Therapists in Dallas, Texas

Erin is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor (LPC-S), Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT), Certified Partner Trauma Therapist (CPTT), and Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner (SEP) in Dallas, TX. Erin uses dynamic psychotherapy, also known as an insight-oriented therapy, which focuses on unconscious processes that manifest in a person’s present behavior. This type of therapy is designed to help clients of all ages understand how their unconscious feelings and thoughts affect the ways they act, react, think, feel, and relate. In conjunction with this approach, Erin uses both EMDR and Somatic Experiencing® for the treatment of all types of trauma-related issues.

Erin aims to help you experience life more deeply, enjoy more satisfying relationships, resolve painful conflicts, and better integrate all the parts of your personality. The greatest potential gifts with her approach include the essential freedom to change and to continue to grow in relationships, as well as identifying your truest, most authentic nature and aligning your life with it.

Erin focuses her attention on helping individuals, couples, families and groups with recovery from developmental and relational trauma, male and female parental enmeshment, physical and sexual abuse, sexual compulsion and addiction, and betrayal trauma. Erin conducts Family of Origin trauma intensive workshops, as well as workshops for female enmeshed adults and partners of enmeshed adults.

As a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, I specialize in helping adults cope with a variety of mental health concerns primarily stemming from intimacy disorders. These concerns include: Fear of abandonment, Developmental trauma, Trust issues, Anxiety, Depression, Maladaptive attachment, Substance and behavioral addictions.

My job is to help you mend your relationship with yourself so that you can find and grow healthy connections with others. Together, we will work to discover the root of the problem while also investigating other issues often tied to intimacy disorders, such as addiction in all its forms, including substances, workaholism, sex, poor spending habits, and other addictive behaviors.

I am qualified and have experience in Post Induction Therapy (PIT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy (EMDR), Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), and Enmeshment Informed (EI). I am also passionate about public health education, including healthy sexual templates and reproductive health.

Education & Experience
I'm passionate about helping individuals and couples experiencing betrayal trauma and addiction to restore or create a secure attachment. My approach is rooted in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), an attachment-based modality that allows me to track the negative interaction cycle and patterns that cause distress and result in insecure attachment and disconnection. With EFT, I gently guide the couple to explore themselves and their partner, learn to emotionally regulate, and cope with negative feelings in more healthy ways. In addition to EFT, I'm also trained in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and can provide researched-based techniques for clients experiencing trauma and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

I am trained as a Certified Partner Trauma Therapist Candidate (CPTT-C). My experience includes assisting betrayed partners prepare for a formal disclosure, creating boundary plans, receiving and communicating polygraph results, as well as facilitating groups for betrayed partners of sex addiction or infidelity.

In addition to my specialty in partner betrayal trauma, I am also trained by Dr. Ken Adams, CSAT in enmeshment, and I am one of his Preferred Providers. I have worked individually with both male and female enmeshed adults, and have co-facilitated enmeshed women and partners of enmeshed adults workshops for Dr. Adams, CSAT with Erin Wysong-Warren, LPC-S, CSAT, CPTT, SEP.

My warm, empathetic approach, combined with my diverse cultural background and experience as a mother, enables me to connect with individuals and couples on a deep level. I understand the challenges families face today, and I'm here to help. If you're ready to take a step toward the healing that you deserve, please don't hesitate to contact me for a free initial call.

Personal Focus
My mission is to help couples navigate the intricate and often turbulent dynamics that can arise in relationships. With specialized training in Emotionally Focused Therapy and EMDR, I explore negative interaction patterns that cause distress and offer a collaborative and warm approach to address generational trauma and emotional patterns. Although pain and suffering are inevitable, I believe that couples have the power to mitigate their suffering over time and build a strong, healthy, and loving relationship that can withstand life's challenges.

