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As someone with lived experience relating to trauma, I understand the need to be validated, understood and experience compassion f...
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As someone with lived experience relating to trauma, I understand the need to be validated, understood and experience compassion from others.
Deidra Fuller is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Texas who has over 15 years of experience partnering with adults in their journey toward freeing themselves from addiction, trauma, depression, anxiety, difficult life transitions, and relationship challenges.
She earned her Bachelor's degree in Interpretation-ASL/English from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and received her Master's degree in Special Education-Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of Texas—Austin. She is a fluent user of American Sign Language and had a successful 30+ year career as a Nationally Licensed Sign Language Interpreter (NLSI).
Deidra believes that all clients have the answers they seek within themselves and only need a “tour guide” to find the path to those answers. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques (CBT) and motivational interviewing while focusing on strengths, mindfulness, spirituality, the development of coping skills, and solutions-focused approaches.
Deidra seeks to be your “tour guide” to self-discovery, reducing your depression/anxiety, learning coping skills to stop addictive patterns and behaviors, understanding your trauma and how it has impacted your life, and how to not let the past control your life.
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As a hispanic woman, I understand the stigmas that come when exploring mental health in our culture....
As a hispanic woman, I understand the stigmas that come when exploring mental health in our culture.
Joevany Sanchez is a Licensed Professional Counseling Associate, who is being supervised by Deidra Fuller LPC-S, and has been a resident of the Permian Basin since 2013. She enjoys helping pre-teens, teens, and adults of all ages. Joevany specializes in depression, grief, anxiety, divorce, life changes, and relationship issues.
Joevany earned her Master of Counseling at the University of Texas Permian Basin. Living in the Permian Basin, she understands the lives of the people of the region and how stressful living here can be. This enables her to connect with and guide her clients. She uses cognitive behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, sand therapy, and play therapy.
Learning how to cope with change can sometimes prove to be difficult. Therapy is a great gateway toward learning to cope with the loss of a loved one, change of work/school, going through a different stage in your life, or any kind of challenges you may face.
LPC Associate Supervised by Deidra Fuller LPC-S
As a woman with adult children and grandchildren, I have a deep understanding of what it means to be an empty nester, the pain of ...
As a woman with adult children and grandchildren, I have a deep understanding of what it means to be an empty nester, the pain of estrangement, navigating what it means to be a generation x adult and deal with the everyday ups and downs of life in today's world.
Leanette Burns is a Licensed Mental Health Clinician and an Addictions Counselor with over 18 years of combined experience in human services and counseling. She is passionate about helping others with the everyday life stuff that gets in the way of living a fulfilling life. She has experience in working with those who abuse substances, those who love someone who abuses substances, estrangement, anxiety, teens in foster care, teen issues, trichotillomania, legal issues, first responder issues, and general life issues.
Leanette completed her Master's in Clinical Counseling at Bellevue University in Omaha, NE. She has had many life experiences that give her the ability to meet people where they are and empathize on a deeper level. This, coupled with her professional experience, enables her to provide the guidance and support her clients are seeking. Leanette utilizes multiple treatment approaches including substance use treatment, mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing, person-centered therapy, and solution-focused therapy.
Life is sometimes hard and confusing, and we all run into times when we need someone to talk to, someone who will listen. Leanette is confident that she can support you through the challenges that life often throws our way. She can help you gain new insight, change thought processes, and learn techniques that will help you to live a more fulfilling life. If you are ready to chat, schedule an appointment with Leanette today.
I am an optimistic person and believe in seeing the best in people. My ambition as a counselor is to help each individual live up ...
I am an optimistic person and believe in seeing the best in people. My ambition as a counselor is to help each individual live up to their potential and to assist them in achieving their goals. My experiences in elementary and middle school settings and private counseling practice have helped me succeed in helping individuals identify and change their way of thinking while finding the best version of themselves.
