Melissa Cooper, MSW, LCSW, LCDC

Company: Focused Awareness Counseling, PLLC
  • FM Office min 150x150
Email: melissa@focusedawarenesscounselingtx.com
Phone: 9402685290
Website
Address:
2605 Sagebrush Drive
Flower Mound, Texas 75028

Takes insurance: Yes
Accepted insurance providers:

Aetna
BCBS
CIGNA

Specialties:

Therapy for Adult Women, Ages 25 - 60
Women's Issues throughout the Lifespan
Trauma-Informed Therapy
Complex Trauma/PTSD
Anxiety Disorders
Mild to Moderate Depression
EMDR

Completed CompassionWorks trainings:

The Complete EMDR Therapist Training, Bedford, Texas, May 8, 2019
EMDR Advanced Distance Learning Workshop, EMDR Therapy: Ethical Considerations, August 19, 2022
EMDR Therapy, Equine Assisted, Virtual Workshop, March 18, 2023

I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who works with Adult Women who have ongoing challenges with stress and anxiety. My goal is to help you stop feeling overwhelmed and anxious and instill peace of mind and calmness.

I am an authentic, encouraging, warmhearted counselor that can help you become more present and grounded in the moment and actually enjoy it. I provide care for those experiencing high stress, excessive amounts of worry, and feelings of overwhelm in life.

I help clients who experienced difficult childhoods and who may still be affected by them into adulthood. I have worked through my own life struggles by attending counseling and recovery groups, and those experiences are what help me relate so deeply with clients. Life brings both wonderful and difficult experiences that have shaped who I am and how I help. My struggles are what helped empower me with the ability to identify with other people’s pain.

I am passionate about helping clients learn to understand the connection between their thoughts, feelings (both emotionally and physically), and behavior. I am trained in Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, which is an evidence-based approach to treating anxiety, panic disorder, depression, and more.

I am committed to helping clients achieve positive changes and a more fulfilling life.

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