Therapists in Fort Worth, TX
Kenna Sue Howell
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Fort Worth, TX 76133 (Online Only)
Congratulations on taking the first and often the most difficult step towards discovering a happier and healthier you! Whether you have experienced trauma, are facing challenging relationships, or are struggling with day-to-day living, depression or anxiety, I look forward to helping you learn to manage your thoughts, feelings, and emotions in a healthy way. Focusing on adults, I will use the therapeutic approach that best suits your needs in order to help you reach your goals for therapy. I am looking forward to helping you live your best life!
Congratulations on taking the first and often the most difficult step towards discovering a happier and healthier you! Whether you have experienced trauma, are facing challenging relationships, or are struggling with day-to-day living, depression or anxiety, I look forward to helping you learn to manage your thoughts, feelings, and emotions in a healthy way. Focusing on adults, I will use the therapeutic approach that best suits your needs in order to help you reach your goals for therapy. I am looking forward to helping you live your best life!
Vanessa Perkins
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Fort Worth, TX 76102
As individuals, we experience influences, temptations, trials and tribulations in different times in our lives, which can leave you feeling hopeless, helpless, out of control or like you have failed. I understand how life and environments can become a routine, a pattern, and sometimes an unhealthy cycle. I am here to help you identify and make steps toward being the kind of person or family you want to be.
As individuals, we experience influences, temptations, trials and tribulations in different times in our lives, which can leave you feeling hopeless, helpless, out of control or like you have failed. I understand how life and environments can become a routine, a pattern, and sometimes an unhealthy cycle. I am here to help you identify and make steps toward being the kind of person or family you want to be.
Kit Jones
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC
Verified Verified
Fort Worth, TX 76110
RELATIONSHIPS and STRESS MANAGEMENT are my specializations. My Culturally Sensitive Help is offered in the form of Support, Encouragement, and Teaching. Everyone who comes for counseling works on Communication and Setting Limits or Behavioral Boundaries. Clients develop decisionmaking skills so that they are more capable of solving problems for themselves when our work is done. They often know my opinions about issues because we engage with each other in a mutually respectful and direct manner. We talk about their Feelings, Thoughts, and Behaviors. I encourage and teach clients to practice good Physical and Emotional Self Care. I accept most insurances.
RELATIONSHIPS and STRESS MANAGEMENT are my specializations. My Culturally Sensitive Help is offered in the form of Support, Encouragement, and Teaching. Everyone who comes for counseling works on Communication and Setting Limits or Behavioral Boundaries. Clients develop decisionmaking skills so that they are more capable of solving problems for themselves when our work is done. They often know my opinions about issues because we engage with each other in a mutually respectful and direct manner. We talk about their Feelings, Thoughts, and Behaviors. I encourage and teach clients to practice good Physical and Emotional Self Care. I accept most insurances.
Cristal Clark
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-S, NBCC, CEAP, SAP
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Fort Worth, TX 76116
Within every person is the innate desire to live a fulfilled life. Life looks different for everyone. Listening to your story, disappointments, and desires enables us, together, to create your treatment plan. Clients begin counseling for a variety of reasons, something is not going as planned creating chaos and dysfunction. Trauma, toxic stress and addiction can occur at any age. Our services include working with individuals, adolescents and/or the family unit. We believe growth (change) happens on the foundation of trust within community. Our purpose is to hear you and walk with you as you heal toward the life you want.
Within every person is the innate desire to live a fulfilled life. Life looks different for everyone. Listening to your story, disappointments, and desires enables us, together, to create your treatment plan. Clients begin counseling for a variety of reasons, something is not going as planned creating chaos and dysfunction. Trauma, toxic stress and addiction can occur at any age. Our services include working with individuals, adolescents and/or the family unit. We believe growth (change) happens on the foundation of trust within community. Our purpose is to hear you and walk with you as you heal toward the life you want.
Jasmine Francis
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, NCC, LPC-A
Verified Verified
Fort Worth, TX 76120
It can be difficult navigating through life and all the obstacles that it comes with. It can be even more difficult when some of the obstacles are the hidden traumas and childhood experiences. These experiences that are knowingly and unknowingly hidden can impact personal, professional, and familial relationships. I'm committed to helping couples, families, and individuals learn how to build healthier relationships with one another and themselves. My work focuses on gaining clarity and understanding surrounding unhealthy relationships, communication, and behaviors in relationships and with self.
It can be difficult navigating through life and all the obstacles that it comes with. It can be even more difficult when some of the obstacles are the hidden traumas and childhood experiences. These experiences that are knowingly and unknowingly hidden can impact personal, professional, and familial relationships. I'm committed to helping couples, families, and individuals learn how to build healthier relationships with one another and themselves. My work focuses on gaining clarity and understanding surrounding unhealthy relationships, communication, and behaviors in relationships and with self.