Amy Jones is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 15 years of experience in education and the last 4 in counseling in school and private practice. She is passionate about helping individuals with depression, anxiety, grief trauma, child and adolescent issues, addiction, life transitions, low self-esteem, career struggles, emptiness (directionless), confidence, stress, and her favorite, helping them become the best version of themselves. Amy has a Bachelor's in Early Childhood Education, a Master's in Guidance and Counseling Certification, and a Master’s in Psychology with a specialization in School Psychology.
Amy’s degrees, along with her professional experience, enable her to provide the guidance and support her clients are seeking. She utilizes multiple treatment approaches including mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing, solution-focused therapy, and more.
Amy understands that life is full of ups and downs and how trying that can be. She is here to aid you with support, a new perspective, and the tools and techniques to get through it and be a better you. If you are ready to get started, please reach out.
As a woman of color, I understand seeking counseling can be a hard step to take for anyone. I want to make this process for you. I...
As a woman of color, I understand seeking counseling can be a hard step to take for anyone. I want to make this process for you. I am here for you no matter what you are going through or suffering from. I am here to support and empower you in your time of need.
Dominica Johnson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who has 5 years of experience working with all different populations, including adults, children/adolescents, and geriatric, while providing individual, family, couples, and group counseling. Dominica has also worked with clients who suffer from drug/alcohol addiction, depression, anxiety, family/relationship issues, anger problems, communication problems, and severe mental health disorders such as schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bipolar disorder, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), etc. She has helped many people who have experienced physical trauma, sexual abuse, and emotional abuse.
Dominica completed her Master of Science (MS) in Mental Health Counseling at Capella University. She is easygoing, open, accepting, and flexible. Her counseling style is warm, collaborative, and welcoming. Dominica’s approach combines cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), humanistic, psychodynamic, solution-focused therapy, person-centered therapy, and rational-emotive counseling. She will tailor your dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs/goals. Seeking counseling can be a hard step for anyone to take. Dominica is here to support and empower you in your time of need, and she looks forward to working with you!
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My go-to approach for helping people in grief and loss counseling is helping the client understand the various stages of grief and that there is no “one right way” to grieve.
I encourage clients to use gentleness with themselves, journal, find grief support groups, and allow themselves to experience the emotions that come with grief and loss.
I know a client is making meaningful progress in grief and loss counseling when they are able to find new meaning and purpose for their life and able to begin new activities.
Attending grief support groups is an important way to supplement their counseling and obtain additional support outside of therapy.
To prepare for their first grief and loss counseling session, an individual can be prepared to talk openly and honestly with the therapist. If your sessions are on Zoom, determine if your internet speed is fast enough for Zoom sessions, be in a safe and private place, and plan not to be driving.
Grief and loss counseling helps people grieve difficult losses including the death of a loved one, the loss of a job, or the end of a relationship. It helps people navigate their grief process and eventually accept, understand, and move forward from their loss. Thriveworks grief therapists in Midland, TX have specific experience, training, and skills that enable them to best support grieving individuals.
Grief and loss counseling isn’t one-size-fits-all, but it involves sharing about your loss and then working with your counselor to acknowledge and accept your new reality in its wake. Your provider at Thriveworks in Midland, TX will design your treatment plan around your unique needs and goals for therapy, applying the counseling techniques that best support them.
If you have recently experienced an event like the death of a loved one, a breakup or divorce, the loss of a job, or another major life change, then you may want to seek grief and loss counseling. Grief can be caused by many experiences and events, so if you feel that you are having trouble moving on from a certain event or find that it is still impacting your life and functioning, grief and loss counseling can help you process it more effectively so that you can move on and once again find fulfillment and satisfaction in your life.
There are many counseling theories for treating grief, one of the most frequently used being the dual process model of grief which helps people acknowledge who or what they’ve lost through rumination while also adjusting to the new roles and identities that this loss has now placed on them. There are also many commonly used therapy approaches used in grief and loss counseling, including Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and traumatic grief therapy.
Grief & loss counseling at Thriveworks is conducted both in person and online by video. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you.
For many, grief and loss counseling lasts for about 6 months. For others, it may last shorter or longer, depending on the severity of their loss and their grief.
Includes individual, couples, child/ teen, & family therapy
Includes reducing symptoms with medication & management
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