Emily Dillard is one of our Licensed Professional Counselor Interns at our new Bedford office. Emily comes to CCA with a passion to help people overcome the past, and experience true healing and freedom. Her desire is for her clients to encounter the grace and healing that she has found in Jesus Christ!
She received her bachelors degree in Psychology from Elon University in North Carolina, and her Masters in Biblical Counseling from Dallas Theological Seminary. She has counseling experience in non-profit organizations as well as in the private practice setting. She is available to counsel with individuals from all backgrounds and stages of life on a sliding scale fee. Emily's specialties include: Children, adolescents, young adults, college transitions, eating disorders, identity issues, single parenting, vocational adjustments, depression, abuse-related issues, and grief.
Leeanne Barnett is also a graduate from Dallas Theological Seminary with her Master's Degree in Biblical Counseling and is a Licensed Professional Counselor Intern. She received her undergraduate degree in South Carolina from Presbyterian College. Through her own personal experiences, she has developed a passion for counseling with children and adolescents, as well as with adults, couples, and families.
She has experience in both the in-patient setting and in the church-related counseling milieu. Leeanne is also serving as one of the girl's ministers in the student ministry of First Baptist Church in Colleyville. She also counsels on a sliding scale fee basis in areas including: divorce recovery, depression/ bi-polar, anxiety, youth (ages 8 and up), marriage counseling, self-esteem issues, self-mutilation, abuse-related issues, grief & loss, families, and addictions.
Verone Travis is a long-time resident of Grapevine, and has earned her Master's Degree in Counseling from Dallas Baptist University. Her undergraduate degree is in Journalism from the University of Louisiana at Monroe. She is also a Licensed Professional Counseling Intern and works on a sliding scale basis. She approaches counseling from a distictive Christian viewpoint, and believes that God is the ultimate Source of hope, love, change, and healing.
Her heart's desire is to assist her clients gain control of their lives, and to experience a better quality of living! As with all our counseling staff, she offers her clients a very safe and caring environment where they can work to uncover meaning to their life experiences. Verone has several areas of special interest, including relationship issues, parenting, life-transitions among both teens and adults, anxiety and stress-related issues. She also is a certified Pre-marital counselor using the Prepare-Enrich premarital and marital assessment to work with both premarital couples and with those who have been married for several years. She also has wonderful experience in conducting grief and loss groups.
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Nina Rios-Doria has a passion for helping children, youth, and families grow stronger as a unit. She received her Master's degree in Counseling from Dallas Baptist University, and her PhD in Child Development from North Texas University. She has extensive experience in her work with children and adolescents and their families - many of whom come from very difficult and challenging environments. Dr. Rios-Doria is also founder and president of Loving You Ministries, a non-profit organization designed to reach out to people in need of guidance by providing them comfort, education, encouragement, and spiritual support. She also has experience in leading workshops for youth and women. She has counseled with youth struggling from issues including drug and alcohol abuse, anger management, relationships, depression, and divorce. She is also a highly qualified play therapist, and has worked with children in areas ranging from grief, divorce, anger, and abuse.
Please call our office at 972-422-8383 to ask for even more information about these 4 wonderful counselors, and to schedule an appointment. All four counselors work in our Northeast Tarrant County office located at 405 Harwood in Bedford (76021).