Hannah Taylor
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Fort Worth, TX 76109
Do you manage your emotions or do they manage you? Do you tend to do the same thing over and over either within yourself or with your partner in a way that seems to steal your joy and hope? This is where a lot of my clients find themselves. They feel stuck in these "cycles" internally or externally with others that they just don't see a way forward with the way things are as they stand now. There is HOPE! Let me show you how with more in-depth explanations of what I do and how I do it in video form. Visit my website at rootedinhopetx.com
Do you manage your emotions or do they manage you? Do you tend to do the same thing over and over either within yourself or with your partner in a way that seems to steal your joy and hope? This is where a lot of my clients find themselves. They feel stuck in these "cycles" internally or externally with others that they just don't see a way forward with the way things are as they stand now. There is HOPE! Let me show you how with more in-depth explanations of what I do and how I do it in video form. Visit my website at rootedinhopetx.com
Ashley Brooks Bing
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-S
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Fort Worth, TX 76177 (Online Only)
Feeling exhausted or burned out? Is your relationship going south? Can't focus? Maybe you are anxious or sad. Perhaps you feel unheard or unseen. These feelings can be hard to navigate, so don't do it by yourself! Just know that while those feelings may feel insurmountable now, you don't have to stay in them. Hope is here, as there are many ways to create a transformation you can enjoy!
Feeling exhausted or burned out? Is your relationship going south? Can't focus? Maybe you are anxious or sad. Perhaps you feel unheard or unseen. These feelings can be hard to navigate, so don't do it by yourself! Just know that while those feelings may feel insurmountable now, you don't have to stay in them. Hope is here, as there are many ways to create a transformation you can enjoy!
Natalie Land
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, LMFT-A
Verified Verified
Fort Worth, TX 76107
Things seem dark; you may be overwhelmed, but you are not alone. I believe that our relationships shape and define us, as we come to know ourselves by being known. We can feel broken by relationships, but relationships also have the power to heal as we begin to experience ourselves in a new and powerful way. This is a tremendously vulnerable, scary, and exciting place to be. Sometimes it takes reaching the point of desperation to take this leap into new and unknown territory. Change is always possible, and there is no such thing as "too late", but it takes courage to begin.
Things seem dark; you may be overwhelmed, but you are not alone. I believe that our relationships shape and define us, as we come to know ourselves by being known. We can feel broken by relationships, but relationships also have the power to heal as we begin to experience ourselves in a new and powerful way. This is a tremendously vulnerable, scary, and exciting place to be. Sometimes it takes reaching the point of desperation to take this leap into new and unknown territory. Change is always possible, and there is no such thing as "too late", but it takes courage to begin.
Brighter Possibilities Family Counseling PLLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Do you feel stuck? Not sure how to get back to yourself, your family or keep working at your job? At times, it may feel like it is just you against it all, alone and unsure of how to proceed. Generally, fear of the unknown keeps us from taking the steps needed to change things for ourselves. Let's work together to figure out where to start, what the roadblocks are and how you can capitalize your strengths to over come them.
Do you feel stuck? Not sure how to get back to yourself, your family or keep working at your job? At times, it may feel like it is just you against it all, alone and unsure of how to proceed. Generally, fear of the unknown keeps us from taking the steps needed to change things for ourselves. Let's work together to figure out where to start, what the roadblocks are and how you can capitalize your strengths to over come them.
Georgina Lucia Hickman
LPC Associate, MA, CST, EMDR
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Fort Worth, TX 76107
I am a counselor because I believe you are worth experiencing healing despite your past or current challenges and traumas. We live in a broken world, but that does not mean hope, healing, and joy are not possible, because they are. I care about providing a safe space for you to grieve, grow, and take back your life. It is a privilege to learn about the experiences that have shaped you and to walk alongside you as you step into freedom. I believe in the importance of addressing the mind, body, and soul collectively so that you can achieve health in all facets of life.
I am a counselor because I believe you are worth experiencing healing despite your past or current challenges and traumas. We live in a broken world, but that does not mean hope, healing, and joy are not possible, because they are. I care about providing a safe space for you to grieve, grow, and take back your life. It is a privilege to learn about the experiences that have shaped you and to walk alongside you as you step into freedom. I believe in the importance of addressing the mind, body, and soul collectively so that you can achieve health in all facets of life.
