Meet Our Therapists

Michelle@gratefulheartcounseling.com

Specialties: I specialize in play therapy for children, 3 - 9 years of age, who are experiencing anxiety and stress, or need help with issues related to adoption, low self-esteem, communication, emotional regulation, and school/daycare challenges.

I also provide parent-child attachment-focused play therapy sessions and TBRI© education.

I offer in-person and virtual counseling for moms who are experiencing anxiety, caregiver/parenting stress and burnout, and need support managing life transitions, such as empty-nesting, and expanding their family through birth or adoption.

Approaches: My approach is based on the needs of my clients. I use Play Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy (SFBT) and Mindfulness techniques in my work. In addition, when requested, I offer a nonjudgmental, Christian faith-based perspective, though my services are open to clients of any denomination or background. 

Experience: My career spans over three decades, and I have held a variety of roles, including foster care and adoption social worker and administrator, youth autism specialist for vocational rehabilitation, private practice, and parent coach/educator.

Trainings:

FirstPlay® Infant Massage Storytelling Provider (Dr. Janet Courtney)

Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI)© Practitioner (Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development, TCU)

Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) Provider (Dr. Eli Leibowitz, Yale, Child Study Center)

Over 14 hours of clinical training from anxiety expert Lynn Lyons.  

Level II Theraplay© training

Advanced Perinatal Mental Health Training Certificate from Postpartum Support International 

I am in-network with Aetna, UnitedHealth, UMR, Cigna, and BCBS Texas.

I also offer virtual counseling for adult women in Texas or Virginia.