Finding Freedom Therapy, PLLC

02/07/2026

Every two years Lily and I have to pass a recertification with to continue doing Animal Assisted Therapy. This year we had the most incredible trainer, Jon Van D**e with , who actually got Lily to a complex rating! The highest she's ever received! So proud of our sweet girl!!!

02/02/2026

Tonight!

We kick off the First Responder Family Forum tonight at 8pm!

TONIGHT'S TOPIC: How do we help cultivate a healthy environment as a FR family?

I work often with Dallas Fire and Rescue and many First Responders and their family members throughout the DFW area. After multiple losses and deaths by su***de, we realized there was a need for the families and loved ones of First Responders to come together for healing support and to learn and grow.

If you work with FR spouses, please share this VIRTUAL EVENT with them!

Please enter only your first name when you log on to the HIPAA compliant Zoom. Excited to see you soon!

01/28/2026

01/16/2026

Another incredibly educational DFW First Responders Support Network meeting yesterday!

Thank you to Irving Public Safety Wellness Unit for not only providing the education on the EMDR ASSYST protocol, but hosting the venue. Jason Allen and Barbra Banda were wonderful in walking us through a live demonstration of group ASSYST after a critical incident. ASSYST is an evidence-based form of therapy to help stabilize the nervous systems IMMEDIATELY following the traumatic event. When we are able to help our First Responders stabilize after critical events, they are able to be more present, think more clearly, and make decisions that keep themselves and their community safe.

We're also very excited to introduce the newest member to our leadership team Kimberly Rhodes Ward!! She has been supporting us for a long time. It was time that her role was made formal.

A special thanks to Mesa Springs PHP and their Help For Heroes program for Sponsoring this meeting and bringing a delicious breakfast.

01/16/2026

Another incredibly educational DFW First Responders Support Network meeting yesterday!

Thank you to Irving Public Safety Wellness Unit for not only providing the education on the EMDR ASSYST protocol, but hosting the venue. Jason Allen and Barbra Banda were wonderful in walking us through a live demonstration of group ASSYST after a critical incident. ASSYST is an evidence-based form of therapy to help stabilize the nervous systems IMMEDIATELY following the traumatic event. When we are able to help our First Responders stabilize after critical events, they are able to be more present, think more clearly, and make decisions that keep themselves and their community safe.

We're also very excited to introduce the newest member to our leadership team Kimberly Rhodes Ward!! She has been supporting us for a long time. It was time that her role was made formal.

A special thanks to Mesa Springs PHP and their Help For Heroes program for Sponsoring this meeting and bringing a delicious breakfast.

01/10/2026

On this very cold morning, at Heroes Memorial Park in Rockwall, we participated with the Copline Run for the Call 5k hosted by TMPA .

The healthier our First Responders are, the healthier our community is. It was an inspiring event held at a heart-wrenching memorial where every name on the wall was a first responder who had taken their own life.

If you're not feeling okay, I hope you reach out. You are not alone.

01/01/2026

Happy New Year! Cheers to 2026 being filled with joy and purpose!

#2026

12/25/2025

We wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!

We also realize this time of year can be both the most joyous and the most heart-wrenching. It's okay to feel either, or even both.

Please be extra kind this year and realize you may not know what anyone's going through or what might be magnified for them this year.

We hope this holiday season is whatever each of you need it to be.

12/13/2025

As veterans, you have earned celebrations and services!

It was wonderful to be part of such a beautiful event. If you missed Operation Christmas this year, The Last Patrol and Dallas Legacy Mission along with Military Veterans Peer Network hold multiple events each year.

I have also listed a lot of the resources and services that were present at this resource Fair. If you are in need this season, I hope you reach out. You served us, let us serve you.

11/27/2025

Holidays are hard. They're supposed to be the most joyful time of the year. But for some, holidays consist of navigating difficult family dynamics. For others, it's filled with overwhelming grief of someone's absence being profoundly amplified. And still for others, it means being alone. 

But even in the most difficult and darkest moments there is still good. Sometimes we just have to look harder to fnd it.  

And if you're struggling this holiday season, see what happens when YOU become that good. When we are barely able to take one more step, that's when we need to yell out to encourage others. And in that moment, we find our own motivation to keep going.

And if you don't feel like you can keep going, please reach out. Despite what it feels like, you are not alone. 

10/14/2025

Sometimes it's harder to stand up for the right things because we have built-in mechanisms designed to help us fit in for survival. But, there are times when it's better to not fit in if it means doing the right thing.

Making change or making an impact is often done in the littlest decisions. If you see a problem, be that someone who's strong enough to say something.