Our Specialties


EMDR Therapy

Eating Disorder Treatment

Anxiety & Depression

Therapy for Self-Harm

Therapy for Women in Midlife
Narrative Therapy
We help clients explore and re-author the stories they hold about themselves and their experiences, shifting limiting narratives into ones that feel more empowering and aligned with who they want to be.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
CBT focuses on the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Together, we identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop more balanced, supportive ways of responding to life's challenges.
Frequently Asked QUestions
What is EMDR therapy and how is it different from regular talk therapy?
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based therapy that helps the brain and nervous system process traumatic memories and deeply rooted negative beliefs so they no longer drive your present-day emotional responses. Unlike traditional talk therapy, EMDR works at the nervous system level, which means you don't have to retell your story in detail or intellectually understand something for healing to occur. At New Narratives Counseling in Allen, TX, EMDR is provided by Elizabeth Dodson, MS, LPC, a trained EMDR clinician.
Do I need a formal eating disorder diagnosis to get help for my relationship with food?
No. You don't need a diagnosis or a certain level of severity to deserve support. If thoughts about food, eating, your body, or exercise are consuming significant mental energy, causing distress, or interfering with your daily life, that is enough of a reason to reach out. At New Narratives Counseling, all three of our clinicians hold specialized training in eating disorder treatment and disordered eating, making us one of the few practices in Collin County with a full team trained in this area. We work with teens and adults at every stage.
Can therapy really help with anxiety and depression if I've been struggling for years?
Yes, and you're not alone in wondering that. Many of our clients at New Narratives Counseling have been pushing through anxiety or depression for years, often functioning well on the outside while quietly exhausted on the inside. Longstanding patterns take more time to shift, but they absolutely can change with the right support. Our clinicians use CBT, DBT, Narrative Therapy, and mindfulness-based approaches to address both the symptoms you're experiencing and the deeper patterns contributing to them. Meaningful change is possible at any stage.
Is therapy for women in midlife just about menopause, or does it address bigger life changes too?
It addresses the whole picture. Perimenopause and menopause can bring real hormonal and emotional shifts, but for most women in midlife, what's happening is much broader. Identity questions, empty nesting, divorce, caregiving for aging parents, career transitions, accumulated grief, and the quiet sense of having lost yourself along the way are all part of what we work through. At New Narratives Counseling, Dana Rose, LMSW, a Certified Mindfulness Practitioner and Psychotherapeutic Yoga Teacher, specializes in supporting high-achieving women in Allen, Frisco, Plano, and Prosper navigating this season with greater clarity and self-compassion.
Do you have therapists in Allen, TX who specialize in self-harm and OCD, not just general anxiety?
Yes. At New Narratives Counseling, we work with clients navigating self-harm and OCD as distinct specialties, not as secondary concerns folded into general therapy. For self-harm, we use DBT-informed, trauma-aware approaches that focus on understanding the emotional need driving the behavior and building safer, more effective coping strategies. For OCD, our founder Kaitlyn Milstead, PhD, LMFT uses Narrative Therapy to help clients separate their identity from OCD and reduce its footprint in daily life. Both services are available in-person in Allen, TX and virtually across Texas.