Womens counseling & Care for Mothers
Womens Counseling & Care for Mothers is vital
There is so much joy and expectation around the journey towards motherhood and sometimes this journey can end up feeling more of a struggle than first anticipated. Sometimes the perinatal phase of motherhood can involve sudden feelings of anxiety, depression, OCD, and beyond. Trauma in your past can get triggered or you may have experienced a traumatic birth. You are not alone, Momma. Many women have experienced these feelings alongside you and we are here to help.
Our approach
We take time to understand
We desire to spend time getting to know your story with motherhood and will take the time to understand your experience and your emotions
We will figure it out together
We work to help you explore your symptoms and figure out together what steps feel most helpful to you to get the care you need.
We will help you in your adjustment
We support you in processing your birth experience and any trauma symptoms that might be coming up for you and will help you adjust to postpartum life or adjustment to a life transition.
We will help you manage symptoms
Encouraging self-care, working to regulate your nervous system, and practicing coping skills are examples of things we may work on.
We integrate spirituality into your healing when asked
All of our therapists are Christian professional counselors and enjoy integrating faith into emotional processing and healing.
Counseling Methods We Use
We use evidence-based and faith-informed therapeutic approaches, including:
Attachment-Based Therapy (ABT): focuses on how early relationships with caregivers shape a person’s ability to form secure or insecure attachments in adulthood.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Addressing negative thought patterns, intrusive thoughts, and self-criticism.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Helping mothers align with their values and navigate emotional struggles.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Teaching distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and mindfulness techniques.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Processing birth trauma and other distressing experiences.
Narrative Therapy: Helping mothers reframe their experiences in a compassionate and empowering way.
Faith-Based Counseling: Offering Biblical wisdom and encouragement in the parenting journey.
Somatic & Mindfulness Techniques: Teaching grounding exercises, breathwork, and nervous system regulation strategies.
What to Expect in Sessions
A supportive space to share personal experiences, fears, and challenges.
Practical tools for managing perinatal anxiety, depression, and intrusive thoughts.
Techniques for regulating the nervous system, including movement, sensory activation, and connecting with safe relationships.
Support in adjusting to identity shifts and relationship changes in motherhood.
Honest discussions about when medication may be helpful.
Faith-based encouragement for those who want to incorporate spirituality into their healing process.
Meet Our Counselors
MARISA COCKRELL, MA, LPC - FOUNDER
I am passionate about working with individuals and couples, teens and adults who find themselves struggling with anxiety, depression, grief, and their sexuality or gender. I work to create an environment of connection and care, without judgement, where clients can come to a better understanding of themselves and how they relate to others. I believe the therapist and client work together as a team to find and process ways to better cope with the pain in one’s life.
I hold a Masters in Biblical Counseling from Dallas Theological Seminary. I am EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) trained. I am certified as a facilitator with Prepare and Enrich and I am certified in Restoration Therapy, Level 1. I also have extensive training under Dr. Mark Yarhouse in navigating sexual and gender identity for people of faith and extensive training in Narrative theory work with Dan Allender.
Together, we will explore and address current concerns, as well as work to discover how the coping skills client’s have developed since childhood are causing stumbling blocks for them today.
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TAYLOR GARCIA, MA, LPC
My experience in and out of the counseling office has lead me to find success in working with children, adolescents, parents, and women of all ages. My areas of interest include ADHD, anxiety, boundaries, family of origin issues, life transitions (specifically the transition into motherhood) and parenting. I approach counseling with the whole person in mind; treating mind, body, and spirit. I find it a great honor to be let into other people’s stories and witness their achievement in finding freedom and meaning in their lives.
I graduated with a Bachelors degree in Psychology from Texas A&M University and then received my Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Denver Seminary in Littleton, Colorado. Post graduation I have worked with clients of all backgrounds but especially enjoy those wanting to incorporate their Christian faith into the counseling process. I am fully trained in EMDR to help clients process trauma and am working towards my Perinatal Mental Health Certificate (PMHC) through Postpartum Support International.
“You can’t go back and change the beginning but you can start where you are and change the ending.”
– C.S. Lewis
The hope imbedded in the above quote is what I believe is at the heart of the therapeutic process.
Many of us have experienced loss, unmet needs or trauma in our childhood and while we can’t go back and change those things we can find agency today to be the person, partner, woman, or mother we want to be. I believe that the relationship between counselor and client is vital to the changes that clients make in their lives; therefore, I strive to create a warm, empathic, and honest working relationship.
MELISSA RENEAU, MA, LPC - ASSOCIATE
I enjoy working with individuals, couples, and teens who are experiencing transitions in their lives. I also work with individuals who are struggling with anxiety or depression. I have experience helping couples and individuals transition to parenthood. I work to create a nonjudgmental space where clients feel safe and supported so they can explore their lives. Together we can explore your current concerns and help you explore your next steps.
I am an LPC-Associate under the supervision of Michele Bachman, MA, LPC-S. I earned a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Liberty University. I am trained in EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. I have completed the Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) Externship. I am also certified as a facilitator with Prepare and Enrich.