Rachel Vendsel
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Fort Worth, TX 76107
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Your most painful struggles may be the doorway to new growth and change. I am a trauma-informed, Licensed Professional Counselor who has been caring for others since 2006. I focus on marriage and family counseling, recovery from sexual abuse, grief and loss, and spiritual direction. I seek to help you understand your story and find your voice so that you can achieve your counseling goals. My training and approach is faith-based.
Your most painful struggles may be the doorway to new growth and change. I am a trauma-informed, Licensed Professional Counselor who has been caring for others since 2006. I focus on marriage and family counseling, recovery from sexual abuse, grief and loss, and spiritual direction. I seek to help you understand your story and find your voice so that you can achieve your counseling goals. My training and approach is faith-based.
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You can make an appointment via my website at http://lanternlightcounseling.com. There are times in our lives when everything changes, and we feel out of control. Maybe your emotions are raging. Or perhaps you feel numb to the world. I work patiently with my clients in a supportive, non-judgmental, and kind way to bring peace back to their lives. At the same time, I ask tough questions and offer a different perspective. You do not have to face the change in your life alone. This is your opportunity to grow.
You can make an appointment via my website at http://lanternlightcounseling.com. There are times in our lives when everything changes, and we feel out of control. Maybe your emotions are raging. Or perhaps you feel numb to the world. I work patiently with my clients in a supportive, non-judgmental, and kind way to bring peace back to their lives. At the same time, I ask tough questions and offer a different perspective. You do not have to face the change in your life alone. This is your opportunity to grow.
Brad Warren
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Fort Worth, TX 76109
You keep trying, but nothing changes. You have this underlying anger and a short fuse. You put on a happy face, portray a perfect life, yet others have no idea that you really feel unworthy and inferior. The ways you are coping with these feelings still leave you empty and are now creating more problems. You are on the verge of losing control of everything. No one knows the hurt and trauma of your past. You were taught to "buck up" and deal with it. If you did talk about it, you would be rejected and left feeling shame again. You feel like there is no hope and this is your last chance.
You keep trying, but nothing changes. You have this underlying anger and a short fuse. You put on a happy face, portray a perfect life, yet others have no idea that you really feel unworthy and inferior. The ways you are coping with these feelings still leave you empty and are now creating more problems. You are on the verge of losing control of everything. No one knows the hurt and trauma of your past. You were taught to "buck up" and deal with it. If you did talk about it, you would be rejected and left feeling shame again. You feel like there is no hope and this is your last chance.
Life in Faith Counseling Center
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Fort Worth, TX 76116
Life In Faith Counseling specializes in improving relationships: marital, pre-marital, family, and individuals. We provide coping skills for depression, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, partner abuse, IPV (intimate partner violence), and mental health issues. Please contact us your first step towards a better place and a being a better you.
Life In Faith Counseling specializes in improving relationships: marital, pre-marital, family, and individuals. We provide coping skills for depression, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, partner abuse, IPV (intimate partner violence), and mental health issues. Please contact us your first step towards a better place and a being a better you.
Ashlee Chacon
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Fort Worth, TX 76180
I walk beside adults and parents who are struggling with feeling alone, anxious, overwhelmed and overstimulated in effort to catalyze lasting mental and physical fortitude. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), an avid neurobiology nerd, an anti-inflammatory and active lifestyle enthusiast, and a passionate advocate for merging mind, body and soul in a holistic approach to therapy. At times, it can seem as though we have tried everything, and yet nothing seems to help. This is my very favorite part; where I get to meet you, breathe with you, and walk with you as we find hope again
I walk beside adults and parents who are struggling with feeling alone, anxious, overwhelmed and overstimulated in effort to catalyze lasting mental and physical fortitude. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), an avid neurobiology nerd, an anti-inflammatory and active lifestyle enthusiast, and a passionate advocate for merging mind, body and soul in a holistic approach to therapy. At times, it can seem as though we have tried everything, and yet nothing seems to help. This is my very favorite part; where I get to meet you, breathe with you, and walk with you as we find hope again
Brittany Smith
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Fort Worth, TX 76107 (Online Only)
Availability in-person/online, evening/weekends. Brittany enjoys working with diverse populations, pursues diversity, equity and inclusion work and deeply values the role and importance of culture and impact of racism on systems, families and individuals. Brittany’s population experience includes medical psychiatric care and the provision of community mental health services to marginalized children and families in Georgia and Mississippi, including inner city work, children and families involved with foster care/legal guardianship and adoption, group home settings, and conducting court mandated mental health fitness assessments.
