chronic pain, neurological injuries, and demanding life transitions.

Who John Works With
Teens ages 15+ • Adults • Veterans and first responders • Caregivers • Individuals with chronic medical or psychiatric conditions • People recovering from neurological injuries

Best Fit For
Anxiety and depression • Trauma and PTSD • ADHD • Bipolar disorder • OCD • Substance use • Chronic pain • TBI and neurological injuries • Relationship and family conflict • Career stress • Anger • Self-esteem • Mood disorders • Suicidal thoughts • Major life transitions

What John Helps Clients Do
Manage emotional and physical challenges • Process trauma • Regulate the nervous system • Change unhelpful patterns • Adjust to injury or illness • Strengthen relationships • Develop practical coping skills • Rebuild confidence and direction

John’s Style
Warm • Grounded • Genuine • Practical • Nonjudgmental • Collaborative • Easy to talk to

Treatment Approaches
CBT • ACT • Motivational Interviewing • Solution-Focused Therapy • Mindfulness • Grounding • Guided Relaxation • Somatic and Nervous-System Regulation

Experience
10+ years in mental health • Private practice • Multidisciplinary neurorehabilitation • Chronic-pain treatment • Forensic consulting • Caregiver support

Credentials
Licensed Professional Counselor • Certified Rehabilitation Counselor • Master’s degree from UT Southwestern Medical Center

What It’s Like to Work With John
John creates an honest, accepting environment where clients feel supported while also being encouraged to grow. His understanding of both emotional and physical hardships allows him to offer highly personalized care. Clients can expect genuine connection, thoughtful guidance, and practical tools for building greater self-awareness, healthier relationships, and renewed confidence.

Warm, grounded support for trauma recovery, emotional regulation, relationship healing, and meaningful personal change.

Who Claire Works With
Adolescents ages 12+ • Adults • Couples • Families • LGBTQIA+ clients • Survivors of abuse and difficult relationships

Best Fit For
Anxiety and depression • OCD • Complex trauma and PTSD • Narcissistic abuse • Attachment concerns • Codependency • Mood and personality disorders • Addiction • Grief • Adoption-related concerns • Life transitions • Divorce recovery • Couples and family conflict • Self-harming behaviors • Suicidal thoughts

What Claire Helps Clients Do
Process trauma • Regulate difficult emotions • Increase distress tolerance • Recognize unhealthy patterns • Strengthen communication • Rebuild trust and connection • Develop a more secure sense of self • Move forward with clarity and confidence

Claire’s Style
Warm • Grounded • Collaborative • Compassionate • Solution-focused • Deeply empathetic • Gently challenging

Treatment Approaches
CBT • DBT • Solution-Focused Therapy • Family Systems Therapy • Emotionally Focused Therapy • Prepare/Enrich

Experience
Private practice • Hospital counseling services • Domestic violence centers • Trauma recovery • Individual, couples, and family therapy

Credentials
Licensed Professional Counselor • Master of Arts in Professional Counseling • Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy • Trained Prepare/Enrich Facilitator

What It’s Like to Work With Claire
Claire creates a safe, nonjudgmental environment where clients can feel genuinely seen while examining patterns that no longer serve them. She balances empathy and encouragement with thoughtful challenges and practical tools. Clients can expect personalized support as they heal from the past, build healthier relationships, and reconnect with their identity and purpose.

Compassionate, identity-affirming therapy where clients have the freedom to be fully and authentically themselves.

Who Justin Works With
Children ages 10+ • Teens • Adults • Couples • Families • LGBTQIA+ clients • Neurodivergent clients • People in ENM or kink relationships

Best Fit For
Anxiety and depression • Trauma and PTSD • ADHD • Autism • Personality disorders • Grief and loss • Codependency • Relationship challenges • Identity exploration • Major life transitions • Narcissistic abuse recovery • Cultural concerns • Religious trauma

What Justin Helps Clients Do
Understand formative experiences • Explore identity safely • Process trauma and grief • Heal from difficult relationships • Strengthen resilience • Develop healthier coping skills • Build self-acceptance • Move forward with confidence and clarity

Justin’s Style
Affirming • Thoughtful • Approachable • Warm • Authentic • Deeply accepting • Nonjudgmental

Treatment Approaches
CBT • DBT • ACT • Psychodynamic Therapy • Person-Centered Therapy • Solution-Focused Therapy

Experience
Hospice care • Foster-care system • Medical social work • Psychiatric PHP and IOP programs • Individual, couples, and family support

Credentials
Licensed Clinical Social Worker • Master of Social Work

What It’s Like to Work With Justin
Justin creates a welcoming environment where clients can explore difficult experiences without feeling judged or pressured to become someone they are not. He balances thoughtful self-exploration with practical tools tailored to each client’s goals. Clients can expect genuine connection, respect, and affirming support as they build resilience, self-understanding, and compassion for themselves.

Approachable, down-to-earth therapy for children, teens, adults, couples, and families navigating emotions, relationships, and everyday challenges.

