Alicia Harker, MDiv, MA, LPC

I’m an expert in helping you seize possibilities, shape your future as you want it to be, and part from patterns that simply don’t serve you. Sometimes, altering just the smallest facet in our relationships with our spouse, partner, child, employer or even with ourselves can result in lasting, successful change.

Keeping in mind that you are the best expert in yourself, we’ll join your knowledge of yourself with my professional expertise to recognize the “roots” that shaped who you are and how those roots influence the way you “do life.” With a greater self-awareness, you will be able to claim who you are and what you want and need in life and in relationships. Drawing from my extensive training in Family Systems Theory and Adlerian Theory we will tailor your sessions to your unique experience and perspective in life. Then coupling what we’ve learned about you, your problem and your experience we’ll utilize and intertwine the best of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Possibility Therapy and set in place a concrete plan for overcoming the challenges before you.

Previous clients have described me in session as “real” and approachable. I’ve worked in the helping professions for almost 20 years, through pre-hospital emergency care, hospital and parish ministry and university, church based and private practice counseling. With this history of working “in the trenches” amidst diverse people and their problems, a Master of Divinity, with a concentration in pastoral theology and pastoral counseling from the seminary at Texas Christian University, a a specialized interfaith professional education in interpersonal relationships and group dynamics. Additionally, I earned a Master of Education Counseling from The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. I’m uniquely qualified to not only address your problem from a psychotherapeutic standpoint, but also access your own faith as a resource amidst crisis and challenge. I’ve been married to the love of my life for 13 years and together we parent our three children. Our family balances our professional work around our primary passion in life, our thriving family unit. This combination of work and life experience as well as a rich education has prepared me to work with couples and individuals on a wide variety of issues and concerns including, but not limited to:

  • relationship and couple issues
  • men’s issues
  • women’s issues
  • depression
  • grief and loss
  • coping with sudden or chronic illness or injury
  • crisis intervention and management
  • anxiety
  • stress management
  • parenting concerns
  • spiritual direction

 

Love the couch. Love yourself.©

Things can change! You don’t have to stay stuck in a cycle that just doesn’t work! A life filled with hope, peace and joy is waiting for you. Start by doing just one thing different, contact me by email: alicia@ichoosechange.com or by phone 214-547-1318.