Christy does not accept insurance

Christy sees individuals ages 16+ and couples

Meet Christy

Christy spent the last twenty years in human resources, with an emphasis on building talent teams for large corporations across the United States. Her career centered on helping people with both their professional and personal challenges, which utilized her existing passion for empathic listening and bringing out the best in others. Throughout her entire career, Christy felt a calling to counseling and with the support of her family and friends, finally made the decision to go back to school.

Along with a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Texas at Dallas, she has completed her master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from LeTourneau University.

Throughout Christy’s life, she has experienced many life challenges including relational conflicts, grief and loss, chronic pain, illness, depression, and anxiety and also strongly believes that hope, faith, and love are alive and can be found even in the darkest of situations. Christy provides a safe, nonjudgmental environment for clients to approach their emotions and concerns to work toward healing and wholeness.

Christy Becker offers in-office appointments in Richardson, as well as teletherapy. Her specialty is with teens aged 15 and up, young adults, adults, and couples. Her counseling approach includes a combination of Person-Centered Therapy, Solution-Focused techniques, mindfulness, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) skills.

Fun Facts

Christy grew up in the Plano area and married her high school sweetheart. She and her husband have a son that recently went off to college. When not working, she enjoys spending time with family and friends. This includes going to watch her son play musical performances, taking long walks, traveling, and spending time with her family at the lake.

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Harry does not accept insurance

Harry sees individuals ages 18+, couples, and families

Meet Harry

Harry is one of the senior clinicians working out of our Richardson location. A mentor for our younger therapists and our expert on all things HIPAA he brings over 30 years of counseling experience to the practice. It is his hope to bring a unique blend of kindness, care and wisdom to his client’s situation.

Life is difficult… for everyone, but there are times it seems hard to know how to face life’s challenges. Harry is here to help you find a way through the challenges and to grow in the process. He knows most people never stop needing help and their ability to be resilient and navigate life depends on getting the quality help everyone needs. He will walk with you and be a guide as you face this journey.

Harry works with individuals, couples and families. His specialties include working with those experiencing depression, anxiety, stress, grief, relationship dysfunction, divorce recovery, men’s issues and general mental health struggles. He also specializes in the aging population, dementia, the sandwich generation, caring for caregivers, and professional men successful in their work but struggling at home.

Harry was born in Dallas several years ago and, ever the adventurer, he’s still there! While he has stayed close to home Harry enjoys travel to new places as well as visiting his many family members and friends dispersed around the country. Harry is a Christian and his faith is a foundational part of his life having been active in church and ministry throughout his life. His faith and love for others is an important part in his counseling. Harry is a family man and spends much of his time visiting and enjoying time with his children and grandchildren whenever he can. He also enjoys sports both as a fan and playing himself. Although he is not as active as he once was, he will still jump in and compete when he gets a chance. Music is a very important part of his life and he enjoys listening to live music, especially smaller local acts. He also finds listening to music and making music of his own to be very therapeutic and comforting. Harry loves people and his extensive experience and eclectic interests help him connect with his clients.

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Laura does not accept insurance

Laura sees individuals ages 10+, couples, and families

Meet Laura

Laura is Licensed Professional Counselor and Clinical Director of our Richardson/Plano location. Laura grew up in Plano and has lived in Texas since the age of three. Along with her husband, she is enjoying the transition to mentoring adult children as the last of her three children has passed the 20 year mark. She has held many jobs over the years including graphic designer, headhunter, curriculum writer, barista and now, counselor. One thing all her jobs had in common was that they were centered around making connections with people and building relationships.

Working with families and individuals in crisis or transition has always been at the core of Laura’s work as a counselor. She is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) and is trained in Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART). Through these techniques and collaboration with her clients, Laura has had the privilege to help individuals learn how to handle what once seemed overwhelming. Through her own personal journey, Laura understands the need to look at systems holistically. Each client is encouraged to not only become aware of their thoughts that are impacting their behavior but to also become aware of how their biological, psychological, social and spiritual connections are impacting their wellbeing. With that in mind, Laura is also a Certified Health Coach through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM-CAC).

In addition to her work as a counselor at Lifeologie, Laura has worked at the Children’s Advocacy Center of Collin County with families, teens, and children who had been impacted by trauma, abuse or neglect.

She specializes in working with Adolescents, Adulting, Depression, Failure to Launch, Family Issues, Life Changing Events, Major Depression, Older Teens, Parenting, Postpartum Depression, Suicidal Thoughts, Trauma & Abuse Recovery, Divorce Recovery, Young Adults, Young Adults in Transition

Fun Facts

When she is not reading books about psychology, Laura enjoys traveling with her husband and freelances as a sports photographer.

Certifications and Education

Basic Accelerated Resolution Therapy® TrainingBasic Accelerated Resolution Therapy® Training - ROSENZWEIG CENTER FOR RAPID RECOVERY, LLCROSENZWEIG CENTER FOR RAPID RECOVERY, LLC Issued Aug 2022

Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP)Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) Evergreen CertificationsEvergreen CertificationsIssued Oct 2022

Certified Health CoachCertified Health Coach National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)

Dallas Baptist University Masters of Arts in Counseling 2016

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Eric is in-network with Aetna and Cigna (no couples)

Eric sees individuals ages 10+, couples, and families

Meet Eric

Eric Liles is a trauma and addiction informed therapist with over 20 years of pastoral counseling experience. He counsels families, couples, adults, young adults, adolescents, and children ages seven and older. Eric uses primarily cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), utilizing family systems when appropriate, has completed the level 1 training in Gottman methods of couples counseling, and is comfortable discussing the role that the unconscious, primary family, and other salient past relationships play in one’s mental health (psychodynamics of behavior and relationships). He is also trained in the basics of play therapy. As an ordained Episcopal priest, Eric is open to discussing questions around faith and spirituality from multiple perspectives.

As a pastor during the pandemic, Eric noticed an increased need among his church members for counseling. Though he studied psychology and practiced pastoral counseling for decades, he felt compelled to deepen his training and skills to help individuals and couples seeking mental health and healing.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Texas A&M University, a Master in Divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary, a Doctor of Ministry from the School of Theology at the University of the South and his Master in Professional Counseling degree from Amberton University.

Eric is a native of California with deep roots in the Lone Star State. He is a son, a brother, a husband, a father, and a dog owner. He is an enneagram type 8 with a 9 wing (aka the momma bear!) and a Myers Briggs INFJ.

When he’s not working, Eric plays a little guitar, enjoys traveling, cycling, hiking, camping, and reading. Eric is happily married to his wife and they have two adolescent children and two rescue dogs.

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