Summer is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate who specializes in working with trauma survivors experiencing a wide variety of issues such as PTSD, mood and anxiety disorders, personality disorders, and dissociative disorders, including Dissociative Identity Disorder.
She is certified in the Ross Trauma Model. She had the privilege of working directly with high acuity clients in a hospital setting at UBH Denton, where she completed her internship as a student therapist on the trauma unit founded by Dr. Colin Ross. She also developed and implemented a comprehensive trauma curriculum as a therapeutic program manager at a therapy house for women.
Summer counsels with an emphasis on attachment theory. She believes a safe relationship is the most important aspect of effective counseling, especially since a great deal of trauma occurs within the context of relationships. She also incorporates elements of person-centered and cognitive behavioral therapy while relying on the foundation of the trauma model.
Along with counseling, Summer loves reading, creative writing, and spending time with her husband and her pet shrimp.
Education
Dallas Theological Seminary, Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling, May 2020
Trinity College of Florida, Bachelor of Arts in Counseling, May 2013
License
Texas Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPC Associate) #84916
Supervised by Beth Harp, LPC-S #16139
She is certified in the Ross Trauma Model. She had the privilege of working directly with high acuity clients in a hospital setting at UBH Denton, where she completed her internship as a student therapist on the trauma unit founded by Dr. Colin Ross. She also developed and implemented a comprehensive trauma curriculum as a therapeutic program manager at a therapy house for women.
Summer counsels with an emphasis on attachment theory. She believes a safe relationship is the most important aspect of effective counseling, especially since a great deal of trauma occurs within the context of relationships. She also incorporates elements of person-centered and cognitive behavioral therapy while relying on the foundation of the trauma model.
Along with counseling, Summer loves reading, creative writing, and spending time with her husband and her pet shrimp.
Education
Dallas Theological Seminary, Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling, May 2020
Trinity College of Florida, Bachelor of Arts in Counseling, May 2013
License
Texas Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPC Associate) #84916
Supervised by Beth Harp, LPC-S #16139
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