I have a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. Through my education and training at SMU, I have clinical experience working with adults, adolescents, families, couples, and groups. By attending a CACREP accredited university and meeting rigorous standards, I am designated as a Board Certified Counselor (NCC) through the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC). I am currently working toward certification as a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT) through the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP), in order to serve individuals experiencing sex and pornography or love addictions, as well as betrayal trauma experienced through being in a relationship with someone who has a sexual addiction or who committed infidelity. Prior to joining IRR, I worked as a group and individual counselor at two inpatient treatment facilities. My education and experience before becoming a licensed counselor includes earning a Bachelor of Business Administration from Texas A&M University and a Master of Business Administration from SMU, before embarking on a 15-year career in Marketing and Content Direction. The experience and skills I earned on that journey directly complement the path I have chosen as a counselor.

If you’re reading this, some part of your life has worn out its welcome, and you’re ready for change. I know how uncomfortable that feeling can be and how daunting it can be to seek help. I’m glad you’re taking the first step to improving your quality of life.

Maybe you’re tired of planning your life around alcohol, another substance, or addictive behaviors that keep you stuck in a rut, preventing you from living as your most authentic self. It could be that you find it difficult to establish and enforce boundaries. Finding the motivation and drive you once had might feel too challenging. Connecting with your partner may be a constant struggle. Or, perhaps, you just want to give yourself the gift of space and confidentiality to work through the struggles of managing your career, family, and social life. Whatever your reason, you deserve the space to heal.

Struggling with Sexual Addiction or Pornography Addiction? Freedom is possible. As one who has been in long-term recovery, I would be honored to help you. Accepting New Clients! I focus on helping individual adults and teens cope with challenges like anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and addiction, including pornography, sex, substance abuse, and more. Often, problems like addiction stem from something much deeper. Our task will be to learn what that is and heal it through self-love, acceptance, and other affirming techniques. My goal and passion is to nourish, cultivate, and help you grow your life into something you’re proud of.

Stephen holds dual licenses as a Licensed Professional Counselor and as a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor, specializing in helping clients with co-occurring compulsive behaviors. He is certified as a Clinical Trauma Professional – Level 2, a certified Safe and Sound Protocol treatment provider, and as a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist – Candidate. Stephen is EMDR trained and through a psychodynamic lens integrates various therapeutic modalities to address past traumas that may hinder individuals and couples from living fulfilling lives and experiencing deep, meaningful relationships.
He is passionate about helping clients understand their compulsive behaviors as coping mechanisms in an effort to reduce toxic shame and begin lasting recovery. Stephen has been on his own journey of healing from substance and behavioral addictions since 2005. He found a path forward—and believes that you can too.
In addition to providing individual and couples therapy, Stephen also leads evidence-based treatment groups focused on sexual and pornography addiction.

Reaching out for help can feel daunting, but it's a crucial step toward positive change. Whether you're seeking to improve relationship dynamics, address compulsive sexual behavior, navigate infidelity or betrayal, or enhance intimacy and sexual connection, I'm here to support you on your journey. I believe in tailoring each session to your specific goals, ensuring that you leave with a clear understanding of your next steps. With a strong foundation in both psychology and counseling, I take an investigative approach to therapy, focusing on uncovering and addressing the root causes.

I am passionate about helping people get their lives back- whether through active addiction or being in a family system where addiction is present, trying to manage things on your own can feel isolating and discouraging. I am here to provide hope to those who are interested in working on themselves. I have been in practice since 2016 and have encountered so many opportunities to work with individuals across the life span (ages 16+) who are battling addiction, mental health, trauma, and family issues. I have some unique training experiences that allow me to serve those with complicated pasts. Here is a summary of areas I feel confident in treating:

I am a certified sex addiction therapist able to treat compulsive sexual behavior and pornography use
I am trained in Exposure and response prevention for obsessive compulsive disorder
I am EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) trained for anxiety and trauma
I am trained in the Gottman method for couples counseling
I utilize a strengths based and person centered approach to build a strong therapeutic relationship with each clients unique experience
I serve as a strong ally for those who are in the LGBTQ+ community