Counselors

Howard (Frank) Cheek II, MA, LPC

The struggle to feel important has become more difficult by the thoughts that are replayed in your head. Frank Cheek is a Licensed Professional Counselor that has experience helping clients understand how their thoughts often impact their choices and behaviors. He provides individual, marriage and couples therapy sessions for a nominal fee. Frank helps his clients learn more about themselves and their actions by challenging unhealthy thoughts and behaviors to help them identify and resolve emotional concerns.

Sign up here or call our receptionist at (214) 333-5288 to schedule your appointment with Frank today.

Victoria Witaker, MA, LPC

You have experienced some painful events in life and need to talk with someone who will hear you and can help to make sense of it all. Victoria Whitaker is a Licensed Professional Counselor that has experience in helping clients find their voice through sharing their stories. She is passionate about creating a space where her clients can be seen, heard, and accepted through their individual sessions and believes that true healing takes place when understanding begins. She has experience working with anxiety, self-development, low-self-esteem, anger management, depression, childhood trauma, and group therapy.

Sign up here or call our receptionist at (214) 333-5288 to schedule your appointment with Victoria today.

April Aspgren, MA, ThM, LPC-Associate

Supervised by Lori Ryan, PhD, LPC-S

Sometimes your life feels out of control. You’ve tried to find ways to cope with it all and need some help. April Aspgren is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Associate that has experience in helping clients from all stages of life with grief from unresolved losses, processing trauma from unresolved physical, verbal, emotional, or sexual abuse, adopting positive coping skills to replace negative coping or numbing skills (substance abuse and other forms of addiction), and managing anxiety, depression, bipolar, autism, and neurocognitive decline (dementia, Alzheimer’s). April practices cognitive behavioral therapy and is trained in EMDR. She helps people notice and take captive their thoughts, which may result in changed feelings and behavior. She will also integrate faith and spiritual disciplines for clients seeking a holistic approach.

Sign up here or call our receptionist at (214) 333-5288 to schedule your appointment with April today.

Duc (Huy) Lam, MA, LPC-Associate

Supervised by Candace Chuyou-Campbell, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S

The fear and uncertainty you experience make navigating relationships challenging. Huy Lam is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Associate that has experience in helping individuals, couples, and families. He is fluent in both English and Vietnamese and an avid advocate for mental health in the Vietnamese community. He believes the therapeutic relationship is the key to change, and he wants to understand his client's wants, needs, fears, and dreams to help guide his clients by providing strategic skills and insights when necessary, even with religious and spiritual issues.

Sign up here or call our receptionist at (214) 333-5288 to schedule your appointment with Huy today.

Miranda Jones, MA, LPC-Associate

Supervised by Chelsey Kinney, MA, LPC-S and Field Supervisor Lori Ryan, PhD, LPC-S

When difficult and unimaginable things happen, you want to speak with someone who understands. Miranda Jones is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Associate and welcomes individuals from all walks of life who are struggling with loss, anxiety, depression, past trauma, relationship issues, shame, and self-worth issues in her counseling room. In her counseling sessions, she strives to create a warm, judgment-free environment so that the individual feels known, heard, and supported. Miranda counsels from a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy approach and seeks to explore the whole person in their mental, emotional, physical, social, and spiritual health. She hopes to explore her passions in working with sexual assault victims and foster care and adopted children. Miranda has seen how God uses counseling to provide healing and restoration to the brokenhearted and desires to be a part of His work.

Sign up here or call our receptionist at (214) 333-5288 to schedule your appointment with Miranda today.

Sanna Eddie Smith, MEd, LPC-Associate

Supervised by Lori Ryan, PhD, LPC-S

The self-doubt you experience makes you feel like you are not enough and you’re looking for someone who understands. Sanna Eddie Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Associate with experience in helping clients struggling with self-concept, stress, anxiety, and anger management. Sanna utilizes Solution Focused and Person-Centered therapy. She believes that clients can heal, grow and achieve their goals by being self-aware, getting to the root cause of their issues, and guiding them to create the image they want for themselves.

Sign up here or call our receptionist at (214) 333-5288 to schedule your appointment with Sanna today.

Sydney Taylor, MA, LPC-Associate

Supervised by Lori Ryan, PhD, LPC-S

The internal drive you once had has turned into pressure and dread. You want to talk with someone who understands your struggles. Sydney Taylor is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Associate and loves working with young adults to help them flourish as they navigate the various challenges of early adulthood, such as life transitions, depression, anxiety, lack of self-acceptance, social and relationship stress, bullying, performance domain issues, and eating disorders.

Sydney has specialized training in Sport Psychology and is passionate about working with those who experience the various challenges that come with performing in different domains. These domains include sports, performing arts, high-risk occupations, and businesses and corporations. Specific issues with motivation and commitment, self-confidence, performance anxiety, emotion regulation, and energy/stress management are areas that can be explored and addressed.

Sign up here or call our receptionist at (214) 333-5288 to schedule your appointment with Sydney today.

Kayla Levesque, Practicum/Intern Student Counselor

Supervised by Amy Standifer, MA, LPC-S

You’ve experienced heartache and are looking for a safe and judgement free environment where you can share your story. Kayla Levesque is a student counselor-in-training. She welcomes clients that experience anxiety, depression, loss, trauma, family/relationship difficulties and more. She hopes to build a therapeutic relationship with her clients based on trust, respect, and collaboration to help guide clients in gaining self-awareness and developing healthy coping patterns so they can experience transformative growth.

Sign up here or call our receptionist at (214) 333-5288 to schedule your appointment with Kayla today.