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How I can help
Counseling, play-based work, family & collaborative divorce support
Counseling
Individual, family, and play-based approaches tailored to children, adolescents, and adults.
Play Therapy
Children & Teenagers
Play is a child’s natural language. Through play therapy, children are given a safe and developmentally appropriate way to express thoughts, process their world, and make sense of big emotions they may not yet have words for. For older children and teens, age-appropriate activities, sand tray work, or conversation are used to help them engage in a way that feels comfortable and empowering.
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Play is a child’s natural language. Big feelings can be hard to put into words — especially for children. In play therapy, toys become their words. “Toys are children’s words, and play is their language.” — Garry L. Landreth.
A trained play therapist creates a safe, welcoming playroom. Children lead the way, while the therapist follows, listens, and reflects: “You built it so tall!”
How play therapy helps: express big feelings safely; learn healthy ways to cope; build confidence and self-control; practice solving problems; strengthen relationships.
It can help children facing anxiety, anger, grief and loss, divorce and family changes, trauma and abuse, behavioral struggles, and low self-esteem.
Parents are partners, too. Regular parent consultations help support your child’s progress at home. Little by little, the path becomes clearer.
Goal: Help your child feel seen, understood, and capable — recognize strengths, make sense of struggles, and learn healthy tools for daily life.
Parent partnership: Ongoing parent consults help support the child and reinforce progress at home.
Learn more: Why Play Therapy (A4PT) • Intro video
Areas of focus
Parents
Support for the adults raising them
Parent support sessions to discuss family dynamics, current challenges, and goals. Practical, personalized strategies are developed to fit your child and home.
Areas of focus
Families
Healthier patterns of connection
Family therapy to improve understanding, rebuild communication, and establish healthier patterns of connection.
Adult Women
Relationships, transitions & identity
Support for women navigating relationships, transitions, trauma, and identity development. Faith-based / Christian counseling available upon request.
Areas of focus
Collaborative Divorce
Mental Health Professional, Child Specialist
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Collaborative Divorce: a gentler path through divorce. Out of court, private, and respectful.
When couples divorce in Texas, there are a few paths: a kitchen table settlement, where spouses agree on their own; litigation, where a judge or jury decides; and the collaborative process, out of court and working together.
A team of professionals works with both spouses, outside the courtroom: each spouse’s attorney, a mental health professional, and a financial professional. The couple stays in control of the decisions — out of court, private, respectful, and customized to your family. Many families find it leads to healthier co-parenting and less emotional harm for their children.
Children are deeply affected by divorce, but they aren’t in the room where decisions are made.
Children don’t get a vote in the divorce, but they deserve a voice. The Child Specialist makes sure they’re heard.
The Child Specialist joins the team to keep children’s needs at the center: a mental health professional who specializes in children.
What the Child Specialist does: gives children a safe space to share feelings; listens in age-appropriate ways; shares what children need with parents and the team; supports their long-term well-being. Helping families move forward — together, as co-parents.
What is Collaborative Divorce?
Collaborative Divorce is an out-of-court process where couples work together with a team of professionals to create a customized divorce agreement that meets the unique needs of their family. The focus is on respectful communication, cooperation, and minimizing emotional harm, especially for children.
When couples decide to divorce, Texas options include:
- Kitchen Table settlement: informal agreement between spouses, possibly formalized later by an attorney.
- Litigation: court-based process where a judge (or jury) makes final decisions.
- Collaborative Divorce Process: out-of-court, private, respectful, and focused on minimizing emotional harm. A team often includes each spouse’s attorney, a neutral mental health professional, and a neutral financial professional. The couple remains in control of decisions.
Many families find the Collaborative Divorce process allows for healthier co-parenting and often results in less emotional harm and sometimes lower cost compared with litigation.
Why use a Child Specialist
As a mental health professional specializing in children, I serve as a Child Specialist in Collaborative Divorce to ensure children have a voice and are supported throughout decision-making. The Child Specialist provides a safe space for children to share feelings in age-appropriate ways and offers the collaborative team guidance to support the child’s well-being and long-term adjustment.
Ready to take the first step?
Reach out with questions or to schedule an initial intake session.