Who Casey Works With
Children ages 4+ • Teens • Young adults • Adults • Couples • Families

Best Fit For
Anxiety and depression • ADHD • Trauma • Stress and overwhelm • Behavioral concerns • Emotional regulation • Self-esteem • Relationship challenges • Family dynamics • School stress • Identity development • Life transitions

What Casey Helps Clients Do
Understand thoughts and emotions • Develop practical coping skills • Build confidence • Improve communication • Manage stress • Strengthen relationships • Navigate family and school challenges • Create healthier patterns

Casey’s Style
Warm • Supportive • Approachable • Collaborative • Refreshingly real • Encouraging • Nonjudgmental

Treatment Approaches
CBT • Solution-Focused Therapy • Person-Centered Therapy • Play Therapy Techniques • Mindfulness • Practical Coping Strategies

Experience
Private practice • Community counseling • Urgent mental health settings • Child and adolescent support • Couples and family therapy

Credentials
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate • Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling • Supervised by Katie Chadwell, LPC-S #75871

What It’s Like to Work With Casey
Casey makes therapy feel comfortable, realistic, and genuinely human—not intimidating or overly clinical. She creates a space where clients can be honest about life’s stress, curveballs, and occasional emotional “dumpster fires.” Clients can expect acceptance, practical guidance, and supportive encouragement as they grow into the person they want to become.

Experienced, thoughtful support for clients seeking clarity, healthier relationships, and a life that feels more authentic and fulfilling.

Who Dayna Works With
Adolescents ages 12+ • Young adults • Adults • Couples • Mothers at every stage of parenthood

Best Fit For
Anxiety and depression • Trauma • ADHD-related overwhelm • Relationship stress • Self-esteem • Grief • Burnout • Codependency • Family and boundary concerns • Major life transitions • Toxic or narcissistic relationships • Motherhood and emotional overload • Life-purpose exploration

What Dayna Helps Clients Do
Understand themselves more deeply • Develop healthier boundaries • Improve emotional regulation • Strengthen communication • Heal relationship patterns • Reconnect with personal values • Gain clarity and direction • Create meaningful change

Dayna’s Style
Warm • Thoughtful • Experienced • Insightful • Compassionate • Grounded • Nonjudgmental

Treatment Approaches
CBT • Solution-Focused Therapy • Emotionally Focused Therapy • Mindfulness-Based Therapy • Family Systems • Person-Centered Therapy

Experience
15+ years in mental health • Individual therapy • Adolescent and adult counseling • Couples therapy • Marriage and family therapy • Support through complex life and relationship challenges

Credentials
Licensed Professional Counselor • Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy • Master’s in Family Studies

What It’s Like to Work With Dayna
Dayna provides a confidential, judgment-free space where clients can examine how past experiences influence their present lives. She combines clinical expertise with heartfelt understanding, helping clients recognize patterns, reconnect with their values and aspirations, and create a personal narrative that honors where they have been while empowering them to build the life they envision.

Warm, culturally responsive therapy for adolescents and adults seeking healing, self-understanding, and meaningful personal growth.

Who Ansu Works With
Adolescents • Young adults • Adults • Individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds • Trauma and abuse survivors

Best Fit For
Depression and anxiety • Trauma and PTSD • Abuse recovery • Grief and loss • Stress and overwhelm • Life transitions • Relationship concerns • Identity exploration • Cultural concerns • Boundary difficulties • Self-acceptance

What Ansu Helps Clients Do
Process trauma and difficult emotions • Understand connections between past and present • Explore cultural and personal identity • Establish healthy boundaries • Develop coping strategies • Reconnect with personal strengths • Build self-acceptance

Ansu’s Style
Warm • Empathetic • Authentic • Validating • Creative • Culturally responsive • Empowering

Treatment Approaches
Person-Centered Therapy • EMDR • CBT • DBT • Expressive Arts • Psychoeducation • Mindfulness • Meditation

Experience
Private practice • Psychiatric PHP and IOP programs • Adolescent counseling • Young-adult and adult therapy • Trauma-informed support

Credentials
Licensed Professional Counselor • Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling • Academic background in psychology, disability studies, and linguistics

What It’s Like to Work With Ansu
Ansu creates a compassionate environment where clients from all backgrounds can feel heard, understood, and safe to be imperfect. She helps clients explore the experiences and beliefs shaping their present lives while developing practical and creative tools for healing. Clients can expect encouragement, authenticity, and space to recognize their strengths and celebrate progress along the way.

Real, relatable therapy for teens and adults navigating life’s messy, confusing, and high-pressure moments.

Who Aubree Works With
Adolescents ages 10+ • Young adults • Adults • Couples

Best Fit For
Anxiety and depression • Trauma • ADHD-related overwhelm • Relationship challenges • Identity exploration • Self-esteem • Grief • Stress and burnout • Codependency • Emotional regulation • Feeling stuck or disconnected

What Aubree Helps Clients Do
Understand difficult emotions • Challenge unhealthy patterns • Quiet mental overwhelm • Strengthen coping skills • Build confidence • Improve relationships • Explore identity • Create a life that feels more authentic and aligned

Aubree’s Style
Warm • Real • Relatable • Creative • Honest • Collaborative • Zero pretense

Treatment Approaches
DBT • CBT • Narrative Therapy • Mindfulness • Internal Family Systems • Person-Centered Therapy • Existential Therapy

Experience
Adolescent counseling • Young-adult and adult therapy • Couples counseling • Trauma-informed care • Support for complex emotional and relationship concerns

Credentials
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate • Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling • Supervised by Katie Chadwell, LPC-S #75871

What It’s Like to Work With Aubree
Aubree makes therapy feel like a genuine conversation and a team effort—not a lecture filled with clinical clichés. She balances deeper self-discovery with practical skills clients can use outside of session. Clients can expect authenticity, meaningful connection, and someone who celebrates every step forward because progress matters more than perfection.