Availability in-person/online, evening/weekends. Brittany enjoys working with diverse populations, pursues diversity, equity and inclusion work and deeply values the role and importance of culture and impact of racism on systems, families and individuals. Brittany’s population experience includes medical psychiatric care and the provision of community mental health services to marginalized children and families in Georgia and Mississippi, including inner city work, children and families involved with foster care/legal guardianship and adoption, group home settings, and conducting court mandated mental health fitness assessments.
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Psychologist, MFA, PsyD
Verified Verified
Fort Worth, TX 76109
Feeling slightly off or disconnected? Feeling blocked and unable to move forward in life? Sometimes speaking to someone outside of your immediate circle of family and friends can help alleviate these and many other symptoms. Dr. Acuna is a licensed clinical psychologist who has helped many clients overcome various seemingly insurmountable challenges to help them move towards the life they envisioned for themselves. For many people challenges may come about in the midst of transition (graduation, career shift, relocation, grief) and support is much needed. Dr Acuna can help you maneuver through these changes.
Feeling slightly off or disconnected? Feeling blocked and unable to move forward in life? Sometimes speaking to someone outside of your immediate circle of family and friends can help alleviate these and many other symptoms. Dr. Acuna is a licensed clinical psychologist who has helped many clients overcome various seemingly insurmountable challenges to help them move towards the life they envisioned for themselves. For many people challenges may come about in the midst of transition (graduation, career shift, relocation, grief) and support is much needed. Dr Acuna can help you maneuver through these changes.
Samara J Orr
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-S
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Fort Worth, TX 76110
Wavy fields of daisies and delilas have made their presence known. Dormant for a time. The colorful array that's now on display, was carved from the unsightly cold ground just months ago. Suppressed by winter if you will. We forget the turbulent, chilly days that produced what we now enjoy from their geometric patterns as they gently sway in the summer breeze. We too have transformed if you will. Maybe an event mislead us against our desire. An improper choice moved us astray. Sometimes these chaotic moments provoke the building blocks of our new selves. Make sense of the fragments and plan a path forward. Reach out⸺get in bloom.
Wavy fields of daisies and delilas have made their presence known. Dormant for a time. The colorful array that's now on display, was carved from the unsightly cold ground just months ago. Suppressed by winter if you will. We forget the turbulent, chilly days that produced what we now enjoy from their geometric patterns as they gently sway in the summer breeze. We too have transformed if you will. Maybe an event mislead us against our desire. An improper choice moved us astray. Sometimes these chaotic moments provoke the building blocks of our new selves. Make sense of the fragments and plan a path forward. Reach out⸺get in bloom.
Mindful Solutions Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-S
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Fort Worth, TX 76116
Mindful Solutions Counseling was founded in 2018 in Fort Worth, TX. Mindful Solutions Counseling strives to help children, individuals and couples find positive solutions using the Solution Focused approach, as well as other therapeutic techniques. Solution Focused Therapy is a hope friendly, future-oriented modality for formulating, motivating, achieving, and sustaining desired behavioral change. The therapists at Mindful Solutions Counseling aim to help each client discover and achieve their goals in a professional and confidential setting.
Mindful Solutions Counseling was founded in 2018 in Fort Worth, TX. Mindful Solutions Counseling strives to help children, individuals and couples find positive solutions using the Solution Focused approach, as well as other therapeutic techniques. Solution Focused Therapy is a hope friendly, future-oriented modality for formulating, motivating, achieving, and sustaining desired behavioral change. The therapists at Mindful Solutions Counseling aim to help each client discover and achieve their goals in a professional and confidential setting.
Michelle Smeller
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Fort Worth, TX 76135
Here you are. Things may not be bad, but they aren’t really good either. It’s amazing how much pain, unhappiness, emptiness and isolation we are willing to endure before we do anything. Perhaps you have tried everything you can imagine and nothing worked. You may be frightened that things will never be good again. The good news is our body, mind and spirit are hard-wired for healing. Sometimes, you may just need a little help. Especially, when others have worked hard to tear you down.
Here you are. Things may not be bad, but they aren’t really good either. It’s amazing how much pain, unhappiness, emptiness and isolation we are willing to endure before we do anything. Perhaps you have tried everything you can imagine and nothing worked. You may be frightened that things will never be good again. The good news is our body, mind and spirit are hard-wired for healing. Sometimes, you may just need a little help. Especially, when others have worked hard to tear you down.
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How does your Therapist compare?
Number of Therapists in Fort Worth, TX
1,000+
Average cost per session
$125
Therapists in Fort Worth, TX who prioritize treating:
92% | Anxiety |
88% | Depression |
77% | Self Esteem |
75% | Coping Skills |
69% | Relationship Issues |
68% | Trauma and PTSD |
66% | Stress |
Average years in practice
9 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
88% | Aetna |
83% | Cigna and Evernorth |
82% | UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH |
How Therapists in Fort Worth, TX see their clients
60% | In Person and Online | |
40% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
82% | Female | |
17% | Male | |
1% | Non-Binary |
FAQs - About Therapy and Counseling
How can I find a therapist in Fort Worth?
