My Approach

It's not easy asking for help. I understand that being vulnerable can be intimidating and uncomfortable, especially if you've been hurt in the past for opening up. Keeping this in mind, I use a trauma-informed approach to help clients process the past and regain a sense of safety, choice, and control. Welcoming diverse worldviews and perspectives, I promise to provide care that is open-minded, compassionate, and strengths-based.

During our work together, I will help you identify your strengths and unlearn behaviors that may have led to self-sabotage in the past, preventing you from achieving your goals. As we experience hardships and trauma, our sense of self fractalizes, making it difficult to trust our intuition and instincts.

Utilizing my training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and specializations in Clinical Neurobiology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Play/Art Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and mindfulness techniques, I will help you create long-lasting coping skills that will help restore trust, self-confidence, and clarity.

Over time, chronic stress, trauma, anxiety, and depression can damage our nervous system and brain structure, causing an increased inability to regulate emotions, think rationally, and plan for the future. To allow for better emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, having an in-depth understanding of our limbic system, better known as our fight or flight system, is necessary.

During our sessions, I provide psychoeducation on the biopsychological functions of the limbic system, our brain’s emotional nervous system. Comprised of four key structures (the hypothalamus, amygdala, thalamus, and hippocampus), the limbic system regulates emotions, heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, behaviors, and motivations. Understanding how this ancient brain system works is foundational to managing emotions, thoughts, and impulses effectively.

Without an in-depth understanding of these underlying biological processes, moving out of dysregulated emotional states can feel confusing and overwhelming.

My approach blends mental health science and practical, evidence-based coping strategies to help you manage the chaos of life more effectively. Together, we’ll design a personalized treatment plan that will provide meaningful, long-term results.

At Texas Wellness Therapy, I am committed to staying current with the latest mental health research and therapeutic advancements to provide the highest standard of care.

Whether you’re seeking individual therapy to face personal challenges, couples counseling to strengthen your relationship, family therapy to navigate complex dynamics, or support for your adolescent’s growth, I am here to guide and support you every step of the way.

- Drake Scallon, LCSW