Search for nearby therapists or counselors by inputting your city, town, or suburb; or zip code; or a provider’s name into the search bar. From there, you can filter providers by the issues they treat, cost, insurance, gender, and other factors to find providers who are well-suited to your needs. To navigate between locations within the same country, enter a new city or zip code into the search bar.
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Is everyone in the Psychology Today Therapy Directory a licensed therapist?
The Psychology Today directory lists providers who offer legitimate mental health services to the public, including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and counselors.
Many have been licensed by the country or state where they practice; providers whose license or primary credential has been verified by Psychology Today are signified by a “Verified” symbol. Some clinicians or organizations provide services for which their state or country does not offer licenses, such as pastoral counseling. They may be selectively included without the “Verified” seal.
Many have been licensed by the country or state where they practice; providers whose license or primary credential has been verified by Psychology Today are signified by a “Verified” symbol. Some clinicians or organizations provide services for which their state or country does not offer licenses, such as pastoral counseling. They may be selectively included without the “Verified” seal.
What’s the difference between a psychologist, a therapist, and a counselor?
Therapists, psychologists, and counselors are all licensed mental health professionals. In the US, psychologists have earned a doctoral degree. The terms “therapist” and “counselor” are used somewhat interchangeably, but generally therapists offer longer-term, mental health care, while counselors offer shorter-term care that may focus on one domain, such as marriage, career, or academic challenges.
Clients should consider factors such as insurance coverage and their primary reason(s) for seeking therapy to determine the type of professional best suited to their needs. Someone struggling with mental health challenges such as depression or anxiety, for example, may wish to seek out a clinical psychologist or therapist, while someone navigating career obstacles or marital upheaval may benefit from seeing a counselor who can offer short-term, targeted support.
Clients should consider factors such as insurance coverage and their primary reason(s) for seeking therapy to determine the type of professional best suited to their needs. Someone struggling with mental health challenges such as depression or anxiety, for example, may wish to seek out a clinical psychologist or therapist, while someone navigating career obstacles or marital upheaval may benefit from seeing a counselor who can offer short-term, targeted support.
What type of therapy is right for me?
The type of therapy best suited to a particular individual depends on several factors, including their primary reason for seeking therapy, their preferred timeline (some therapy types last for a set number of sessions, while others are open-ended), and their personality and preferences—some may prefer a more structured approach. For many individuals, multiple types of therapy could provide a good fit.
How much does therapy cost?
The cost of therapy depends on a number of variables, including location and the therapist’s experience and training. On average, a therapy session in the United States could cost between $100 and $200 or more. If you have insurance, the expense of mental health care is typically lower, but it varies based on your insurance plan details and whether you choose an in-network or out-of-network mental healthcare provider.
What are more affordable or low cost therapy solutions?
Many therapists offer sliding scale payments, usually on a limited number of slots, which consists in an agreement between the therapist and a client to pay a reduced rate. Therapists who provide such arrangements often consider the client's income or ability to pay, but the extent of the discount is ultimately at the therapist's discretion. Furthermore, while group therapy may have different goals and benefits compared to individual therapy, it can be a more affordable solution to address certain types of issues.
Is online therapy cheaper than in-person therapy?
Many therapists charge the same amount for online therapy as they do for in-person therapy—though clients may still find this cost-effective if it cuts down on their transportation costs. Health insurance plans often offer equivalent coverage for online and in-person therapy; indeed, in many places, they are legally required to do so. Text-based or on-demand therapy apps may be cheaper than traditional one-on-one psychotherapy; however, the practice may be less effective and is not likely to be covered by insurance.
Is online therapy a good option?
Therapy conducted online can be just as effective as in-person therapy, as long as there is a strong alliance between the client and the therapist. To find a therapist who provides telehealth services to clients in your area, click “Online Therapy” on the directory homepage and search by your city or town or your zip code.
Are therapy sessions confidential?
Confidentiality is a crucial part of the therapeutic relationship. Therapists in the United States are bound by the regulations set out by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), which aims to protect sensitive health information. With very few exceptions, a therapist will only discuss their client with others when the client has given their written permission. The instances in which a therapist would be required to disclose personal information are: if a client poses a danger to themselves or others, if the therapist suspects the abuse of a child or an elderly or otherwise dependent adult, or if they are legally forced to by court order. These exceptions to the confidentiality agreement are usually discussed with a client before their first session.